February 15th, 2013

Israeli on UK team barred from entering Dubai
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA)
February 15, 2013 - 1:00am


An Israeli soccer player for a British club is being forced to skip a team visit to Dubai because of the United Arab Emirates’ policy on Israelis entering the country. The 25-year-old striker, Itay Schechter, who plays for Swansea City, was prevented from attending the six-day group tra The United Arab Emirates does not have diplomatic ties with Israel, and Israeli passport holders can be arrested and deported upon entering if they lack a special visa. Dubai is one of the UAE’s seven emirates, or city-states.


Israelis, Egyptians discuss security in Cairo
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post
by Ariel Ben Solomon - February 15, 2013 - 1:00am


An Israeli delegation departed from Cairo on Thursday evening after meeting Egyptian officials to discuss security issues in Sinai, the alleged Israeli strike in Syria, and the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, the Egyptian website Al-Shorouk reported Friday.


February 14th

Is BDS Hate Speech?
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from
(Editorial) February 14, 2013 - 1:00am


 


Israel poses a serious dilemma for Europe's Jews
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
by Lawrence Pintak - (Opinion) February 14, 2013 - 1:00am


 


Brooklyn College To Probe Claims Jews Were Kicked Out of Boycott Israel Panel
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA)
February 13, 2013 - 1:00am


Brooklyn College launched a probe into allegations that Jewish students were wrongly ejected from an event hosted by the school in support of the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. Karen Gould, the college’s president, on Wednesday ordered officials to conduct a “thorough independent review” of allegations that four members of the Jewish student group Hillel were told to leave the gathering organized by a pro-Palestinian group on campus last week. The college’s political science faculty was an official co-sponsor of the event.


Israel Concerned For Jordan's Stability
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Al-Monitor
by Alon Ben David - (Editorial) February 13, 2013 - 1:00am


 


Moroccan premier celebrates restoration of 17th century synagogue
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA)
February 14, 2013 - 1:00am


Some 200 people celebrated the restoration of a synagogue in the Moroccan city of Fes. Wednesday's ceremony marked the conclusion of a two-year project undertaken by Mohammed VI, the king of Morocco, the website of the magazine Jeune Afrique reported.


Israel Eases Economic Siege of Gaza
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Al-Monitor
by Shlomi Eldar - February 13, 2013 - 1:00am


We can not claim it clear and loud: The siege of Gaza has been lifted, or at least just about lifted.


It's the hard drugs that matter
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
by Ari Shavit - (Opinion) February 14, 2013 - 1:00am


 


Reasons for some cautious optimism about Palestine
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The National
by Alex Ritman - (Opinion) February 14, 2013 - 1:00am


Of the multitude of documentaries made about the Israel/Palestine situation, few offer any reason for optimism. But a new film being shown at this week's Berlinale presents an unusually positive attitude, focusing on neither war nor suffering, but the foundations for future peace.



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