Palestinian man repeatedly tasered by Israeli police in front of his children ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Yaniv Kubovich, Oz Rosenberg - August 24, 2012 - 12:00am A Palestinian resident of East Jerusalem complained to the Justice Ministry department that investigates police misconduct on Thursday after a police officer shocked him five times with an electric stun gun in front of his five children on Tuesday. The Palestinian, 42-year-old Talal Siad of the A-Tur neighborhood, was shot while out with his family at a Tel Aviv water park celebrating the Id al-Fitr holiday. Siad checked himself into the hospital suffering from burns and nausea. » Read more

Hamas security source says three Gazans aid Sinai assailants ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua August 23, 2012 - 12:00am A Hamas security source said Thursday investigations indicated that three people from the Gaza Strip were involved in the deadly attack against Egyptian soldiers earlier this month in the Sinai Peninsula. The three Palestinians are members of extremist Salafi groups and their whereabouts are unknown, the source said. "Their involvement in the attack was marginal and it is no more than providing technical help," the sources said, adding that most of the assailants were Egyptians and other nationals. » Read more

Gaza 'not consulted' over reforms to divorce law ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency August 24, 2012 - 12:00am Religious authorities in the West Bank failed to consult their counterparts in the Gaza Strip over proposed changes to divorce laws, the head of Islamic courts in Gaza said Thursday. The chief Islamic judge in the West Bank Sheikh Yusef Ideis announced Thursday that the Islamic supreme court would meet Monday to discuss a new law granting women the right to initiate divorce. The law will come into effect in September, Ideis said in a statement. » Read more