Israel's arms exports reached 7 bln USD in 2012 ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua January 10, 2013 - 1:00am   According to estimates published Thursday by the defense ministry, Israeli defense equipment exports reached 7 billion U.S. dollars in 2012. The figure marks a 20-percent increase from the amount of defense-related exports in 2011. Official data will be provided by the ministry in March 2013. » Read more

Israeli officials try to expedite construction of controversial East Jerusalem neighborhood ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua January 11, 2013 - 1:00am   The Israeli government along with the Jerusalem municipality are working hard at marketing the controversial East Jerusalem construction project prior to the Jan. 22 elections, local media reported Thursday. » Read more

Walls and winter rains afflict Palestinian towns ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press by Noah Browning - January 9, 2013 - 1:00am   Heavy winter downpours have turned some Palestinian lands in the occupied West Bank into a morass of filth and flooding as an Israeli barrier blocks the waters from draining away. » Read more

Israeli police say blast criminally motivated ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press January 10, 2013 - 1:00am     » Read more