February 15th

Israeli on UK team barred from entering Dubai ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) February 15, 2013 - 1:00am An Israeli soccer player for a British club is being forced to skip a team visit to Dubai because of the United Arab Emirates’ policy on Israelis entering the country. The 25-year-old striker, Itay Schechter, who plays for Swansea City, was prevented from attending the six-day group tra The United Arab Emirates does not have diplomatic ties with Israel, and Israeli passport holders can be arrested and deported upon entering if they lack a special visa. Dubai is one of the UAE’s seven emirates, or city-states. » Read more

Israelis, Egyptians discuss security in Cairo ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post by Ariel Ben Solomon - February 15, 2013 - 1:00am An Israeli delegation departed from Cairo on Thursday evening after meeting Egyptian officials to discuss security issues in Sinai, the alleged Israeli strike in Syria, and the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, the Egyptian website Al-Shorouk reported Friday. » Read more

February 14th

Is BDS Hate Speech? ATFP World Press Roundup Article from (Editorial) February 14, 2013 - 1:00am   » Read more

Israel poses a serious dilemma for Europe's Jews ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Lawrence Pintak - (Opinion) February 14, 2013 - 1:00am   » Read more

Brooklyn College To Probe Claims Jews Were Kicked Out of Boycott Israel Panel ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) February 13, 2013 - 1:00am Brooklyn College launched a probe into allegations that Jewish students were wrongly ejected from an event hosted by the school in support of the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. Karen Gould, the college’s president, on Wednesday ordered officials to conduct a “thorough independent review” of allegations that four members of the Jewish student group Hillel were told to leave the gathering organized by a pro-Palestinian group on campus last week. The college’s political science faculty was an official co-sponsor of the event. » Read more

Israel Concerned For Jordan's Stability ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Al-Monitor by Alon Ben David - (Editorial) February 13, 2013 - 1:00am   » Read more

Moroccan premier celebrates restoration of 17th century synagogue ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) February 14, 2013 - 1:00am Some 200 people celebrated the restoration of a synagogue in the Moroccan city of Fes. Wednesday's ceremony marked the conclusion of a two-year project undertaken by Mohammed VI, the king of Morocco, the website of the magazine Jeune Afrique reported. » Read more

Israel Eases Economic Siege of Gaza ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Al-Monitor by Shlomi Eldar - February 13, 2013 - 1:00am We can not claim it clear and loud: The siege of Gaza has been lifted, or at least just about lifted. » Read more

It's the hard drugs that matter ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Ari Shavit - (Opinion) February 14, 2013 - 1:00am   » Read more

Reasons for some cautious optimism about Palestine ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The National by Alex Ritman - (Opinion) February 14, 2013 - 1:00am Of the multitude of documentaries made about the Israel/Palestine situation, few offer any reason for optimism. But a new film being shown at this week's Berlinale presents an unusually positive attitude, focusing on neither war nor suffering, but the foundations for future peace. » Read more