July 30th

In Jerusalem speech, it was Romney's voice but Netanyahu's words ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Barak Ravid - (Opinion) July 30, 2012 - 12:00am Romney's staff picked the 150 guests carefully. Religious American immigrants dominated the crowd; secular Jews and native-born Israelis were few and far between. Those present included Jewish-American millionaires, settler leaders like the former chairman of the Yesha Council of settlements Israel Harel, and former Netanyahu aides such as Dore Gold, Naftali Bennett, Ayelet Shaked and Yoaz Hendel. » Read more

Romney: US, Israel differences embolden enemies ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Associated Press July 30, 2012 - 12:00am Mitt Romney says any public differences between the United States and Israel only embolden adversaries. The U.S. presidential candidate says it is a "basic truth" that the United States and Israel will always stand together. Without mentioning the tensions between President Barack Obama and Israel's leaders, Romney suggested in a Jerusalem speech Sunday that the diplomatic differences only encourage Israel's enemies. » Read more

Romney to Israel Hayom: Israel deserves better treatment than it's getting from Obama ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Israel Hayom by Boaz Bismuth, Amos Regev - (Interview) July 27, 2012 - 12:00am Israel deserves better treatment than it received during the term of U.S. President Barack Obama, Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney told Israel Hayom in a special interview this week. "I would treat Israel like the friend and ally it is. We share not only common interests, but also common values." "I cannot imagine going to the United Nations, as Obama did, and criticizing Israel in front of the world," he said. "You don't criticize your allies in public to achieve the applause of your foes." » Read more

In Israel, Romney declares Jerusalem to be capital ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Associated Press by Kasie Hunt - July 30, 2012 - 12:00am Standing on Israeli soil, U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Sunday declared Jerusalem to be the capital of the Jewish state and said the United States has "a solemn duty and a moral imperative" to block Iran from achieving nuclear weapons capability. "Make no mistake, the ayatollahs in Iran are testing our moral defenses. They want to know who will object and who will look the other way," he said. "We will not look away nor will our country ever look away from our passion and commitment to Israel." » Read more

Romney comments at fundraiser outrage Palestinians ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Associated Press by Kasie Hunt - July 30, 2012 - 12:00am Mitt Romney told Jewish donors Monday that their culture is part of what has allowed them to be more economically successful than the Palestinians, outraging Palestinian leaders who called his comments racist and out of touch. » Read more

Panetta Sidesteps Issue of Israel’s Plans on Iran ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Elisabeth Bumiller - July 29, 2012 - 12:00am Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said Sunday that he did not think Israel had yet made a decision to strike Iran, but that his goal in meeting with the Israeli leadership this week was to strengthen ties with the United States “so that we can be fully prepared to deal with any contingency that may happen.” » Read more

West Bank’s Emerging Silicon Valley Evades Issues of Borders ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Isabel Kershner - July 29, 2012 - 12:00am The spotless cafeteria is fashionably furnished with fluorescent orange and lime green tables, and there are table tennis and foosball tables in the basement. What else could it be but a tech start-up, even here? » Read more

July 27th

Not so easy ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Economist (Editorial) July 28, 2012 - 12:00am EVEN if an Israeli government were determined to remove Jewish settlements in the West Bank in order to make way for a Palestinian state, it would now be exceptionally hard to remove Jews living in the settlement of Kiryat Arba and in the nearby ancient city of Hebron, which has sites that are holy both to Jews and Muslims. » Read more

The Munich massacre: A survivor's story ATFP World Press Roundup Article from CNN by James Montague - (Interview) July 27, 2012 - 12:00am Professor Shaul Ladany has a busy schedule to keep these days but lays down one important condition before agreeing to speak to CNN. "Every morning I roll up the carpet and do my exercises," he explains. » Read more

Probing the bureaucracy of occupation ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Vered Lee - (Book Review) July 26, 2012 - 12:00am "The Bureaucracy of Occupation: The Permit Regime in the West Bank 2000–2006," by Yael Berda, allows us to peek “over the shoulder of the military bureaucrat,” as Max Weber, one of the founders of modern sociology, put it. Berda, a practicing lawyer, specializes in administrative and constitutional law and is a research student at Princeton University. » Read more