December 5th

Abu Mazen Should Go to Gaza
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Al-Monitor
(Opinion) December 5, 2012 - 1:00am


 


The observer state of Palestine
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jordan Times
by Ian Buruma - (Opinion) December 4, 2012 - 1:00am


  Palestine is no longer an “entity”, but a state — or, to be precise, a non-member observer state of the United Nations, just like the Holy See.


Palestinian statehood
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jordan Times
by Osama Al-Sharif - (Opinion) December 4, 2012 - 1:00am


  The look on the US representative at the United Nations Susan Rice’s face said it all. She had a bad day at the office last Thursday, when 138 nations voted for a General Assembly resolution to upgrade Palestine’s status to a non-member observer state at the international body.


Two States and E1
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jewish Daily Forward
(Editorial) December 5, 2012 - 1:00am


 


Jews Keep Head in Sand on 'E1' Settlements
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jewish Daily Forward
by Jill Jacobs - (Opinion) December 4, 2012 - 1:00am


 


The UN’s NPT vote
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post
(Editorial) December 4, 2012 - 1:00am


In yet another anti-Israel vote backed by an overwhelming majority, the UN General Assembly singled out Israel – not Iran or Syria – for supposedly violating the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.In a 174-6 with six abstentions, the General Assembly called on Israel Monday to join the NPT &


The UN may have given birth to a new peace paradigm
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
by Yossi Alpher - (Opinion) December 5, 2012 - 1:00am


 


Netanyahu is leading Israel into an abyss
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
by Carlo Strenger - (Opinion) December 5, 2012 - 1:00am


 


Iron Empires, Iron Fists, Iron Domes
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times
by Thomas L. Friedman - (Opinion) December 4, 2012 - 1:00am


  I went to synagogue on Saturday not far from the Syrian border in Antakya, Turkey. It’s been on my mind ever since.


Senate amendment penalizing Palestinians for U.N. status does not pass
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA)
December 5, 2012 - 1:00am


WASHINGTON (JTA) -- A U.S. Senate amendment that would have penalized Palestinians for seeking non-member state status at the United Nations was not attached to its intended law.



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