January 10th

What makes Chuck Hagel a true friend of Israel ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Guardian by Chris McGreal - (Opinion) January 9, 2013 - 1:00am   » Read more

Why are Israel’s critics trying to kill two-state solution? ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post (Opinion) January 9, 2013 - 1:00am The two-state solution apparently has seen better days. Indeed, according to The Atlantic’s Robert Wright the two-state solution is on its “deathbed,” while the Daily Beast’s Andrew Sullivan has already lost all hope in the prospects of an independent Palestinian state. » Read more

White House changed the rules ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ynetnews by Eitan Haber - (Opinion) January 10, 2013 - 1:00am You would have to be deaf, a fool and a minor – as it says in the Talmud – not to understand the message relayed this week from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington to the residents of Kaplan 3 Street in Jerusalem: The people in the White House changed the rules of the game and have informed Benjamin Netanyahu of the change. » Read more

Back to the Road Map? ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ynetnews by Dov Weissglas - (Opinion) January 10, 2013 - 1:00am The Israeli-Palestinian horizon is getting so dark there is almost no hope left. The complete diplomatic stalemate, the deteriorating economic situation, the weakening of the Palestinian Authority and Hamas' growing power (to some extent as a result of intentional Israeli activity) – all of these have brought the Palestinians back to the streets and intensified the rioting and acts of violence. » Read more

The Arab elephant in the Knesset ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Zvi Barel - (Opinion) January 8, 2013 - 1:00am   » Read more

Right-wing millionaire is Israel campaign's surprise star ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters by Maayan Lubell - (Opinion) January 9, 2013 - 1:00am   A right-wing millionaire who says a Palestinian state would be suicide for Israel has emerged as the surprise success story of the country's election campaign. » Read more

Rap Musicians Censored in Gaza ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Al-Monitor January 8, 2013 - 1:00am   Mohammad Antar is a 26-year-old rapper. For over a year, Mohammed has been practicing the songs he has written in front of the mirror. He will be lucky if he even gets a chance to perform them during an "underground" concert, with only his friends as the audience. » Read more

Israel to market disputed East Jerusalem housing project before election ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Yair Ettinger - January 10, 2013 - 1:00am   The Israeli government and the Jerusalem municipality are hard at work on the goal of offering for sale 1,500 housing units in the capital's Ramat Shlomo neighborhood, the focus of international censure, before the January 22 elections. Plans for the project, which is over the Green Line, were approved last month by the National Planning and Building Council, causing tension between Jerusalem and the West. » Read more

Rights groups concerned by Gaza death in custody ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency January 9, 2013 - 1:00am The death of a Palestinian man while in the custody of the Gaza government in recent weeks must be thoroughly and transparently investigated, human rights groups say. Atef Khamis Derbas, 52, was being held in the central Ansar prison in Gaza City for unpaid debts, before he died on Dec. 27. His family told the Al-Haq human rights group they had informed prison authorities of his pre-existing medical problems, and that he was suffering in jail due to cold conditions and not taking his medication regularly. » Read more

Israeli forces demolish house in East Jerusalem ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency January 8, 2013 - 1:00am Israeli forces demolished a house in East Jerusalem on Tuesday on the pretext that it was being built without a permit, a local official said. Fakhri Abu Diab, head of the Committee for the Defense of Silwan, told official news agency Wafa that Israeli bulldozers arrived early Tuesday and destroyed the home, which was under construction at the time.  The house, located in the Silwan neighborhood south of Jerusalem's Old City, was uninhabited at the time. » Read more