December 5th

Israeli-Palestinian Economic Ties Decline
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Al-Monitor
by Danny Rubenstein - (Opinion) December 5, 2012 - 1:00am


 


Abu Mazen Should Go to Gaza
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Al-Monitor
(Opinion) December 5, 2012 - 1:00am


 


The observer state of Palestine
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jordan Times
by Ian Buruma - (Opinion) December 4, 2012 - 1:00am


  Palestine is no longer an “entity”, but a state — or, to be precise, a non-member observer state of the United Nations, just like the Holy See.


Palestinian statehood
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jordan Times
by Osama Al-Sharif - (Opinion) December 4, 2012 - 1:00am


  The look on the US representative at the United Nations Susan Rice’s face said it all. She had a bad day at the office last Thursday, when 138 nations voted for a General Assembly resolution to upgrade Palestine’s status to a non-member observer state at the international body.


Two States and E1
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jewish Daily Forward
(Editorial) December 5, 2012 - 1:00am


 


Jews Keep Head in Sand on 'E1' Settlements
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jewish Daily Forward
by Jill Jacobs - (Opinion) December 4, 2012 - 1:00am


 


The UN’s NPT vote
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post
(Editorial) December 4, 2012 - 1:00am


In yet another anti-Israel vote backed by an overwhelming majority, the UN General Assembly singled out Israel – not Iran or Syria – for supposedly violating the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.In a 174-6 with six abstentions, the General Assembly called on Israel Monday to join the NPT &


The UN may have given birth to a new peace paradigm
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
by Yossi Alpher - (Opinion) December 5, 2012 - 1:00am


 


Netanyahu is leading Israel into an abyss
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
by Carlo Strenger - (Opinion) December 5, 2012 - 1:00am


 


Iron Empires, Iron Fists, Iron Domes
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times
by Thomas L. Friedman - (Opinion) December 4, 2012 - 1:00am


  I went to synagogue on Saturday not far from the Syrian border in Antakya, Turkey. It’s been on my mind ever since.



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