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

IDF probe: 80 bullets fired without justification in death of West Bank Palestinian ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Chaim Levinson - January 16, 2013 - 1:00am   An IDF probe has concluded that in November, Israeli soldiers fired 80 bullets without justification causing the death of a Palestinian man shot in the back during clashes in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh. » Read more

Obama's alleged Netanyahu criticism enlivens election ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters by Dan Williams - January 16, 2013 - 1:00am   » Read more

Hamas, Fatah officials to meet in Cairo ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency January 16, 2013 - 1:00am Hamas and Fatah officials will meet in Cairo on Thursday to discuss national reconciliation, a Fatah official said Wednesday. » Read more

Palestinian activists try to return to E1 outpost after Israeli evacuation ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua January 16, 2013 - 1:00am   Dozens of Palestinian activists on Tuesday tried to return to the Bab El-Shams outpost they erected in the controversial E1 area after an Israeli forced evacuation, police sources confirmed to Xinhua. » Read more