Israeli leadership suffers from unilateral withdrawal syndrome ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Moshe Arens - (Opinion) June 5, 2012 - 12:00am It seems that some of our military-men-turned-politicians are suffering from the unilateral withdrawal syndrome. It may be typical of the military mindset: Get it over with! Finish the job! Do something! Do anything! Actually, on some occasions that may be the correct strategy. It usually comes under the heading of "Cutting your losses." But often it may be the wrong way to go.

Abbas Says Without Jerusalem, Palestinians Don’t Want State ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Bloomberg by Jonathan Ferziger, Alaa Shahine - June 5, 2012 - 12:00am Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said his people don’t want to establish their own state unless they’re assured that Jerusalem will be its capital. Abbas, speaking today at a meeting of the World Economic Forum in Istanbul, blamed Israel for the standstill in peace efforts and called on the U.S. to help break the deadlock. » Read more

Palestinians mark Naksa Day ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency June 5, 2012 - 12:00am Hundreds of Palestinians on Tuesday rallied in Gaza City to mark the anniversary of a 1967 Mideast war in which Israel defeated five Arab armies and seized the occupied territories. Palestinians mark the Naksa, or 1967 setback, each year on June 5 with large rallies across the occupied territories. Israel seized the West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem in the war. » Read more

Obama extends Israel embassy waiver ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) June 5, 2012 - 12:00am President Obama extended a waiver for an additional six months that delays moving the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. Obama's waiver, issued June 1, follows in the footsteps of predecessors Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, who also extended the waiver every six months since a law was passed in 1995 mandating moving the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Presidents are permitted to delay the move on national security grounds. » Read more

Fatah, Hamas to hold talks on new PM ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency June 5, 2012 - 12:00am Senior Hamas and Fatah leaders will meet Tuesday to discuss nominations for the prime minister of a unity government, a Fatah official said Monday. Fatah central committee member Jamal Muhesin told Ma'an that Azzam al-Ahmad, who leads Fatah's reconciliation delegation, would discuss possible candidates with Moussa Abu Marzouq, deputy-chief of Hamas' politiburo. Al-Ahmad and Abu Marzouq will hand their recommendations to Fatah leader and President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas chief Khalid Mashaal, Muhesin said. » Read more

Palestinian shot after stabbing Israeli officer ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency June 5, 2012 - 12:00am Israeli border police on Monday shot a Palestinian man who lightly injured an Israeli officer in Hebron, Israeli police and a local official said. Zaid al-Jabaari, Hebron director of religious endowments, identified the Palestinian as Laith Mashaal, 27. Mashaal prayed at the Ibrahimi Mosque on Monday afternoon before stabbing an Israeli officer outside the mosque, al-Jabaari said. Medics told Ma'an that Mashaal was transferred to the Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem with serious wounds. » Read more

Owner of destroyed Gaza dairy factory challenges Israel ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua June 5, 2012 - 12:00am Ahmed Dalloul, 34-year-old owner of a dairy factory, stood near the rubble of his factory angrily and sadly. He was unable to find out a logical explanation for Israeli aerial attack that destroyed his factory Sunday night, the fourth time in three years. » Read more

No men allowed, the first 'women only' coffee shop in Ramallah ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua June 5, 2012 - 12:00am A few meters away from the popular men's coffee shop of Baladna in downtown Ramallah lays a new rebellious concept: a 'women only' coffee shop. A billboard featuring three women on the sideways of the street advertises the coffee shop as well as a few radio and newspapers advertisements. A pink sign right outside the coffee shop reads: "Ladies coffee shop: for women only." As opposed to the open men cafes, the pink and white balloons at the entrance of the coffee shop, lead to a closed, yet colorful place. » Read more

Palestinian Authority cracks down in West Bank town ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press by Noah Browning, Ali Sawafta - June 4, 2012 - 12:00am In the narrow streets of the Palestinian refugee camp in Jenin and the scruffy villages beyond, masked special forces bundle suspects into civilian cars with grim regularity, whisking them away to faraway Jericho prison. The near-nightly crackle of gunfire, sometimes from drive-by shootings against police stations, has accompanied a crime wave in the northern city of Jenin, once a hub of militants and suicide attackers who struck into nearby Israel. » Read more

Israel asks Arab visitors to open emails to search ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press by Josef Federman - June 4, 2012 - 12:00am When Sandra Tamari arrived at Israel's international airport, she received an unusual request: A security agent pushed a computer screen in front of her, connected to Gmail and told her to "log in." The agent, suspecting Tamari was involved in pro-Palestinian activism, wanted to inspect her private email account for incriminating evidence. The 42-year-old American of Palestinian descent refused and was swiftly expelled from the country. » Read more