September 10th

News Analysis: Palestinians' second UN bid a cry for economic aid ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua by Adam Gonn - September 10, 2012 - 12:00am JERUSALEM, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian National Authority ( PNA) President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday announced that he will -- once again -- seek United Nations recognition for Palestine as a non-member state. Last year, Abbas asked the UN to upgrade the status of Palestine from non-member entity to non-member state, and to recognize it as a state under occupation along the post-1967 war lines. » Read more

News Analysis: Gaza Salafi militants attempt to drag Hamas into war with Israel ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua by Saud Abu Ramadan - (Analysis) September 10, 2012 - 12:00am GAZA, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- Despite a calm agreement mediated by Egypt between Israel and the Islamic Hamas movement, which rules the Gaza Strip, extremist Islamic Salafi Jihad (Holy War) militants haven't stopped firing rockets from the enclave at southern Israel in an attempt to drag Hamas into a war with Israel. Minor militant groups, mainly the Salafis, never recognized the deal brokered in early 2009 and kept firing rockets at Israel until now. » Read more

Palestinians languish in long wait for critical medical care ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Daily Star by Alex Taylor - September 10, 2012 - 12:00am BEIRUT: Mohammad Twieh, an 18-year-old resident of Nahr al-Bared refugee camp, was told as a child he would not survive to adulthood without a liver transplant by 2007. » Read more

Revoking citizenships: The future of Palestinians in Jordan ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Al-Arabiya by Ali Younes - September 10, 2012 - 12:00am For former Jordanian citizen Akram abu al-Reish the reality of finding himself overnight a stateless person without any documentation to prove his legal existence was a very harsh reality that he and his family had to contend with since 2008. Although he was born and raised in Jordan and of Palestinian origins, his ordeal started when he was summoned to the Jordanian Interior ministry and was ordered to surrender his Jordanian passport, his driver license and his national number. He was offered no explanation, and practically was kicked out to the street. » Read more

For Palestinian Kids in Hebron, Little Joy on Back-to-School Day ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Al-Monitor by Lena Odgaard - September 9, 2012 - 12:00am HEBRON — Catching up with friends, showing off new clothes and getting new books — for most kids, the first day of school is exciting. But for Palestinian children who live in or go to school in the Old City of Hebron, the day is nothing to look forward to. Here, crossing checkpoints manned by heavily armed Israeli soldiers and dodging barbs and attacks from Israeli settlers are unfortunate parts of an ordinary school day. » Read more

Israel's West Bank university upgrade escalates row ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Guardian by Harriet Sherwood - September 9, 2012 - 12:00am The Israeli cabinet has voted to upgrade an educational institution in the West Bank settlement of Ariel to a fully-fledged university in a controversial step likely to fuel the international boycott movement. » Read more

Israel to compensate Gaza family over two sons' deaths in 2009 war ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua September 10, 2012 - 12:00am JERUSALEM, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- The state of Israel will pay 430,000 shekels (108,000 U.S. dollars) in compensation to a Gaza family who lost both of its sons to army gunfire during the 2009 Gaza War. » Read more

Rocket fired from Gaza strikes house in Israel ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press September 8, 2012 - 12:00am JERUSALEM — The military says a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip hit the roof of a house in southern Israel, causing damage but no injuries. » Read more

Fayyad: Protests prove PA committed to freedom of expression ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency September 10, 2012 - 12:00am RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- The ongoing protests against rising living costs in the West Bank prove the Palestinian Authority is committed to the right to freedom of expression, PA Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said Sunday. » Read more

Ramallah protestors call on Abbas to resign ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency September 10, 2012 - 12:00am RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- Demonstrators in Ramallah called on President Abbas to resign on Sunday, a Ma'an correspondent said, as protests over the rising cost of living continue in the West Bank. » Read more