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British surgeons carry out first organ transplants in Gaza
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Guardian by Harriet Sherwood - February 7, 2013 - 1:00am A team of British surgeons has carried out Gaza's first organ transplants as a pilot for a long-term plan to train local medical staff to perform the operations. Two patients underwent kidney transplants at the Shifa, Gaza's biggest public hospital, which is beset by overcrowding, chronic power cuts and shortages of drugs and equipment. The operations were conducted a fortnight ago by a volunteer medical team from the Royal Liverpool hospital. |
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Obama’s Reset Opportunity with Israel
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Council On Foreign Relations by Robert Danin - February 6, 2013 - 1:00am |
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Memo to President Obama: Bypass Netanyahu - reach Israelis’ hearts
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Carlo Strenger - (Opinion) February 6, 2013 - 1:00am Dear President Obama, Like many millions around the globe, I celebrated your election as a triumph for the ideals of freedom and dignity four years ago, and, like many others, I called upon you to visit Israel. To this day I think you made a mistake in not doing so in your first term, but I still profoundly rejoiced in your reelection last month. |
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ATFP Hosts Washington Briefing on Israeli and Palestinian Schoolbooks
Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - February 7, 2013 - 1:00am ATFP Hosts Washington Briefing on Israeli and Palestinian Schoolbooks |
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Netanyahu's top security adviser: Settlements impede Western support of Israel
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Chaim Levinson, Barak Ravid - February 7, 2013 - 1:00am The construction in West Bank settlements is causing Israel to lose the support even of its best friends in the West, National Security Adviser Yaakov Amidror was quoted as warning in recent weeks. |
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Obama’s Visit to Israel a Chance To Reset US-Israel Ties
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Al-Monitor by Ben Caspit - (Opinion) February 7, 2013 - 1:00am The previous elections in Israel took place in February 2009, some three months after Barack Obama was elected as the first black president in the history of the United States, and about one month after he assumed office. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu formed his government on April 1, 2009. In other words, Obama had a 40-day hiatus in which he was the sitting president and Netanyahu was the prime minister-designate, attempting to put together a coalition. |
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Obama’s Israel visit will be the moment of truth for Netanyahu
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Itamar Rabinovich - (Opinion) February 6, 2013 - 1:00am The White House's surprising, dramatic announcement this week that President Barack Obama will come to Israel, the Palestinian Authority and Jordan has had an immedi |
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Controversial event going on at NYC college
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Associated Press February 7, 2013 - 1:00am An event that has stirred controversy over its subject and speakers is scheduled to take place at a New York City college despite the furor. Brooklyn College has been criticized for hosting a lecture by anti-Israel speakers. The lecture is scheduled for Thursday night, and features speakers that talk about using boycotts, divestment and sanctions to pressure Israel on how it treats Palestinian rights. |
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Bloomberg’s friendly advice to pro-Israel, anti-BDS protesters: shut up!
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Chemi Shalev - February 6, 2013 - 1:00am New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has lambasted city politicians who threatened to cut off funding to Brooklyn College for sponsoring an event featuring the anti-Israeli Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, saying “If you want to go to a university where the government decides what kind of subjects are fit for discussion, I suggest you apply to a school in North Korea.” |
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News Analysis: Stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace talks to dominate Obama's visit
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua February 7, 2013 - 1:00am |