PA: Civil servants to be paid half salaries by Wednesday ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency September 10, 2012 - 12:00am RAMALLAH (Ma’an) – The Palestinian Authority’s ministry of finance will pay civil servants half of their monthly salary by Wednesday, minister of finance Nabil Qassis announced on Sunday evening. » Read more

Protests continue in West Bank as Israel unlikely to amend economic deal ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua September 10, 2012 - 12:00am RAMALLAH, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- An Israeli official on Monday ruled out that Israel would accept the Palestinians' request to modify Paris protocol that regulates economic relations between the two sides, as public sectors went on strike in the West Bank to protest the rising cost of living. » Read more

Protesting Palestinian truck drivers block streets ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press September 9, 2012 - 12:00am RAMALLAH, WEST BANK — Dozens of Palestinian truck drivers have blocked the main streets of the West Bank city of Ramallah to protest rising prices. » Read more

Palestinian protests turn violent in West Bank ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press by Mohammed Daraghmeh - September 10, 2012 - 12:00am HEBRON, WEST BANK — Palestinian protests against the high cost of living have turned violent in the West Bank city of Hebron. » Read more

‘Forgotten Neighborhood’ Underscores the Poverty of an Isolated Enclave ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Jodi Rudoren - September 9, 2012 - 12:00am GAZA CITY — In the Forgotten Neighborhood, houses have walls but no floors: people sit, eat and sleep on the sand. » Read more