Israel Plans to Construct a Syrian Border Fence
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Isabel Kershner - January 6, 2013 - 1:00am |
Palestinian PM warns of cash crisis
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press by Karin Laub - January 6, 2013 - 1:00am The Palestinian self-rule government is in "extreme jeopardy" because of an unprecedented financial crisis, largely because Arab countries have failed to send hundreds of millions of dollars in promised aid, the Palestinian prime minister said Sunday. |
Israel's paranoid slide to the right pushes it towards a cliff
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The National by Alan Philps - (Opinion) January 4, 2013 - 1:00am An Israeli election, such as is being held on January 22, would normally be heralded by alarmist headlines proclaiming "last chance for peace" or "make or break". This election, however, is being passed over almost in silence. |
Obama should meddle in Israel’s election
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Boston Globe by Alan Berger - (Opinion) January 4, 2013 - 1:00am |
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. |
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. |
Demography Favors Rise of Israel's Right
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Al-Monitor by Akiva Eldar - (Opinion) January 3, 2013 - 1:00am |
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. |
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. |