November 30th, 2012

Israel to build 3,000 settler homes after UN vote ATFP World Press Roundup Article from BBC News November 30, 2012 - 1:00am Israel has authorised the construction of 3,000 more housing units in occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank, according to Israeli officials. It is also speeding up the processing of 1,000 planning permissions. » Read more

Why I back Abbas’s UN initiative ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Times of Israel by Meir Javendanfar - (Opinion) November 28, 2012 - 1:00am I back Mahmoud Abbas’s initiative  » Read more

Like it or not, the state of Palestine is semi-officially on the map ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Times of Israel by Raphael Ahren - (Opinion) November 30, 2012 - 1:00am On Thursday night, the world made much more than just a symbolic gesture. » Read more

Hezbollah Learns Lessons From Gaza Conflict ATFP World Press Roundup Article from As-Safir by Imad Mrammel - (Opinion) November 27, 2012 - 1:00am During the eight-day offensive against Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon was prepared for any possible assault by Israel. » Read more

Supporting Palestinians’ UN bid ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jordan Times by Ahmad Majdoubeh - (Opinion) November 29, 2012 - 1:00am Opposition to or reservation about the Palestinian UN bid to gain non-member observer state status is ill-advised, hypocritical and wrong, especially on part of the US, Germany and Britain. » Read more

At last ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Daily Star (Editorial) November 30, 2012 - 1:00am The Palestinian bid for state recognition at the United Nations » Read more

Palestinian Realism Triumphs Today ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Al-Hayat by Hassan Haidar - (Opinion) November 29, 2012 - 1:00am 65 years after the decision to divide their country, the Palestinians return to the United Nations today to obtain the long-delayed recognition of their sought-after state with its borders delineated as per Resolution 181, i.e. as they had been before the 5th of June 1967, and East Jerusalem as its capital, after Israel has been persistently eating away at it and Judaizing it during 45 years of occupation and still today.   » Read more

Hamas says Gaza conflict, U.N. recognition go together ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters by Samia Nakhoul - (Interview) November 30, 2012 - 1:00am DOHA, Qatar Nov 30 (Reuters) - Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal said the de facto recognition of a sovereign Palestinian state won by his rival Mahmoud Abbas should be seen alongside Gaza's latest conflict with Israel as a single, bold strategy that could empower all Palestinians. » Read more

Full text: Abbas speech to UN General Assembly ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency by Mahmoud Abbas - (Transcript) November 30, 2012 - 1:00am Mr. President of the General Assembly, » Read more

A big thanks to Lieberman ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Avi Issacharoff - (Opinion) November 30, 2012 - 1:00am Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will certainly never admit it, but he owes a huge thank you to the Israeli government, especially Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman. Only a few days ago, it seemed Abbas might disappear from the Palestinian and international consciousness due to Hamas' achievements during Israel's Operation Pillar of Defense. » Read more