January 9th

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   » Read more

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   » Read more

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. » Read more

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   » Read more

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?   » Read more

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   » Read more

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   » Read more

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. » Read more

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. » Read more

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. » Read more