Is There Any Hope Left For Israeli-Palestinian Conflict?
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Al-Monitor by Akiva Eldar - (Opinion) February 12, 2013 - 1:00am |
Arab MK to raise issue of prison hunger strikes
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post by Ariel Ben Solomon - February 13, 2013 - 1:00am MK Jamal Zahalka (Balad) is trying to internationalize the Palestinian-Israeli conflict by seeking help from the UN and other countries with regards to the release of four Palestinian prisoners on a hunger strike in Israeli jails, he told The Jerusalem Post this week. Zahalka has written a letter to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Last week he sent a letter to Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi via the Egyptian Embassy in Israel. |
Obsessive Are the Peacemakers
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Council On Foreign Relations by Steven A. Cook - (Opinion) February 11, 2013 - 1:00am Lost in all the reporting and blogging about President Obama’s planned March visit to Israel were the first phone calls his new Secretary of State, John Kerry, made even before entering office. Even before figuring out how to use his new email, learning the way to the cafeteria, and filling out “Emergency Contact” forms, Secretary Kerry called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli President Shimon Peres and president of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abb |
Anticipating Obama In Israel
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Daily Beast by Bernard Avishai - (Opinion) February 12, 2013 - 1:00am |
"Herod the Great" show in Israel angers Palestinians
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters by Ori Lewis - February 13, 2013 - 1:00am The Israel Museum in Jerusalem on Tuesday unveiled a display dedicated to Herod - branded a baby-killer in the Christian tradition but remembered by many in Israel for rebuilding the Jewish Temple two millennia ago. |
Palestinian Spokeswoman Urges Obama: Don’t Miss Opportunity
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Media Line by Felice Friedson - (Interview) February 12, 2013 - 1:00am TML: Nour, how did you get into this position? It’s the first time that a woman is carrying this weight… |
Gazan farmers attend Israeli meet
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from United Press International (UPI) February 13, 2013 - 1:00am More than 50 Palestinian farmers attended a conference in southern Israel aimed at supporting Gaza's agricultural sector, the Israeli army said. Last month's conference introduced participants to new technologies and developments that will enter the market this year, Lt. Col. Avi Shalev, head of the Economic Branch of the Gaza Coordination and Liaison Administration said. |
Palestine’s Democratic Deficit
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by David Keyes - (Opinion) February 12, 2013 - 1:00am LAST week, a 26-year-old Palestinian activist, Anas Awwad, was sentenced in absentia by a court in Nablus, the West Bank, to one year in prison for “extending his tongue” against the Palestinian Authority’s president, |
Palestinian refugees’ hardships intensify
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Daily Star by Annie Slemrod - February 13, 2013 - 1:00am The war in Syria has compounded what was already an emergency situation for Palestinian refugees in Lebanon, UNRWA’s top official in the country said Tuesday. Veteran diplomat Ann Dismorr took up the position of director of UNRWA affairs last October, when only a few thousand Palestinian refugees had fled Syria for Lebanon. Since then, as violence hit the area in and around Damascus and broke into Yarmouk – Syria’s largest camp – the number of Palestinians crossing the border has soared. |
Historical Experiences and Perception
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Huffington Post by Alon Ben-Meir - (Opinion) February 11, 2013 - 1:00am Brief synopsis: The most puzzling aspect of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict may be that after 65 years of violence, enmity and suffering, it remains unresolved when coexistence is inevitable and a two-state solution remains the only viable option. Although there are many contentious issues that must be specifically addressed, directly impacting every conflicting issue is the broader psychological dimension of the conflict, which makes it increasingly intractable. |