Obama must not bend to Israeli pressure ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Gulf News by Marwan Kabalan - (Opinion) December 21, 2012 - 1:00am   » Read more

Palestinians need to rally support of allies at the UN ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The National (Editorial) December 21, 2012 - 1:00am   » Read more

Building blocs ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post (Editorial) December 20, 2012 - 1:00am The present Likud-Yisrael Beytenu-led government – which according to all recent polls will remain in office after the 22 election – has been bombarded with condemnations from home and from abroad for in Jerusalem and in consensus settlement blocs. Not only European nations traditionally critical of Israel but also allies such as the US and Germany have issued strongly worded denunciations of the housing projects. Even Tzipi Livni, head of a new party bearing her name, and Yesh Atid’s Yair Lapid have weighed in against the building. » Read more

If parliament has no Arabs ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Mohammad Darawshe - (Opinion) December 21, 2012 - 1:00am   » Read more

An unacceptable disqualification ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz (Editorial) December 20, 2012 - 1:00am   The Central Elections Committee's decision to bar MK Hanin Zuabi (Balad) from running in the upcoming election is arbitrary and unacceptable. Zuabi was an active and successful MK, and even her participation in a Turkish-sponsored protest flotilla to Gaza in 2010 is not an excuse for disqualifying her. » Read more

Abbas, sending mixed messages is not peacemaking ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Abraham H. Foxman - (Opinion) December 20, 2012 - 1:00am   Read the op-ed page of most newspapers around the world, and you would be convinced that Israel’s leadership, policies and ideology are to blame for the moribund state of Israeli-Palestinian relations. If only Israel took dramatic action (usually involving a change in its approach to settlements) to demonstrate it is truly committed to reaching peace - according to those opinion-makers - all the rest would neatly fall into place. » Read more

Israel's settlement push kills two-state solution, leaving Palestinians few options ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Christian Science Monitor by Mustafa Barghouthi - (Opinion) December 20, 2012 - 1:00am   » Read more

Israeli settlement plan is a blow to Mideast peace process ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Boston Globe (Editorial) December 21, 2012 - 1:00am   » Read more

The Fading Mideast Peace Dream ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times (Editorial) December 20, 2012 - 1:00am   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s aggressive new push to expand settlements in the West Bank and Jerusalem further isolates Israel while diminishing fading hopes for a two-state solution with the Palestinians. » Read more

Two Palestinians break into IDF base, assault soldier and steal his weapon ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Gili Cohen - December 21, 2012 - 1:00am   Two Palestinians broke into an IDF base, attacked a soldier and stole his weapon before fleeing the scene early Friday morning. » Read more