The Death of Israel's "Quality Minority" ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Daily Beast by Hussein Ibish - (Opinion) November 30, 2012 - 1:00am   » Read more

Fair Go: Australia and the U.N. Vote ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Daily Beast (Opinion) December 3, 2012 - 1:00am   » Read more

The State-Builder ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Daily Beast by Matthew Duss - (Opinion) December 3, 2012 - 1:00am   » Read more

Palestine's Man in the Middle ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New Yorker by David Remnick - (Opinion) December 3, 2012 - 1:00am   » Read more

After the Gaza war, Palestine becomes an Arab concern again ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Daily Star (Opinion) December 3, 2012 - 1:00am   » Read more

Get Real, Israel ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Slate (Opinion) December 3, 2012 - 1:00am   » Read more

The Palestinian Goals behind Demanding a Non-member State ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Al-Hayat by Raghida Dergham - (Opinion) December 3, 2012 - 1:00am   Perhaps the most important implication of Palestine receiving recognition as a state, at the UN General Assembly, is the fact that international laws have been reemphasized as a reference point, while Palestine has now obtained the right to ratify international treaties. In truth, this represents a strategic shift in the Israeli – Palestinian conflict, as it backs negotiations with international legitimacy, and releases them from the clutches of politicking or military escalation. » Read more

UN vote is symbolic - unless Palestinians take advantage ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The National by Mouin Rabbani - (Opinion) December 3, 2012 - 1:00am   » Read more

A diplomatic defeat ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Yehuda Ben Meir - (Opinion) December 3, 2012 - 1:00am   Israel suffered a diplomatic setback at the United Nations last week. All the explanations, excuses, wisecracks and circumlocutions by government spokespeople and Likud members can't obscure the bitter truth. The General Assembly vote making the Palestinians a nonmember observer state put Israel's stark isolation on display - isolation we haven't experienced since the Sinai Campaign of 1956. » Read more

It's time for Israel to talk to Hamas ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by A.B. Yehoshua - December 3, 2012 - 1:00am   During the War of Independence in 1948, the Jordanians shelled western Jerusalem for months, besieged the city and prevented water and fuel from reaching its residents. Hundreds of civilians were killed during the shelling, yet Israel did not refer to the Jordanians as terrorists, but as an enemy. Once a cease-fire was attained, Israel began open negotiations with the Jordanians, at the end of which an armistice agreement was signed. » Read more