October 29th, 2007

An Interview With Adnan Husseini ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Bitterlemons (Interview) October 29, 2007 - 7:10pm bitterlemons: We've heard recently Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert talk about the outlying neighborhoods of Jerusalem and that Israel might be willing to "divide" Jerusalem. What do you make of this? Husseini: First of all, we've been hearing such ideas for a while, but we also see the objections from many others in Israel, so we can't really trust these statements. » Read more

Something To Consider Before Attacking ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Daily Star by Rami Khouri - (Opinion) October 29, 2007 - 7:09pm The main Middle Eastern issue being discussed in the US these days is not Iraq, Arab-Israeli peacemaking, or Turkish-Kurdish-Iraqi tensions, but rather what to do about Iran and its perceived threat to the region, the US and the world. The Bush administration sets a shrill and aggressive tone on this and is taking action, including this week's new sanctions against the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps, its Quds Force, and several banks. » Read more

Survivors Protest At Israel's Stance On Armenian Genocide ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Independent by Donald Macintyre - October 29, 2007 - 7:07pm She has no memory of her father or mother. She was abandoned as an infant –it almost certainly saved her life because she was found on the side of the road by an American missionary – on one of the death marches in 1915 from Gurun, in central Anatolia. Even her name was given to her by the Near East Relief orphanage in Lebanon where she grew up. Sadly, she says, most of her fellow survivors in Jerusalem of the Armenian genocide have died. » Read more

Israel Accused Of ‘punishment’ Over Gaza Fuel ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Financial Times by Tobias Buck - October 29, 2007 - 7:06pm srael on Sunday restricted fuel supplies to the 1.4m Palestinians living in Gaza, part of a crackdown on ­militants operating in the coastal strip and the latest attempt to weaken the grip on the territory of Hamas, the Islamist movement. Ehud Barak, defence minister, last week gave the green light to a plan to reduce the flow of electricity and fuel into the strip. His decision was prompted by the recent rise in the number of rockets fired from inside Gaza at the Israeli town of Sderot. » Read more

Israeli Press Review - October 29, 2007 - Vol. 9, Issue 9 ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Americans For Peace Now by Middle East Peace Report - (Special Report) October 29, 2007 - 7:05pm LESS POWER: Israel began cutting fuel supplies to the Gaza Strip on Sunday, in line with its recent decision intended to put pressure on Gaza's leaders in response to months of Palestinian rocket attacks against Israel. Gaza residents have reportedly begun to form lines at gasoline stations, stocking up for the shortage.   » Read more

Gaza Reports Israeli Fuel Cutbacks ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Los Angeles Times by Richard Bourdreaux - October 29, 2007 - 7:02pm Israel reduced fuel shipments to the Gaza Strip on Sunday, Palestinian officials said, bringing promised pressure on the beleaguered territory's Hamas rulers after months of cross-border rocket attacks. Mujahed Salameh, head of the Palestinian Authority's Petrol Agency, said diesel deliveries for Gaza's only power plant were 12% below normal and gasoline deliveries were half their normal level. He said the Israeli company that is Gaza's sole fuel supplier told him the Defense Ministry had ordered the limits. » Read more

Orthodox Rabbi Breaks Taboo With Talk Of Dividing Jerusalem ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) by Tom Tugend - October 29, 2007 - 7:01pm A prominent Orthodox rabbi has broken a taboo by publicly advocating that his community consider a possible division of Jerusalem to achieve a lasting peace with the Palestinians. Rabbi Yosef Kanefsky of B’nai David Judea wrote in Friday’s Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles that the “worst-case scenario” of returning the Western Wall and the Temple Mount to Arab control would be horrifying and unfathomable to him. » Read more

Israel Can't Cut Power To Gaza - Attorney General ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters by Adam Entous - October 29, 2007 - 6:59pm Israel's attorney general told the government on Monday it could not cut electrical power to the Gaza Strip as part of its sanctions against the Hamas controlled territory, although he did approve other measures. Israel began implementing economic sanctions on Sunday in what it said was a response to Palestinian rocket fire on Israeli towns from the Hamas-controlled coastal enclave. » Read more

Rice Looks To History For Peace Effort ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Associated Press by Matthew Lee - October 29, 2007 - 6:49pm Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is looking to the past for lessons on how to make next month's Mideast peace conference a success. As she prepares to host the international meeting in Annapolis, Md., Rice has delved into the history of U.S. attempts to mediate peace in the region, plunging into the diplomatic annals and seeking out the major players responsible for both successes and failures. » Read more

Israel Ready To Negotiate On Jerusalem, Its "third Rail"? ATFP World Press Roundup Article from McClatchy News by Dion Nissenbaum - October 29, 2007 - 6:45pm The last time Israeli leaders sat down for meaningful peace talks with Palestinian negotiators, then-Jerusalem Mayor Ehud Olmert led a march around the Old City's ancient walls to protest any plans to divide his adopted home. "No concessions on Jerusalem," Olmert said on the eve of the 2000 Camp David summit. "For 33 years, Israel has said there will never be a compromise on Jerusalem. Do you think we were joking?" » Read more