January 4th

Hamas Imposes a Media Blackout Throughout Gaza Strip ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Al-Monitor by Shlomi Eldar - (Opinion) January 3, 2013 - 1:00am   The most irritating thing about the Hamas government’s decision to ban Palestinian journalists in Gaza from working for Israeli media outlets is what the decision implies: The journalists have been turned into collaborators, at least from the perspective of the Palestinian public. » Read more

Next Gaza War a Matter Of When, Not If ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Al-Monitor by Adnan Abu Amer - (Opinion) January 3, 2013 - 1:00am   The recent Israeli war on Gaza ended with an urgent cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, after the two sides failed to completely achieve their objectives. » Read more

Demography Favors Rise of Israel's Right ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Al-Monitor by Akiva Eldar - (Opinion) January 3, 2013 - 1:00am   » Read more

Have we gone crazy? ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post by Ben Caspit - (Opinion) January 3, 2013 - 1:00am Israel is going nuts. » Read more

Diplomatic criticism ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post (Editorial) January 3, 2013 - 1:00am Israeli ambassadors from around the world were in Jerusalem this week for their annual end-of-year meeting.It is a time for diplomats to swap experiences with peers, meet with top government officials and get caught up on internal Foreign Ministry politics. » Read more

Cover-up led to anti-Zoabi campaign ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ynetnews by Sawsan Zaher - (Opinion) January 4, 2013 - 1:00am The request to disqualify Balad MK Hanin Zoabi from running in the elections for the 19th Knesset raises serious questions regarding the easiness in which an Arab Knesset member can be delegitimized and demonized – to the point where she is branded a terrorist. » Read more

President Peres - resign ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Yoel Marcus - (Opinion) January 4, 2013 - 1:00am   » Read more

Iran should be key topic at hearings ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Washington Post by Zbigniew Brzezinski - (Opinion) January 3, 2013 - 1:00am   » Read more

The Palestinian Implosion ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Foreign Policy by Ghaith Al-Omari, Ziad Asali - (Opinion) January 4, 2013 - 1:00am   Three years ago, Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad launched an ambitious plan to build effective, responsive, and clean government institutions. The results were impressive, and Fayyad was hailed as a figure who was making true progress toward a two-state solution even as formal negotiations faltered. » Read more

Palestinian refugees from Syria hit with visa fees ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Daily Star by Annie Slemrod - January 4, 2013 - 1:00am   Palestinians fleeing the violence in Syria must pay LL25,000 to enter Lebanon, a fee that is preventing some refugees from making it across the border. » Read more