Susiya: A Human Rights Calamity ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Daily Beast by Kathleen Peratis - (Opinion) August 9, 2012 - 12:00am In 2004, Ha'aretz ran the following story: "Last week, the High Court of Justice postponed for four months the state's request to destroy the structures and tents in Susiya, a village of caves in the southern part of the Hebron Hills.” » Read more

The Israeli left’s growing pragmatism ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) by Brent Sasley - (Opinion) August 8, 2012 - 12:00am It’s often said these days that the left in Israel not only is decimated, but it continues to cling to long outdated idealism about how to solve the conflict with the Palestinians and withdraw from the West Bank. Also that it’s out of touch with Israelis’ current preoccupations and the settlers’ successes. Avraham Burg’s latest editorial in The New York Times is taken as illustrative of this. » Read more

An Israeli strike on Iran nuclear facilities could endanger Israel's Dimona reactor ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Amir Oren - (Opinion) August 10, 2012 - 12:00am A foul wind is blowing over Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, with weekend gusts toward Caesarea. A wind of pugnacity. Before the eyes of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and in the spirit of the chants of which he is so fond ("They are frightened"; "There's no free lunch" ) - it's as if a new sign has been raised high, bearing the words: "Strike now!" » Read more

Since Sinai Attack, Israel Must Re-Prioritize ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'ariv by Ofer Shelah - (Opinion) August 9, 2012 - 12:00am The foiled terror attack near the Kerem Shalom border crossing [on the Israel-Egypt-Gaza border] on August 5 is no doubt exceptional in terms of the method of operation implemented, the daring displayed and above all, the target chosen for the attack, which was aimed not only against Israel but also directly against Egyptian forces. » Read more

Who killed the Egyptian soldiers? ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Asharq Alawsat by Hussein Shabokshi - (Opinion) August 10, 2012 - 12:00am The recent terrorist incident that took place in Sinai, and led to the deaths of a large number of Egyptian soldiers, was a huge shock to the people of Egypt. They were stunned by the extent of the attack and the resultant victims, and the sheer aggression of the perpetrators. » Read more

A crucial alliance ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz (Editorial) August 10, 2012 - 12:00am "Peace between the two countries has been, and still is, an interest common to both peoples," read the condolence message from Israel's Foreign Ministry to Egypt after the attack on the border this week. Indeed, we have a key common interest in rooting out terror from the Sinai. This week's tragedy has led to what neither Israel nor Egypt dreamed would happen since the signing of the Camp David Accords in 1978. » Read more

The Palestine Romney doesn’t know ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Washington Post by Zahi Khouri - (Opinion) August 9, 2012 - 12:00am I am a proud American. I am a hardworking businessman and job creator. I am a faithful Christian. And I am Palestinian. Much as my multiple identities might drive Mitt Romney to head scratching, it is he who needs a lesson in, to borrow his recent words, “culture and a few other things.” » Read more

Another Look at Palestinian Culture ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Huffington Post by Ziad Asali - (Blog) August 9, 2012 - 12:00am Given the current conversation about issue of Palestinian culture and its relationship to politics and economics, I feel it's appropriate for me to add my own Palestinian-American perspective. » Read more

UC report on anti-Semitism draws ire ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The San Francisco Chronicle by Nanette Asimov - August 9, 2012 - 12:00am Katherine Orr had just started her freshman year at UC Berkeley last August when she was stunned to see five students in military fatigues carrying what looked like rifles and stopping students at Sather Gate.   » Read more

Syria's Palestinians flee to Lebanon, but for how long? ATFP World Press Roundup Article from USA Today by Stephen Starr - August 10, 2012 - 12:00am At the edge of a sprawling Palestinian camp in south Beirut, Syrian volunteers unload two dozen boxes from the trunk of a taxi. Young boys help carry them into the dark, narrow alleyways where families peer out from underground houses that were bomb shelters during Lebanon's past civil wars. » Read more