Sudan dismisses Israeli concerns on arms supplies ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters October 30, 2012 - 12:00am KHARTOUM, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Sudan dismissed as "misleading" Israeli allegations it supplies arms to foes of the Jewish state and said there was no foreign involvement in a munitions factory Khartoum says was bombed by Israel. » Read more

Syria rebels bring fight to pro-Assad Palestinians ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters October 31, 2012 - 12:00am BEIRUT, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Syrian rebels said on Wednesday they had formed a brigade of sympathetic Palestinians in a Damascus district to fight armed Palestinians aligned with President Bashar al-Assad. » Read more

Netanyahu to push tougher Iran sanctions in France ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press October 31, 2012 - 12:00am PARIS — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he will urge French leaders to help strengthen sanctions against Iran and efforts to fight terrorism. » Read more

Investigators to Exhume Arafat ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press October 30, 2012 - 12:00am A French official says criminal investigators from France will exhume Yasir Arafat’s remains next month to try to find out how the Palestinian leader died. A separate Swiss investigative team will arrive in the West Bank city of Ramallah at the same time. The push to re-examine Mr. » Read more

Israeli Defense Chief Says Iran Postponed Nuclear Ambitions ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Rick Gladstone - October 31, 2012 - 12:00am Israel’s defense minister said Tuesday that the country had interpreted Iran’s conversion of some enriched uranium to fuel rods for civilian use as evidence that Iran had delayed ambitions to build a nuclear weapon. » Read more

PLO lobbies for convincing win in UN vote ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency by Noah Browning, Ali Sawafta - October 31, 2012 - 12:00am RAMALLAH (Reuters) -- Palestinians have launched a diplomatic blitz aimed at garnering a strong majority for a vote granting them non-member statehood at the United Nations slated for next month, officials said Tuesday. Despite heading for a sure victory in the UN General Assembly, mostly consisting of post-colonial states historically sympathetic to the Palestinians, West Bank diplomats are courting European countries to further burnish their campaign. » Read more

October 30th

Jimmy Carter on Mideast peace, Arab Spring and looming US elections ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ahram Online (Interview) October 30, 2012 - 12:00am   Ahram Online: You said in a recent interview that Israel 'never' keeps its promises regarding the rights of Palestinians. Were there any changes on the ground that prompted the so-called 'Elders' to visit the region to attempt to restart peace talks? » Read more

The Not So Special U.S.-Israel Relationship ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Daily Beast by Andrew Apostolou - (Opinion) October 29, 2012 - 12:00am   » Read more

Israel is at War, Whether Netanyahu Admits it or Not ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Al-Monitor by Yaron London - (Opinion) October 29, 2012 - 12:00am   Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu toots his own horn that during his term as prime minister, we have not gone to war. He explains his success by stating that war became superfluous once the Israel he headed demonstrated a resolve and determination that deterred its enemies. » Read more

Challenging politics as usual in the U.S. ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Daily Star by Rami Khouri - (Opinion) October 29, 2012 - 12:00am   Two very different ways for the United States to deal with Arabs and Israelis were on show last week in the United States. The contrast was stunning between the televised debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney in which “I Love Israel more than You Love Israel” was the background theme song that permeated most discussions of issues, and a letter to Congress by 15 American religious leaders asking for aid to Israel to be assessed according to law-based human rights standards that Washington applies around the world. » Read more