January 17th

Did Israeli troops deliberately provoke boy, only to shoot him in the back? ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Independent January 16, 2013 - 1:00am   » Read more

Olmert: Israeli government rejecting peace ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ynetnews by Moran Azulay - January 17, 2013 - 1:00am With only five days left before the national elections, former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert warned that incumbent leader Benjamin Netanyahu could cause an irreparable rift between Israel and its closest ally.   » Read more

High Court to state: Don't evict Palestinians from south Hebron firing zone ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Amira Hass - January 16, 2013 - 1:00am   Israel's High Court of Justice on Wednesday ordered the state to refrain from evicting Palestinians living in an area of the West Bank that the Israel Defense Forces has designated a firing zone, pending further decision on the matter. » Read more

Gulf between Israel's female powerhouses highlights country's deepest tensions ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Christian Science Monitor by Christa Case Bryant - January 16, 2013 - 1:00am   Sparks flew in Hangar 11 at Tel Aviv’s Old Port last night. » Read more

Minister: Saudi Arabia pledges $100 million to PA ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency January 16, 2013 - 1:00am Saudi Arabia has pledged $100 million to the Palestinian Authority to ease the government's financial crisis, the PA finance minister said Wednesday. » Read more

PNA calls for int'l intervention to save peace process with Israel ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua January 17, 2013 - 1:00am    The Palestinian National Authority (PNA) on Wednesday called for an international intervention to save the peace process with Israel. The call came after the Israeli government's announcement of plans to build some 200 housing units in Jewish settlements in the West Bank. » Read more

Israeli security forces complete evacuation of E1 Palestinian outpost ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua January 17, 2013 - 1:00am   Israeli security forces completed the evacuation of the Palestinian outpost in the E1 territory early Thursday morning with the removal of 25 tents. Police spokesperson Mickey Rosenfeld confirmed to Xinhua that the evacuation took place late Wednesday night and lasted an hour without any unusual incidents or disturbances. » Read more

Egypt's Morsi tries to defuse flap over Jews slur ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press by Hamza Hendawi - January 16, 2013 - 1:00am   Egypt's Islamist president sought Wednesday to defuse Washington's anger over his past remarks urging hatred of Jews and calling Zionists "pigs" and "bloodsuckers," telling visiting U.S. senators that his comments were a denunciation of Israeli policies. » Read more

Polls give hard-line bloc edge in Israel elections ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press January 17, 2013 - 1:00am   » Read more

Israel: U.S. Immigrant Convicted in Palestinian Deaths ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Isabel Kershner - January 16, 2013 - 1:00am A Jerusalem court on Wednesday convicted an American immigrant who lived in a West Bank settlement of killing two Palestinians » Read more