February 25th

PA Seeks to Exploit West Bank Protests
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Al-Monitor
by Dalia Hatuqa - (Editorial) February 24, 2013 - 1:00am


 


The Israeli-Palestinian talks that never took place begin on the street
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
by Zvi Barel - (Editorial) February 24, 2013 - 1:00am


The death of Arafat Jaradat in the Megiddo Prison, together with the 216-day-long hunger strike of Samer el-Issawi and the hunger strike of three other prisoners, the demonstrations commemorating the anniversary of the massacre perpetrated by Baruch Goldstein in Hebron in 1994, the clashes in the village of Kusra in the Nablus district – all these are supposedly “local incidents” that can be easily defeated by a few smoke grenades, rubber bullets and arrests.


West Bank demonstrations are not a third intifada – yet
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
by Chaim Levinson - (Opinion) February 24, 2013 - 1:00am


There were protests in the West Bank all weekend long, and they continued Sunday.


February 22nd

First Palestinian Conference about Quality Teachers for Quality Education
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Palestine News Network
February 22, 2013 - 1:00am


 


First Palestinian Conference about Quality Teachers for Quality Education
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Palestine News Network
February 22, 2013 - 1:00am


 


Gaza's Only Music School May Close
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Al-Monitor
by Asmaa Al-Ghoul - February 22, 2013 - 1:00am


  During rehearsals in a music school in Gaza, Firas al-Sharafi, age 10, and his friend Abdel Aziz Abu Sharkh, age 11, were playing a song by Lebanese singer Fairuz. The two boys were playing the dulcimer, reading musical notes and occasionally glancing at each other with a smile on their faces.


Oscars: From West Bank to Hollywood
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from BBC News
by Kevin Connolly - February 22, 2013 - 1:00am


  Two of the films nominated for the Academy Award for best documentary deal with the vexed issue of Israel and the Palestinians.


Poll: Yesh Atid would crush Likud in new election
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post
by Gil Hoffman - February 22, 2013 - 1:00am


MK Yair Lapid’s Yesh Atid party would easily defeat Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s Likud Beytenu if an election were to take place now, according to a Panels poll taken on Wednesday for Sof Hashavua, The Jerusalem Post’s weekend sister newspaper in Hebrew.


Arab couple denied medical care
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ynetnews
by Noam Dvir - February 21, 2013 - 1:00am


Are residents of Arab neighborhood expected to go without medical care due to their place of residence? Natali Seculife, a medical and emergency services company refused to send a physician for a house-call in Beit Safafa, a resident of Jerusalem's Arab neighborhood said.


The Peril of Mutual Delegitimization
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from
by Alon Ben-Meir - (Opinion) February 20, 2013 - 1:00am


Brief synopsis: The most puzzling aspect of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict may be that after 65 years of violence, enmity and suffering, it remains unresolved when coexistence is inevitable and a two-state solution remains the only viable option. Although there are many contentious issues that must be specifically addressed, directly impacting every conflicting issue is the broader psychological dimension of the conflict making it increasingly intractable.



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