November 30th, 2012

Supporting Palestinians’ UN bid ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jordan Times by Ahmad Majdoubeh - (Opinion) November 29, 2012 - 1:00am Opposition to or reservation about the Palestinian UN bid to gain non-member observer state status is ill-advised, hypocritical and wrong, especially on part of the US, Germany and Britain. » Read more

At last ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Daily Star (Editorial) November 30, 2012 - 1:00am The Palestinian bid for state recognition at the United Nations » Read more

Palestinian Realism Triumphs Today ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Al-Hayat by Hassan Haidar - (Opinion) November 29, 2012 - 1:00am 65 years after the decision to divide their country, the Palestinians return to the United Nations today to obtain the long-delayed recognition of their sought-after state with its borders delineated as per Resolution 181, i.e. as they had been before the 5th of June 1967, and East Jerusalem as its capital, after Israel has been persistently eating away at it and Judaizing it during 45 years of occupation and still today.   » Read more

Hamas says Gaza conflict, U.N. recognition go together ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters by Samia Nakhoul - (Interview) November 30, 2012 - 1:00am DOHA, Qatar Nov 30 (Reuters) - Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal said the de facto recognition of a sovereign Palestinian state won by his rival Mahmoud Abbas should be seen alongside Gaza's latest conflict with Israel as a single, bold strategy that could empower all Palestinians. » Read more

Full text: Abbas speech to UN General Assembly ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency by Mahmoud Abbas - (Transcript) November 30, 2012 - 1:00am Mr. President of the General Assembly, » Read more

A big thanks to Lieberman ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Avi Issacharoff - (Opinion) November 30, 2012 - 1:00am Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will certainly never admit it, but he owes a huge thank you to the Israeli government, especially Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman. Only a few days ago, it seemed Abbas might disappear from the Palestinian and international consciousness due to Hamas' achievements during Israel's Operation Pillar of Defense. » Read more

How Israel lost Europe's support ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Barak Ravid - (Opinion) November 30, 2012 - 1:00am As the hours wore on Thursday, the magnitude of the Israeli defeat in the United Nations General Assembly became continually clearer. One after another, the Foreign Ministry and Prime Minister's Office received reports from Israeli embassies in Europe that countries were changing their votes at the last minute and leaning toward the Palestinians. A few hours before the vote, officials in Jerusalem understood... » Read more

No 'victory' at UN unless Palestinian unity is the result ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The National by Hussein Ibish - (Opinion) November 30, 2012 - 1:00am The recent conflict between Israel and Hamas significantly recontextualised the request by the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) for an upgrade from the United Nations General Assembly to "non-member observer state" status. How all parties react to the upgrade will have a significant effect on the balance of power within Palestinian society, and strongly influence future regional developments. » Read more

Hamas fighter killed as war remnants explode in Gaza ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency November 30, 2012 - 1:00am GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Hamas' military wing said one of its fighters was killed early Friday when remnants of Israeli weaponry from the latest Gaza assault exploded in the northern Gaza Strip. » Read more

Israel’s Antimissile System Attracts Potential Buyers ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Thom Shanker - November 29, 2012 - 1:00am WASHINGTON — The success cited by Israel » Read more