September 21st

The Sinai ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Al-Hayat by Mohammad Salah - (Opinion) September 20, 2012 - 12:00am If the Islamists are in power in Egypt today, then who are those Islamists who are committing acts of violence in the Sinai? The question strongly poses itself in light of the violent incidents repeatedly taking place in the Egyptian peninsula – incidents which are branching out and have not ceased despite the broad military campaign waged by the Egyptian army in extremist Islamist strongholds there ever since the attack on border guards that resulted in 16 deaths. » Read more

Gaza on the Horse of the Muslim Brotherhood ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Al-Hayat by Zuheir Kseibati - (Opinion) September 20, 2012 - 12:00am With Egypt in the post-revolutionary phase, Hamas might become closer to the West Bank than it was while in the lap of the Syrian-Iranian rejectionism axis. And in light of the distance with Damascus, Meshaal has become closer to Ramallah than to the alliance with Khamenei. But what is certain is that Ismail Haniyeh is racing Meshaal to win the heart of the Muslim Brotherhood group, and the mind of President Muhammad Morsi, in order to launch a new round of the conflict with head of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas. » Read more

Comment is free Palestinians need a one-state solution ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Guardian by Ghada Karmi - (Opinion) September 20, 2012 - 12:00am It is one year this week since the Palestinians applied for UN membership. President Mahmoud Abbas's impassioned plea to the UN's General Assembly for support of the We Palestinian case on 23 September 2011 won him much praise, even from his detractors. But it came to nothing, and no further Palestinian application for UN membership was made. Now, however, the statehood issue is back on the Palestinian agenda. » Read more

Preparing for the day after ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post by Ben Caspit - (Opinion) September 20, 2012 - 12:00am It seems that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has begun to understand the extent of the breakdown in our future relationship with Washington. US President Barack Obama emerged this week as a clear front-runner in the polls. In the running for the electoral college delegates to be selected by each state to formally elect the president, his situation is even better. It seems that only a miracle will save Mitt Romney and those who have pinned their hopes on his victory. This is the miracle that Binyamin Netanyahu and Sheldon Adelson are praying for. » Read more

Bill Clinton for the Middle East peace process ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post by Uri Savir - (Opinion) September 20, 2012 - 12:00am Barack Obama will most likely be reelected to a second term in the Oval Office. If so, one of the dramatic turning points in the election campaign will be considered the rousing and brilliant endorsement speech by former president Bill Clinton at the Democratic convention in Charlotte. » Read more

The Jewish refugee issue ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post by Yoram Dori - (Opinion) September 20, 2012 - 12:00am In recent days I have been exposed, like many others, to a campaign of the Foreign Ministry and the National Security Council which is titled: “Restitution of property to Jewish refugees from Arab countries.” The intention, according to the international campaign editors, is to compare in the eyes of the world public opinion the loss of the property of the Palestinian refugees with the loss of Jews who were forced to leave the Arab countries and came to Israel. To compare the damages and the costs. » Read more

Oslo – a missed opportunity ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ynetnews by Danny Caravan - (Opinion) September 21, 2012 - 12:00am   The Palestinians are threatening to cancel the Oslo Accords. On the Israeli side, unbridled attacks on the agreement have crossed all red lines. They stem from maliciousness, distortion of facts, lack of understanding and ignorance of those who want to hide and blur the truth. » Read more

Judith Butler gets a taste of her own politics ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Eva IIIouz - (Opinion) September 20, 2012 - 12:00am Judith Butler has recently been awarded the prestigious Theodor W. Adorno Prize by the city of Frankfurt. The award mandate is to reward someone who reflects the late philosopher’s varied intellectual interests in the arts, culture and music, as well as his engagement with critical theory. » Read more

If Netanyahu is reelected, history will repeat itself ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Yossi Verter - (Opinion) September 21, 2012 - 12:00am Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's selection as Man of 5773 - that is, of the Year to Come - is so painfully obvious that maybe it even begs to be set aside. Netanyahu is indeed the man of the year in which Iran, according to the minimalist forecast, is expected to become a member of the nuclear club - or at least to reach the threshold of the club. Unless the United States does the dirty work for him, the premier is the man who, in the next few months, will make the most critical decision in these parts since David Ben-Gurion decided to declare Israel's statehood. » Read more

Fayyad’s democracy of bread ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by David Rosenberg - (Opinion) September 20, 2012 - 12:00am The economic protests of the last couple of weeks have been principally about the rising price of fuel and the government’s austerity measures. But across the Middle East, it’s the price of bread that can spark revolution or ensure political quiet, which is why Egypt spends billions of dollars annually subsidizing bread prices. Thus, the agreement reached earlier this week between the Palestinian Authority and bakery owners in the West Bank to freeze bread prices until next month is laden with symbolism. » Read more