Why Salam Fayyad is Israel's public enemy number one ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Yossi Sarid - (Opinion) November 3, 2010 - 12:00am Benjamin Netanyahu marches from victory to victory. After beating the U.S. president, he returned and bested the Palestinian prime minister, who Tuesday skipped a scheduled visit in East Jerusalem. Salam Fayyad is public enemy number one in Israel these days. We proscribe him, because the world finds him praiseworthy. Fayyad is not corrupt, and that's a problem. He's not even a hedonist, apparently. He is pleasant, his cheeks stubble-free - altogether nicer and less threatening than Yasser, say. » Read more

British foreign secretary to meet Palestinian activists in East Jerusalem ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Barak Ravid - November 3, 2010 - 12:00am British Foreign Secretary William Hague will on Wednesday meet with a group of Palestinian activists campaigning against Israel's West Bank barrier, as part of a tour of Jerusalem. Hague, a rightwing Conservative minister in the United Kingdom's coalition government, was scheduled to arrive in Israel late Tuesday for a trip for secret roundtable discussions on the Iranian nuclear program with a long list top Israeli officials. » Read more

Carmiel initiative tries to prevent home sales to Arabs ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz November 3, 2010 - 12:00am Carmiel's local paper is running an ad calling on residents of the "Jewish, Zionist city" to email anonymous information on home sales to Arabs. "I side with keeping the Jewish Zionist character of Carmiel intact," says Deputy Mayor Oren Milstein. Demographic Test We need more Jews / Lawrence J. Epstein Op-ed: Both Israel, US Jewish community must implement population growth methods Full Story » Read more

How will the Republican-controlled House affect U.S.-Israel ties? ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Natasha Mozgovaya - November 3, 2010 - 12:00am The Republican's victory in the House of Representatives on Tuesday leaves many in Israel wondering whether President Barack Obama's stymied domestic agenda will encourage him to concentrate more on foreign policy, including the Middle East peace process. » Read more

Gaza children go to work to help families ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua November 3, 2010 - 12:00am Standing under the sun in a dusty street, Ahmed Al-Massri looks older than 13, his age. As he sees a car parking in Gaza City's upper neighborhood, he rushes to offer cleaning its windows. A Palestinian woman, looking wealthy, nodded and handed over the young boy some tips, asking him to go home instead of " wandering in the streets." The boy put the money in his tiny pocket, and thanked the lady, telling her that he only wanted "to work to earn my living, not to beg." » Read more

Gaza children go to work to help families ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua November 3, 2010 - 12:00am Standing under the sun in a dusty street, Ahmed Al-Massri looks older than 13, his age. As he sees a car parking in Gaza City's upper neighborhood, he rushes to offer cleaning its windows. A Palestinian woman, looking wealthy, nodded and handed over the young boy some tips, asking him to go home instead of " wandering in the streets." The boy put the money in his tiny pocket, and thanked the lady, telling her that he only wanted "to work to earn my living, not to beg." » Read more

Meridor cancels UK visit for fear of arrest ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ynetnews by Attila Somfalvi - (Opinion) November 3, 2010 - 12:00am Deputy Prime Minister Dan Meridor has canceled a scheduled trip to the UK for fear he would be arrested upon his arrival, Ynet reported Monday evening. Meridor, who was due to speak at a fund-raising dinner organized by the Britain Israel Communications & Research Centre instead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, called off the trip after officials in the justice and foreign ministries warned that he may be arrested because the UK has yet to pass legislation preventing the arrest of senior Israeli officials over lawsuits filed by local political elements. » Read more

Israeli tour guides back in Palestinian areas after 10 years ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua November 3, 2010 - 12:00am The Israeli Tourism Ministry is touting a recent decision to allow 50 Israeli tour guides and drivers to work in Bethlehem and Jericho, after a decade-long absence. Officials deemed the move, which was jointly taken with the Civil Authority coordinating civilian affairs between Israel and the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), a success and plan to increase the numbers of permits. » Read more

Barak: Negotiations to resume after US elections ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ynetnews by Attila Somfalvi - (Opinion) November 3, 2010 - 12:00am The peace talks with the Palestinian Authority will move forward after the midterm elections in the US, Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Tuesday. "There are elections in the US today, and I suppose that it will take them a few weeks after the elections to settle in," he said during a visit to a high school in Emek Hamaayanot Regional Council in northern Israel. "I hope and believe that we can see real progress in the negotiations in the next few months." » Read more

Interview: Palestinians prepare to discus with AL on peace standstill ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua by Omer al-Othmani, Osama Radi - November 3, 2010 - 12:00am A senior Palestinian official said Tuesday that the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) planed to discuss with the Arab League the stalled peace process. Nabil Shaath, a Palestinian negotiator and a member of the Fatah party's central committee told Xinhua in an interview that the worst option of this plan is to resolve the PNA and the resignation of PNA President Mahmoud Abbas. » Read more