In The Business Of Peace - U.s. Billionaire Pursues His Dream Of Mideast Peace ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Akiva Eldar - August 22, 2008 - 12:00am Between meeting in the Knesset with Deputy Prime Minister Haim Ramon and visiting his friend, President Shimon Peres, S. Daniel Abraham felt like pouring his heart out. The 84-year-old billionaire, who visited Israel earlier this month, says that for the last seven years, since meeting Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Saud - who has since been crowned king - he has not known peace. Abrams' eyes become dewy as he talks about the meeting in Riyadh. » Read more

Israel Frees Palestinian Prisoners ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Myra Noveck, Tom Rachman - August 25, 2008 - 12:00am Israel released almost 200 Palestinian prisoners Monday in a good-will gesture aimed at reinvigorating the faltering peace process. Hours later, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in the country to make her own push for a deal between the two sides. With President Bush leaving office in January, his administration has been seeking a peace agreement before the end of the year, but the efforts have brought little progress so far. Ms. Rice arrived Monday for two days of talks with top Israeli and Palestinian officials, her seventh trip to the region since November. » Read more