November 10th, 2008

Palestinians say Naalin protestor beaten by IDF
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ynetnews
by Ali Waked - August 20, 2008 - 8:00pm

A Palestinian man was moderately wounded on Thursday afternoon during a demonstration against the security fence in the West Bank village of Naalin, located west of Ramallah. Some 150 Palestinians and left-wing activists are currently staging at protest there against the construction of the security fence, and are hurling rocks towards Border Police troops that are securing the site.

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Palestine’s national poet
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Arab News
by Uri Avnery - August 20, 2008 - 8:00pm

ONE of the wisest pronouncements I have heard in my life was that of an Egyptian general, a few days after Anwar Sadat’s historic visit to Jerusalem. We were the first Israelis to come to Cairo, and one of the things we were very curious about was: How did you manage to surprise us at the beginning of the October 1973 war? The general answered: “Instead of reading the intelligence reports, you should have read our poets.”

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Hamas: Gilad Schalit may become Ron Arad 2
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post
August 19, 2008 - 8:00pm

"If the enemy continues with its stubborn attitude, Gilad Schalit will become a second Ron Arad," a spokesman for Izzadin Kassam, Hamas's armed wing, said Wednesday, after the group held a large-scale drill on the site of the ruins of the former Gaza settlement of Netzarim. Schalit has been held captive in Gaza for over two years. Arad is an IAF navigator who parachuted into Lebanon in the 1980s and was captured by the Amal Shi'ite group, but went missing some years later. His fate is unknown.

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‘Talks with Hamas focused on security’
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jordan Times
by Hani Hazaimeh - August 20, 2008 - 8:00pm

The government on Wednesday said recent talks with Hamas mainly focused on security-related issues but their scope could be expanded once these issues are aptly addressed, a senior official said. "The meetings between Director General of the Jordanian Intelligence Department [Lt. General Mohammad Dahabi] and the Hamas movement aimed to address outstanding issues," between the two sides, Minister of State for Media Affairs and Communications Nasser Judeh said.

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Jordan acknowledges meetings with Hamas
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Associated Press
August 19, 2008 - 8:00pm

Jordan acknowledged Wednesday that it held clandestine meetings with the militant Palestinian Hamas - the kingdom's first public confirmation of the recent talks. Nasser Judeh, Jordan's minister of information, told reporters that the meetings, which were headed by Jordanian intelligence chief Mohammed al-Dahabi, were held in an effort to "solve pending security issues." He declined to elaborate.

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The Jordanian Position on Hamas
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Al-Akhbar
by Hamada Faraneh - December 31, 1969 - 8:00pm

In light of the Jordanian, Palestinian, and Arab concerns that forced decision makers to respond and agree to Hamas’s repetitive calls and strong interest in holding an official meeting and having talks with the Jordanian state, a meeting took place between the head of intelligence and a delegation of the political arm of Hamas.

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Partnering for peace Zionist, Arab groups share interns for summer
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Washington Jewish Week
by Ben Weyl - August 19, 2008 - 8:00pm

Every June, countless young people descend on Washington, D.C., and immerse themselves in the traditional internship experience: attending think tank briefings, conducting research at the office and, of course, networking at happy hours. This summer, Ben Schildkraut, Dana Montalto and Dana Pozza took part in this ritual, though it differed in some respects from the average internship program: They spent their time working to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and they did it on behalf of organizations on "each side" of the conflict.

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November 7th

MJ Rosenberg comments on the Presidential elections and the Jewish vote (1). The White House announces that a peace deal won’t be reached during the Bush administration (2) (5). Fatah and Hamas will meet in Cairo for talks (3). The Financial Times urges President-elect Obama to name a Middle east Peace Envoy (4). Vice Premier Haim Ramon slams settler violence against security forces (8).

IDF asks police, Shin Bet for info on left-wing figures active in W. Bank
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
by Uri Blau - November 6, 2008 - 8:00pm

The Israel Defense Forces has asked the Shin Bet security service and the police to provide it with information on left-wing figures active in the West Bank so it will be easier to issue restraining orders against them, Haaretz has learned. Since the IDF does not gather intelligence on Israeli citizens, the GOC Central Command depends on evaluations by the Shin Bet prior to signing restraining orders.

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IDF troops film themselves humiliating bound Palestinian
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
November 6, 2008 - 8:00pm

Channel 10 on Thursday released footage taken by Israel Defense Forces soldiers of themselves humiliating a bound and blindfolded Palestinian man at a West Bank checkpoint. The footage shows the Palestinian kneeling and repeating sentences given to him to say by the soldiers, who belong to the Golani infantry brigade. One of the lines is: "Golani will bring you a log to stick up your ass." As the detainee repeats the words, the soldiers are heard laughing raucously in the background. Later Thursday, the army issued a harsh condemnation of the troops' actions.

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