January 9th

Winter storm batters Mideast, 8 dead ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press by Barbara Surk - January 9, 2013 - 1:00am   The fiercest winter storm to hit the Mideast in years brought a rare foot of snow to Jordan on Wednesday, caused fatal accidents in Lebanon and the West Bank, and disrupted traffic on the Suez Canal in Egypt. At least eight people died across the region. » Read more

January 8th

Is the Muslim Brotherhood targeting the UAE? ATFP World Press Roundup Article from NOW Lebanon by Hussein Ibish - (Opinion) January 8, 2013 - 1:00am   » Read more

Don’t give up on 2-state solution ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Miami Herald by Frida Ghitis - (Opinion) January 4, 2013 - 1:00am   It’s good to start the year with encouraging news, so allow me to share what I think is a rare piece of encouraging and practical information for those who hope one day there will be peace in the Middle East. » Read more

'The Gatekeepers' Unmasks Israeli Security Apparatus ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Al-Monitor by Shlomi Eldar - (Opinion) January 8, 2013 - 1:00am   » Read more

Is Israel Considering 'Jordan Option' For West Bank? ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Al-Monitor by Mohammed Yaghi - (Opinion) January 8, 2013 - 1:00am   » Read more

Naftali Bennett interview: 'There won't be a Palestinian state within Israel' ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Guardian by Harriet Sherwood - (Opinion) January 8, 2013 - 1:00am   The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is "insoluble" and most Israelis "couldn't care less about it any more", according to Naftali Bennett, the surprise star of the election campaign, whose extreme rightwing nationalist and pro-settler Jewish Home is within sight of becoming the country's second biggest party. » Read more

The subduing of Israeli academia ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Or Kashti - (Opinion) January 8, 2013 - 1:00am   » Read more

Chuck Hagel's Israel litmus test ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Los Angeles Times by Aaron David Miller - (Opinion) January 8, 2013 - 1:00am   Jews worry for a living. Their dark history and, in the case of American Jews, their legitimate concerns about the security of the state ofIsrael impel them to do so. » Read more

Why AIPAC Won't Fight Hagel ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Daily Beast by Peter Beinart - (Opinion) January 7, 2013 - 1:00am   » Read more

‘Dysfunctional Obama-Netanyahu relationship is one of main reasons for Hagel controversy' ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Chemi Shalev - (Opinion) January 7, 2013 - 1:00am   » Read more