June 1st

Resolving the Palestinian-Israeli conflict would make the US troops less threatened and remove the arguments of movements ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Dar Al-Hayat by Raghida Dergham - (Interview) June 1, 2009 - 12:00am The Commander of the US Central Command, General David Petraeus, told Al-Hayat in an interview that resolving the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is “very central” for his work as commander of US forces in 20 countries, mostly of them in the Muslim world, and that dealing with this conflict, just like closing Guantanamo, would be “a positive step forward” towards making the US troops less threatened. He said: “I think a lot of things would be better if this issue is resolved. » Read more

The Difficult Questions Concerning Obama's Middle East Visit ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Asharq Alawsat by Bilal Hassen - June 1, 2009 - 12:00am The Palestinian catastrophe [Al-Nakbah] anniversary month, May, has come to an end with American President Barack Obama receiving Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas, and by the end of this month - which has been a month of meetings and discussions - the American president immediately starts his practical moves to concretize the results of his meetings and consultations. This will be done with two visits: A first visit to Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday 3 June 2009, and a second visit to Egypt, on Thursday 4 June 2009. » Read more