March 1st, 2013

Has Obama Lost Interest in the Israel-Palestinian Conflict? ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Daily Beast by Peter Beinart - March 1, 2013 - 1:00am As John Kerry begins his first overseas trip as secretary of State, foreign observers are beginning to suggest that, maybe, just maybe, the Obama administration will make the Israeli-Palestinian conflict a priority after all. » Read more

Majority of Americans Want Equal Treatment for Israel, Palestinians but Sympathize More with Israel ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Real Clear World by Greg Scoblete - February 28, 2013 - 1:00am A new NBC/Wall Street Journal poll asked Americans for their thoughts on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (page 20). While 31 percent responded that the U.S. should favor Israel over the Palestinians, 55 percent said that the U.S. should "treat both the same." Only four percent wanted to favor the Palestinians over the Israelis. » Read more

History professor Yehuda Bauer: 'Netanyahu doesn't know history' ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Dalia Karpel - February 21, 2013 - 1:00am   » Read more

It’s Not an Intifada ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Foreign Policy by Jonathan Schanzer - (Opinion) February 28, 2013 - 1:00am Don't call it an intifada. Not yet, anyway. » Read more

Majority of Americans Want Equal Treatment for Israel, Palestinians but Sympathize More with Israel ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Real Clear World by Greg Scoblete - February 28, 2013 - 1:00am   » Read more

Israel Braces for Cyberwarfare With Palestinians ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Al-Monitor by Adnan Abu Amer - (Analysis) February 28, 2013 - 1:00am A few days ago, Uzi Moscovitch, chief of the Center for Computer and Information Systems in the Israeli Computer Services Directorate, surprised security circles by declaring that Israel is preparing for information warfare with Palestinians and Arabs by establishing a new operations room to monitor and curb cyberattacks in an orderly manner. » Read more

Kerry: Turkish comments complicate Mideast process ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Associated Press by Matthew Lee - March 1, 2013 - 1:00am U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday that comments by the Turkish prime minister equating Zionism to a crime against humanity complicate the efforts to find peace in the Middle East. Speaking at a news conference in Ankara with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, Kerry stressed the "urgent need to promote a spirit of tolerance, and that includes all of the public statements made by all leaders." » Read more

More Arab Israelis Volunteer for National Service ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Media Line by Linda Gradstein - February 28, 2013 - 1:00am When Nasim Awadallah finished high school two years ago, he didn’t have many prospects. His grades were not good enough to get into university. He worked at a minimum wage job for a few months but was not satisfied. So he volunteered for Israel’s national service, an alternative to army service, which is under the control of the Ministry of Defense. He works at the same school he attended in his village. In the mornings, he helps the physical education teachers and in the afternoons he coaches three separate soccer teams. » Read more

A campaign to talk up a two-state solution ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Washington Post by Ghaith Al-Omari, David Makovsky - (Opinion) March 1, 2013 - 1:00am   » Read more

Croatia to pull its UN peacekeeping troops from Golan Heights citing security concerns ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press March 1, 2013 - 1:00am Croatia will withdraw some 100 peacekeeping troops from the Syria-Israel border after reports that Syrian rebels have been armed with Croatian weapons, Croatia’s president said Friday. The government fears its troops could become targets for Syrian government soldiers fighting the rebels. President Ivo Josipovic said the security situation in the Golan Heights has deteriorated and the safety of the Croatian soldiers serving in the U.N. Disengagement Observer Force is in jeopardy. » Read more