October 10th

West Bank cash crisis as donors fail to pay ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Independent by Matthew Kalman - October 10, 2012 - 12:00am The Palestinian Authority, facing a major cash crisis, has warned 150,000 employees it does not know when they will receive their September salaries. » Read more

Arab unemployment higher than previously thought ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post by Ilene Prusher - October 9, 2012 - 12:00am The rate of unemployment among Arabs in Israel is much higher than previously believed, according to a new analysis by Professor Eran Yashiv, chairman of the Economic Policy Program at Tel Aviv University’s Taub Center. » Read more

IDF may reinstitute Arabic translations in West Bank military courts ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Amira Hass - October 10, 2012 - 12:00am The IDF is willing to resume its one-time habit of translating into Arabic the indictments it submits to military courts in the West Bank, but insists there is no need or duty to translate other documents, such as verdicts or court transcripts. The IDF's position was included in the state's response to a petition submitted to the High Court of Justice by four Palestinian attorneys, who claimed that the fact that all documents in military courts are exclusively in Hebrew damages defendants' rights to due process. » Read more

Gaza ministry to investigate journalist complaints ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency October 10, 2012 - 12:00am GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- The Gaza Ministry of Interior will launch an inquiry into complaints by journalists against reporting restrictions in the coastal enclave, a spokesman said Wednesday. Interior minister Fathi Hammad issued the decision to form the committee, ministry spokesman Islam Shahwan said. He called on the media to cooperate with the committee. » Read more

Hidden health crisis facing Palestinian refugees in Lebanon ATFP World Press Roundup Article from IRIN October 10, 2012 - 12:00am JOHANNESBURG (IRIN) -- New research has uncovered the hidden health toll that refugee life in Lebanon has taken on more than 400,000 Palestinians. » Read more

Will Palestinians accept Romney's outstretched hand? ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Christian Science Monitor by Joshua Mitnick - October 9, 2012 - 12:00am Tel Aviv, Israel Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has softened his message to Palestinians, even as he makes mending ties with Israel a main foreign policy plank. » Read more

Netanyahu Calls for Early Elections in Israel ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Jodi Rudoren - October 9, 2012 - 12:00am JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel on Tuesday called for elections early next year instead of as scheduled in October 2013, saying that conversations with his coalition partners had proved it would be impossible to pass “a responsible budget” with deep cuts. » Read more

Gaza rockets hit southern Israel following air strike ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua October 10, 2012 - 12:00am JERUSALEM, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Militants in the Gaza Strip early Wednesday fired more rockets at Israeli communities in the western Negev, as a new round of hostilities entered its fourth day. » Read more

Aides: Israel's ex-PM Olmert considering comeback ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press by Aron Heller - October 10, 2012 - 12:00am JERUSALEM — Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is considering a political comeback to challenge incumbent Benjamin Netanyahu in the upcoming elections, aides said Wednesday. » Read more

Report: Abbas to propose peace talks after UN vote ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency October 10, 2012 - 12:00am NEW YORK (Ma'an) -- President Abbas told European diplomats on Tuesday that he will resume peace talks with Israel after a UN vote on the Palestinian request for non-member status in the world body, The Associated Press reported. Abbas believes that a freeze on illegal settlement building may not be necessary to engage in talks if the UN recognizes a Palestinian state which includes all of the West Bank, AP reported. » Read more