January 22nd

3 shot, injured by PA security in Ramallah camp ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency January 22, 2013 - 1:00am Three Palestinian youth were shot and injured Sunday evening in clashes with Palestinian security forces in the al-Amari refugee camp near Ramallah.  The men were wounded by live ammunition in the legs, Palestinian medics said. Clashes broke out after a group of youth closed the main road between Ramallah and Jerusalem during a demonstration in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. PA police officers and national security forces deployed to reopen the road, and protesters pelted them with stones. » Read more

Malaysian premier arrives in Gaza Strip ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency January 22, 2013 - 1:00am The prime minister of Malaysia arrived in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, the first visit of its kind in diplomatic relations between both governments. Prime Minister Muhammad Najib Abdul Razak arrived in Gaza via the Rafah crossing, accompanied by his wife, and was welcomed by a Hamas delegation led by Gaza premier Ismail Haniyeh. The Malaysian premier held a brief press conference, praising the Palestinian people for enduring Israel's oppression and urging Palestinian factions to unite. » Read more

UK says two-state solution almost dead ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters January 22, 2013 - 1:00am Britain said on Tuesday prospects for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are almost dead because of expanding Jewish settlement in occupied territory, and warned Israel it was losing international support. Foreign Secretary William Hague spoke as Israelis voted in an election likely to yield a hardline rightist government keener to thicken settlement on land where Palestinians want to establish statehood than seek peace. » Read more

Palestinians see no hope for peace in Israeli polls ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters by Noah Browning - January 22, 2013 - 1:00am    Palestinians evinced weary indifference on Tuesday as Israelis voted in an election set to produce a hardline government keener to expand Jewish settlements on occupied land than seek peace. » Read more

Arab League official urges Arab Israelis to vote ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press January 22, 2013 - 1:00am     » Read more

Rightist Israeli Candidate’s Remarks Cause Stir ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Isabel Kershner - January 22, 2013 - 1:00am   » Read more

Israel Votes in Election Likely to Retain Netanyahu ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Isabel Kershner - January 22, 2013 - 1:00am   » Read more

January 18th

The Goldberg Variations ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Daily Beast by Hussein Ibish - (Opinion) January 18, 2013 - 1:00am   » Read more

Embarrassment at Israeli President Shimon Peres's House ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Al-Monitor by Shlomi Eldar - (Opinion) January 18, 2013 - 1:00am   It was supposed to be a routine ceremony, just another one of those events that appear on the official calendar of the President’s House. People give speeches and applaud, someone receives a trophy or certificate, and the guests share in the excitement of participating in some official event or other. Then everyone goes back home to get on with their day-to-day business. » Read more

EU Trade Sustains Israeli Settlements in West Bank ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Al-Monitor by Dalia Hatuqa - (Opinion) January 18, 2013 - 1:00am   » Read more