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Hagel would not have been our choice, but he's not as bad as some fear
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Abraham H. Foxman - (Opinion) January 9, 2013 - 1:00am |
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Israel's 'self-defense' argument against Hamas holds no water
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Christian Science Monitor (Opinion) January 7, 2013 - 1:00am |
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Israeli ex-security chief sees risk of Palestinian uprising
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters by Crispian Balmer - (Interview) January 8, 2013 - 1:00am Israel faces the prospect of a new Palestinian uprising because of despair over the gridlock in peacemaking, a former head of the Israeli internal intelligence agency who is standing in the Jan. 22 election said on Tuesday. |
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Shimon Peres on Obama, Iran and the Path to Peace
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Ronen Bergman - (Interview) January 9, 2013 - 1:00am |
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Palestinian Prime Minister Fayyad Searches for his Safety Net
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Media Line by Felice Friedson - (Interview) January 8, 2013 - 1:00am Interview with Felice Friedson, The Media Line TML: President Abbas has issued a presidential decree that “state of Palestine” should be used wherever “Palestinian Authority” has been used until now. Has the Palestinian state been created? |
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First Palestinian envoy arrives in Kuwait after 22 years
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Saudi Gazette by Mohammed Mar'i - January 9, 2013 - 1:00am |
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The Netanyahu disconnect — most voters like him, but most give him only a fair or bad job rating
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Times of Israel by Stephan Miller - January 9, 2013 - 1:00am |
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Settler council head Dani Dayan quits
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post by Tovah Lazaroff - January 9, 2013 - 1:00am After five years on the job, Dani Dayan announced Tuesday night that he was quitting his post as head of the Council of Jewish Communities of Judea, Samaria and the Gaza Strip. Now that he is leaving, Dayan said, he feels he can openly throw his support behind Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and the joint Likud Beytenu ticket. |
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Abbas, Mashaal to meet in Cairo for talks
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post by Khaled Abu Toameh - January 9, 2013 - 1:00am Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal are expected to meet in Cairo on Wednesday to discuss ending the dispute between Fatah and Hamas. The meeting will be held in the presence of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi and senior representatives of Fatah and Hamas. |
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2 Arab-Israelis convicted for terror plot
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ynetnews January 9, 2013 - 1:00am Two Arab-Israelis, residents of a village in the lower Galilee, were given prison sentences after they were convicted for planning to carry out terrorist attacks in Israel, Yedioth Ahronoth reported Wednesday. The affair was only recently cleared for publication. The indictment reveals the two also planned to steal weapons from their cousins who serve in the security forces. |