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Israel’s True Friends
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Roger Cohen - (Opinion) January 7, 2013 - 1:00am PRESIDENT Obama’s decision to nominate Chuck Hagel, a maverick Republican with enough experience of war to loathe it, as his next secretary of defense is the right choice for many reasons, chief among them that it will provoke a serious debate on what constitutes real friendship toward Israel. |
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A Palestinian farmer reclaims his land, for now
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Chaim Levinson - January 8, 2013 - 1:00am |
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Gaza's archaeological treasures at risk from war and neglect
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from BBC News January 6, 2013 - 1:00am |
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EU backing informal Israeli-Palestinian talks
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post by Herb Keinon - January 8, 2013 - 1:00am With Israeli-Palestinian negotiations nonexistent for most of the last four years, informal talks between academics, public figures and former military and civil officials from both sides are once again currently taking place, often backed by the European Union. |
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West Bank sees rise in terror attacks
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ynetnews by Yoav Zitun - January 7, 2013 - 1:00am A Shin Bet report released Monday reveals that the last two months of 2012 have seen a significant rise in terrorist attacks in the West Bank and Jerusalem. In December, 111 attacks were reported, while 166 were reported in November, during which Operation Pillar of Defense took place. |
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Teachers despair over unpaid salaries
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency January 7, 2013 - 1:00am Civil servants in the West Bank are struggling to cover transportation costs, as the delays in their salary payments stretches on amid the Palestinian Authority's financial crisis. |
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Abbas appoints Fatah leadership in Gaza
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency January 8, 2013 - 1:00am President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday appointed the new leadership of the Fatah committee in the Gaza Strip, its new chairman told Ma'an. |
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Fighting flares again in Palestinian refugee camp in Syrian capital, 5 killed
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press January 8, 2013 - 1:00am Palestinian factions in Syria called for a cease-fire Tuesday after fighting flared at a refugee camp in the capital, Damascus, highlighting a split among Palestinians as the civil war intensifies. |
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U.S. Senator to Abbas: U.S. rejects Palestinian's intention to join UN agencies
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua January 8, 2013 - 1:00am U.S. Senator Rand Paul informed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of his country's opposition to the Palestinian intention to join United Nations agencies, a well- informed Palestinian sources said Monday. |