Nine Little Words In The Nie ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Los Angeles Times by Thomas Powers - (Opinion) December 10, 2007 - 7:01pm The world turned upside down for President Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney and the state of Israel on Monday when the National Intelligence Council, drawing conclusions from new information after a year of internal debate about Iran's nuclear weapons program, said that, in fact, there was no problem after all -- and that "in fall 2003, Tehran halted its nuclear weapons program." » Read more

Israeli Intends To Keep Jerusalem Areas ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Associated Press by Mark Lavie - December 10, 2007 - 7:00pm A key ally of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Sunday that Israel will hold on to all Jewish neighborhoods of Jerusalem but would have to relinquish Arab neighborhoods in a peace agreement with the Palestinians. The comments by Vice Premier Haim Ramon appeared aimed at defusing U.S. criticism of an Israeli plan to expand one of its Jewish neighborhoods in east Jerusalem, the section Palestinians claim as capital of a future state. » Read more

Eu Urges Israel To Stick To Peace Commitments ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters by David Brunnstrom - December 10, 2007 - 6:59pm The European Union joined the United States on Monday in expressing concern about new Israeli settlement activity and urged Israel to stick to its commitments in Middle East peace efforts. "I am very concerned," EU External Relations Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner told reporters when asked about Israel's plan to build 300 homes and other units on land captured in the 1967 Middle East war. » Read more