Israel to build 850 homes in West Bank ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press by Amy Teibel - June 7, 2012 - 12:00am Israel's plans to build hundreds of new homes in Jewish West Bank settlements have put Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at odds again with Washington and the Palestinians, without appeasing settlers furious over the government's plan to dismantle an illegally built enclave. » Read more

U.S. Aides in Israel Give Assurances About Iran ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Mark Landler - June 6, 2012 - 12:00am President Obama and his senior advisers have said little publicly about Iran since the resumption of negotiations over its nuclear in April, preferring to let the diplomats hash out the issues in the hope that tensions with Tehran can be managed, at least until the election in November. » Read more

When Will the Six-Day War End? Media Mention of Hussein Ibish In The Atlantic - June 7, 2012 - 12:00am This week marks the 45th anniversary of the Six-Day War. It was a war of necessity for Israel -- Egypt and Syria, in particular, had manifested themselves as existential threats to the then-19-year-old Jewish state (Jordan less so) -- and it was a war whose first phase ended in unambiguous victory. » Read more