November 5th, 2012

Israeli court releases Palestinian teen falsely jailed for 6 months ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua (Analysis) November 5, 2012 - 1:00am An Israeli military court released Monday a 16-year old Palestinian who had been wrongly accused for raping a Jewish girl after spending six months in priso » Read more

Swiss team visits Arafat grave ahead of exhumation ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press by Mohammed Daraghmeh - (Analysis) November 5, 2012 - 1:00am A team of Swiss investigators visited the West Bank grave of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat Monday » Read more

Fighting rages at Damascus Palestinian camp, 20 killed ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters (Analysis) November 5, 2012 - 1:00am The Syrian army shelled rebel positions inside a Palestinian refugee camp on the edge of Damascus on Sunday killing at least » Read more

Gaza man killed by Israeli forces was mentally ill ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press by Diaa Hadid - (Analysis) November 5, 2012 - 1:00am » Read more

Arab League chief says time is right for upgraded Palestinian membership at UN ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press (Analysis) November 5, 2012 - 1:00am The Arab Leag » Read more

Palestinians reject Netanyahu call to drop UN initiative ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters by Jeffrey Heller - (Analysis) November 5, 2012 - 1:00am The Palestinians will press ahead with a bid to upgrade their status at the United Nations, a senior official said on Monday » Read more

Israeli Report Cites a Thwarted 2010 Move on Iran ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Jodi Rudoren - (Analysis) November 4, 2012 - 12:00am » Read more

Israeli PM reacts coolly to Abbas' remarks on borders, violence ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua (Analysis) November 3, 2012 - 12:00am   » Read more

Palestinian’s Remark, Seen as Concession, Stirs Uproar ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Jodi Rudoren - (Analysis) November 4, 2012 - 12:00am The question seemed simple enough: Would President Mahmoud Abbas of the » Read more

November 2nd

Sharansky's Hypocrisy ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Daily Beast by Hussein Ibish - (Opinion) November 1, 2012 - 12:00am The Middle East has more than its share of outrageous hypocrites, but since his arrival in the region, Russian émigré to Israel Natan Sharansky has fought valiantly to secure a place among them. In a recent op-ed in the Washington Post, Sharansky again lectures Arabs about human rights and democracy, expressing relief that Israel did not conclude a peace agreement with the odious regime in Syria. » Read more