'Artists should not boycott other artists' ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Independent by Boyd Tonkin - (Opinion) May 28, 2012 - 12:00am As a fierce May sun scours Tel Aviv's Bauhaus-style "White City", it's cool down in the compact "cellar" theatre of Habima. » Read more

Palestinian Airlines resumes flights after 7 years ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press by Ibrahim Barzak, Karin Laub - May 29, 2012 - 12:00am MARKA AIRBASE, Jordan – Palestinian Airlines is back in the skies after being grounded for seven years by the deepening enmities of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Once hailed as a symbol of Palestinian statehood dreams, the carrier is a tiny operation, with just two 48-seat turboprop planes, two weekly flights and a borrowed hub in Egypt. But Palestinians say just being on the map again is what matters. » Read more

After deal, Israel still jailing Palestinians without charge ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters by Noah Browning - May 29, 2012 - 12:00am RAMALLAH (Reuters) -- An Egyptian-brokered deal that ended a mass hunger strike by Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails has failed to meet hopes that Israel would change its policy of detention without trial. In the two weeks since some 2,000 inmates agreed to end their hunger strike, more than 25 prisoners have either been rearrested after their release or had their six-month "administrative detention" terms renewed, Palestinian officials said on Monday. » Read more

Palestinian dimension in Egypt's presidential poll ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Arab News by Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed - (Opinion) May 22, 2012 - 12:00am Khaled Ali, a lawyer and a candidate in the Egyptian presidential elections, has said that any settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, even one that would force Israel to pull back to its pre-1967 borders, will not satisfy him. Another candidate, Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, vowed to amend the Camp David Accords between Egypt and Israel if he were elected. » Read more

UN official criticizes Israel over ongoing Gaza blockade ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press May 29, 2012 - 12:00am The UN official responsible for Palestinian refugees said Tuesday that Israel has been too slow to relax its blockade of Gaza, which has devastated the isolated economy and failed to achieve its security goals. » Read more

U.N.'s Much-Reviled But Helpful Agency ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jewish Daily Forward by Nathan J. Brown - (Opinion) May 28, 2012 - 12:00am On a recent Sunday morning, I paid a visit to a women’s community center in Zeitun, an outlying neighborhood in Gaza City that is run by United Nations Relief and Works Agency. It was packed. Behind one curtain, several middle school girls were getting an English lesson to supplement their formal instruction. In another room, women in their 20s were learning how to write a résumé and cover letter. Behind another door was a group of mothers getting assistance on how to help their children with homework. » Read more

Qatar-donated diesel to enter Gaza Sunday ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua May 29, 2012 - 12:00am RAMALLAH, May 29 (Xinhua) -- A shipment of diesel donated by Qatar for Gaza's power plant will enter the Gaza Strip on Sunday, weeks after being stuck at Egyptian warehouses, a Palestinian official said Tuesday. Nazmi Muhana, the head of the Palestinian borders and crossings body, said that an agreement was reached between the Palestinian National Authority, Israel and Egypt on the delivery of the fuel. » Read more

UN envoy warns of 'one-state reality' ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency May 29, 2012 - 12:00am BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- The United Nations envoy for the Middle East peace process warned a session of the UN Security Council on Tuesday of the continuing diplomatic impasse between Israel and the PLO. Robert Serry told the council “if the parties do not grasp the current opportunity, they should realize the implication is not merely slowing progress toward a two-state solution. » Read more

Israel gas finds launch navy into troubled waters ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters by Dan Williams - May 29, 2012 - 12:00am TEL AVIV, May 29 (Reuters) - When Israeli economists contemplate their country's untapped natural gas finds far out in the Mediterranean, they dream of energy independence and lucrative export deals. Those charged with Israel's defence, however, worry that the navy - small and long a middling priority in budgets - may be hard put to protect the multinational drilling platforms and rigs out at sea. » Read more

Op-Ed: When Israel lacks leadership, we should speak up ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) by James B. Klutznick - (Opinion) May 21, 2012 - 12:00am When a family member behaves self-destructively, what do you do? Do you become an apologist, an enabler, or do you call him out? Do you blame everyone else but him, or do you intervene? Do you sit back and just hope things will improve on their own, or do you take urgent action? » Read more