January 17th

Israeli-Palestinian/Arab conflicts enter new era ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post by Barry Rubin - (Opinion) January 16, 2013 - 1:00am The UN General Assembly made the Palestinian Authority-ruled entity a non-member state. » Read more

The Arab vote ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post (Editorial) January 15, 2013 - 1:00am Israel’s, who represent roughly one-fifth of the population, or 950,000 eligible voters, have been retreating from national politics. The voter turnout among Israeli Arabs has declined from 75 percent in 1999 to just 53% in 2009. » Read more

No Arabs, no united bloc ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ynetnews by Amnon Be'eri-Sulitzeanu - (Opinion) January 16, 2013 - 1:00am The leaders of the Left-Center parties discussed the possibility of forming a united bloc against Netanyahu ahead the elections to promote their key goals – a peace agreement with the Palestinians and an economic policy that will narrow the gaps in society. » Read more

Obama settles the score ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ynetnews (Opinion) January 16, 2013 - 1:00am Obama has proven that a second term president feels strong and liberated. The comments Obama made about Netanyahu are not new, but their accompanying music is, as is the timing: The American president is blaming Netanyahu directly for the lack of a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. » Read more

January 16th

Netanyahu: Listen to Obama's warnings ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz (Editorial) January 16, 2013 - 1:00am   Barack Obama and Benjamin Netanyahu began serving as their countries’ leaders at about the same time, in early 2009. Netanyahu’s term could have continued until the fall of 2013, but he chose to shorten it in an effort to obtain a new mandate in an early election, which will be held just a day after the president is to take the oath of office in Washington. » Read more

It's not Obama who's meddling in Israel's elections: it’s reality ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Chemi Shalev - (Opinion) January 15, 2013 - 1:00am   Likud stalwarts and their colleagues in the Israeli media are up in arms on Tuesday in the wake of Jeffrey Goldberg’s report on U.S. President Barack Obama’s critical remarks about Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. “He’s intervening in our elections,” Bibi champions protest, a complaint which, no pun intended, is a classic case of the pot calling the kettle black. » Read more

What does New Yorker interview teach us about Naftali Bennett? ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Anshel Pfeffer - (Opinion) January 16, 2013 - 1:00am   » Read more

Air France sued for refusing to fly pro-Palestinian protester ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) January 15, 2013 - 1:00am   A French pro-Palestinian activist sued Air France for discrimination for not allowing her to fly to Israel in order to visit the Palestinian Authority. » Read more

Israeli forces shot youth in the back as he ran away, say Palestinians ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Guardian by Harriet Sherwood - January 15, 2013 - 1:00am   A teenage boy was killed by Israeli soldiers on the separation barrier close to the West Bank village of Budrus yesterday, shot from behind as he was running away, according to Palestinian accounts. » Read more

Library on the Move ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Media Line by Diana Atallah - January 14, 2013 - 1:00am   Palestinian passengers will be more tempted to read books after a new reading campaign is launched next week. A group of young writers are gathering books to put in mini-vans linking major cities in the West Bank, routes that can waste hours. » Read more