Abbas asks Israel to let in Palestinians fleeing Syria
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters by Noah Browning - January 25, 2013 - 1:00am RAMALLAH, West Bank, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas tried to get Israel to let 150,000 Palestinians fleeing war in Syria resettle in the West Bank, but dropped the request after the Jewish state demanded they first give up their right of return, he said. Syria is home to around 500,000 Palestinian refugees, some of whom have been fleeing the country because of civil war between forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad and fighters seeking to topple his government. |
Refugees again, Palestinians flee Syria's war
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press by Barbara Surk - January 28, 2013 - 1:00am EIN EL-HILWEH, Lebanon — When Syrian warplanes bombed a Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus last December, Umm Sami rounded up her three sons, shut the windows and locked the doors so they could neither hear nor heed the call to arms by rebels and pro-government gunmen fighting in the streets. |
Israel Girds for Attacks as Syria Falls Apart
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Anne Barnard, Jodi Rudoren - January 28, 2013 - 1:00am JERUSALEM — At least one Iron Dome missile defense battery was deployed Sunday in northern Israel amid reports of intense security consultations with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu regarding Syria and the possibility of chemical weapons falling into the hands of Islamist rebels or being transferred to the militant group Hezbollah. |
A correction for Israeli politics
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Al-Arabiya (Opinion) January 25, 2013 - 1:00am |
Elections Unlikely to Change Israel’s Iran Strategy
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Al-Monitor by Meir Javendanfar - (Opinion) January 25, 2013 - 1:00am The results of the recent Israeli elections are unlikely to bring much change to Israel’s current Iran strategy. |
Elections weaken Netanyahu
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Arab News by Hassan Barari - (Opinion) January 25, 2013 - 1:00am The outcome of the most recent Israeli general elections of Tuesday has not only weakened the incumbent Benjamin Netanyahu but also made it difficult for him to do a balancing act. The results came as a worse case scenario to Netanyahu who hoped for a clear victory and a new mandate from the Israeli public. Although the list headed by Netanyahu and contested election remained the largest in the Knesset, the ascendance of the newly formed political party — Yesh Atid (there is a future) — will complicate Netanyahu’s calculations with regard to forming a new government. |
Israel election outcome still not conducive for peace
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Gulf News by David Gardner - (Opinion) January 25, 2013 - 1:00am |
Obama’s foreign policy
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jordan Times by George S. Hishmeh - (Opinion) January 25, 2013 - 1:00am To the disappointment of many, President Barack Obama seemed to downplay foreign affairs in his inaugural address, as compared to the otherwise attractive progressive plank he underlined on domestic issues during his second inaugural address on Monday. |
Yair Lapid, Telegenic Kingmaker, Has Rough Road Ahead
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jewish Daily Forward by J.J. Goldberg - (Opinion) January 25, 2013 - 1:00am Moments after exit polls confirmed his surprise second-place showing in Israel’s January 22 parliamentary elections, political neophyte Yair Lapid faced his giddy supporters and declared: “A serious responsibility has been placed on our shoulders tonight.” |