October 30th

Palestinian Census Carries Sobering Subtext For Israelis ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Christian Science Monitor by Joshua Mitnick - October 30, 2007 - 1:07pm The field worker matches the villa at 5 El Balu'a Street with a building survey map, scribbles a number in blue crayon, and then offers a brief introduction to the homeowner on what the counting means. "I'm a representative of the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, and we're doing preliminary work for the census," says Raniah Haseebah, a youthful, bright-eyed statistician. "I'm giving you this questionnaire." » Read more

Palestinians Demand Timeline For Peace Accord ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Washington Post by Mohammed Assadi - October 30, 2007 - 1:05pm Palestinians will not pursue peace talks with Israel without an agreed timeline for reaching a deal on statehood, chief Palestinian negotiator Ahmed Qurie said on Tuesday. "The Israeli prime minister had announced that he will not accept a timeline, and we say we won't accept negotiations without a timeline. We do not want to go to open negotiations," Qurie told reporters. » Read more

October 29th

The Importance Of A Failed Summit ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Gideon Levy - October 29, 2007 - 7:13pm Do not belittle the Annapolis summit. Despite all the prophecies of failure, justified as they are, this summit could still make an important contribution to the history of Israeli-Arab negotiations: For the first time, it will become crystal-clear who aspires toward peace and, more important, who flees from it as if from fire. » Read more

The Right Of Return (to Britain) ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Tamara Traubmann - October 29, 2007 - 7:12pm Thousands of people and one very active Internet site have been busy these days with Khaled Al-Mudallal's right to return - that is, his right to return to the University of Bradford in England. Mudallal, 22, was supposed to be devoting his entire attention right now to his last year of studies for a bachelor's degree in business administration. But instead, he is stuck in Rafah and cannot see how he will be able to leave the Gaza Strip and finish his studies. » Read more

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