January 23rd

Azza teen dies of Israel gunshot wounds ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency January 23, 2013 - 1:00am A teenager shot by Israeli forces during clashes in Bethlehem last week died on Wednesday, the boy's family said. » Read more

Israeli soldiers kill Palestinian woman in West Bank ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters January 23, 2013 - 1:00am    Israeli soldiers shot and killed a 21-year-old Palestinian woman near the West Bank city of Hebron on Wednesday and wounded another local youth, Palestinian medics said. » Read more

Palestinians: Israeli gov't should be evaluated by policies ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua January 23, 2013 - 1:00am    Palestinian officials said Wednesday that the upcoming Israeli government should be evaluated by its policies rather than its structure. » Read more

Palestinian surprise, skepticism after Israel vote ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press by Karin Laub - January 23, 2013 - 1:00am   Palestinian officials said Wednesday they were pleasantly surprised by the unexpected surge of moderate parties in Israel's election, but doubt it's enough to change the prime minister's hard-line policies. » Read more

Israeli election casts ex-TV anchor as kingmaker ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press by Karin Laub - January 23, 2013 - 1:00am   Israel's election has put a suave former TV news anchor and political novice in the role of kingmaker, and he has signaled he will use his power to try to move the next government to more centrist positions on Mideast peacemaking. » Read more

Tepid Vote for Netanyahu in Israel Is Seen as Rebuke ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Jodi Rudoren - January 22, 2013 - 1:00am   » Read more

January 22nd

Best of a bad lot ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ynetnews by Eitan Haber - (Opinion) January 22, 2013 - 1:00am Years ago an American defense secretary told an Israeli defense minister over lunch: "We send our finest attorneys to handle the billion-dollar deals with Israel – such as the plane acquisitions - and who do you, the Israelis, send? A few clerks." » Read more

Dumping Fayyad for phoney 'unity' would be wrong ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The National by Hussein Ibish - (Opinion) January 22, 2013 - 1:00am   » Read more

Israelis prefer swords to doves ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Arab News by Linda Heard - (Opinion) January 22, 2013 - 1:00am The days when Israelis tuned into the Voice of Peace radio, broadcast from an offshore cargo vessel, and threw their support behind the Peace Now movement are long gone. » Read more

Missing Peace ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Foreign Policy (Opinion) January 22, 2013 - 1:00am   » Read more