January 17th

A judge and a rabbi from Israel push another peace process
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Daily Star
(Opinion) January 16, 2013 - 1:00am


 


Israeli-Palestinian/Arab conflicts enter new era
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post
by Barry Rubin - (Opinion) January 16, 2013 - 1:00am


The UN General Assembly made the Palestinian Authority-ruled entity a non-member state.


The Arab vote
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post
(Editorial) January 15, 2013 - 1:00am


Israel’s, who represent roughly one-fifth of the population, or 950,000 eligible voters, have been retreating from national politics. The voter turnout among Israeli Arabs has declined from 75 percent in 1999 to just 53% in 2009.


No Arabs, no united bloc
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ynetnews
by Amnon Be'eri-Sulitzeanu - (Opinion) January 16, 2013 - 1:00am


The leaders of the Left-Center parties discussed the possibility of forming a united bloc against Netanyahu ahead the elections to promote their key goals – a peace agreement with the Palestinians and an economic policy that will narrow the gaps in society.


Obama settles the score
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ynetnews
(Opinion) January 16, 2013 - 1:00am


Obama has proven that a second term president feels strong and liberated. The comments Obama made about Netanyahu are not new, but their accompanying music is, as is the timing: The American president is blaming Netanyahu directly for the lack of a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.


January 16th

Netanyahu: Listen to Obama's warnings
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
(Editorial) January 16, 2013 - 1:00am


  Barack Obama and Benjamin Netanyahu began serving as their countries’ leaders at about the same time, in early 2009. Netanyahu’s term could have continued until the fall of 2013, but he chose to shorten it in an effort to obtain a new mandate in an early election, which will be held just a day after the president is to take the oath of office in Washington.


It's not Obama who's meddling in Israel's elections: it’s reality
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
by Chemi Shalev - (Opinion) January 15, 2013 - 1:00am


  Likud stalwarts and their colleagues in the Israeli media are up in arms on Tuesday in the wake of Jeffrey Goldberg’s report on U.S. President Barack Obama’s critical remarks about Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. “He’s intervening in our elections,” Bibi champions protest, a complaint which, no pun intended, is a classic case of the pot calling the kettle black.


What does New Yorker interview teach us about Naftali Bennett?
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
by Anshel Pfeffer - (Opinion) January 16, 2013 - 1:00am


 


Air France sued for refusing to fly pro-Palestinian protester
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA)
January 15, 2013 - 1:00am


  A French pro-Palestinian activist sued Air France for discrimination for not allowing her to fly to Israel in order to visit the Palestinian Authority.


Israeli forces shot youth in the back as he ran away, say Palestinians
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Guardian
by Harriet Sherwood - January 15, 2013 - 1:00am


  A teenage boy was killed by Israeli soldiers on the separation barrier close to the West Bank village of Budrus yesterday, shot from behind as he was running away, according to Palestinian accounts.



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