August 7th

Egypt’s challenge ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post (Editorial) August 6, 2012 - 12:00am We express our heartfelt condolences to Egypt over the murder of 16 of its soldiers at a base in Sinai near the Israeli border on Sunday. » Read more

Obama: real actions, not bluster, in support of Israel ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Edgar M. Bronfman - (Opinion) August 6, 2012 - 12:00am I have always held the well-being of the Jewish people close to my heart. On its behalf, I have engaged countless heads of state on matters relating to the Jewish people and the State of Israel. » Read more

The 'cruel revenge' that helped drive the British out of Palestine ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Ofer Aderet - (Opinion) August 7, 2012 - 12:00am In July 1947, two British sergeants were being held in a narrow, closely-guarded bunker that had been dug underneath a diamond-polishing plant in Netanya. The two were captured by the Irgun, and the Jewish underground militia threatened to hang them unless the British commuted the death sentences of three Irgun operatives. » Read more

“Dear President Perez” ATFP World Press Roundup Article from NOW Lebanon by Hussein Ibish - (Opinion) August 7, 2012 - 12:00am A major controversy erupted last week when Israel announced that Egyptian President Mohammad Morsy had sent a letter in reply to Ramadan greetings he had received from Israeli President Shimon Peres. » Read more

Syria’s Palestinians Seeking Help in Lebanon ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Media Line by Stephen Staff - August 6, 2012 - 12:00am On the streets of Hamra, a neighborhood of Beirut where young Lebanese men in expensive sports cars make their presence known by playing loud music, Syrian accents are clearly heard. They come from the young mothers begging for money and food on the sidewalks who have fled the violence that has racked their country, in what initially began as a peaceful uprising against President Bashar al-Assad’s rule. Their children run and play in the streets of Hamra past well-heeled and fashionably-dressed Lebanese women. » Read more

Gaza Water Increasingly Polluted and Expensive ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Media Line by Linda Gradstein - August 6, 2012 - 12:00am Gaza’s population is increasing, and the water supply is not keeping pace according to Oxfam, the British human rights organization. In a new report, the group asserts that Gazans are spending as much as one-third of their household income on drinking water, and are facing growing health risks. » Read more

Tel Aviv council rejects Arabic caption in city logo ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ynetnews by Gilad Morag - August 7, 2012 - 12:00am The city of Tel Aviv may aim to serve as a beacon of co-existence but as far as its official logo is concerned it may not be so liberal. The Tel Aviv city council on Monday rejected a motion to reimagine the emblem so it includes the city's name in Arabic as well as in Hebrew and English.   » Read more

Environmental concerns shadow Israel's offshore drilling ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters by Ari Rabinovitch - August 7, 2012 - 12:00am Israeli officials said they recognise the need to protect the unique and fragile marine environment of the Levant basin in order to ensure the success of the oil and gas industry there. » Read more

Palestinian PM Fayyad calls for parliament vote ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Associated Press by Mohammed Daraghmeh - August 7, 2012 - 12:00am The Palestinian prime minister in the West Bank has said that Palestinians should hold parliament elections in the territory soon, instead of waiting for the elusive reconciliation with Gaza's Hamas rulers. » Read more

Sinai tribes 'warned Egyptian government about jihadi threat' ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency August 7, 2012 - 12:00am Sinai tribes say they repeatedly warned the Egyptian government about a jihadi threat in the peninsula, before Sunday's attack which left 16 Egyptian police officers dead. » Read more