All-female bloc runs in Palestinian elections ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press by Mohammed Daraghmeh - September 15, 2012 - 12:00am HEBRON, West Bank — A new group running for municipal elections in Hebron is offering residents an alternative to politics as usual in the conservative West Bank city: Women at the helm, instead of men. » Read more

Hamas court convicts 4 in Italian activist death ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press by Ibrahim Barzak - September 17, 2012 - 12:00am GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — A Hamas court convicted four men Monday in the abduction and slaying last year of a pro-Palestinian Italian activist in Gaza, sentencing two of the suspects to 35 years in prison each, a judicial official said. » Read more

On Jewish new year, Israelis fear Iran strike ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press by Daniel Estrin - September 16, 2012 - 12:00am JERUSALEM — Israelis ushered in the Jewish New Year on Sunday with a sense of uncertainty, fearful that war with Iran could break out this year. » Read more

Israeli Leader Makes Case Against Iran on U.S. TV ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Steven Lee Myers - September 16, 2012 - 12:00am WASHINGTON — Having been rebuffed privately by President Obama last week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel took to the airwaves in the United States on Sunday to warn that » Read more