October 30th, 2012

Arab citizens in Israel bemoan lack of policing ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Los Angeles Times by Edmund Sanders - (Analysis) October 29, 2012 - 12:00am   When residents of this once-sleepy Arab village gathered to protest recent gang-style shootings in their community, anger quickly focused on the Israeli police. » Read more

Two Israeli policemen indicted for beating Arab youth ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua (Analysis) October 30, 2012 - 12:00am    Israeli Justice Ministry's Department of Police Investigation recently filed charges against two border police who allegedly assaulted a Palestinian youth and tried to cover up their action. » Read more

Isreali PM Netanyahu to visit Paris on Wednesday ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua (Analysis) October 30, 2012 - 12:00am   Isreali Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit Paris from Oct. 31 to Nov. 1 for bilateral talks, the French foreign ministry announced here on Monday. » Read more

Israel kills Hamas gunman, Gaza salvo hits Israeli city ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters by Allyn Fisher-Ilan - (Analysis) October 28, 2012 - 12:00am   Israel killed a Hamas gunman it accused of preparing to fire a rocket from the Gaza Strip on Sunday and a separate Palestinian salvo struck a southern Israeli city, causing no damage. » Read more

Israel to limit cluster bombs in possible war with Hezbollah ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters by Dan Williams - (Analysis) October 29, 2012 - 12:00am    Israel would use a lot fewer cluster munitions in any future war with Hezbollah than it did in their 2006 conflict, even though it would go into southern Lebanon earlier and harder, a senior Israeli military officer said on Monday. » Read more

Israel believes sanctions on Iran hit Hezbollah ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press by Amy Teibel - (Analysis) October 29, 2012 - 12:00am   » Read more

Abbas concerned by Qatar emir visit ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency (Analysis) October 27, 2012 - 12:00am President Mahmoud Abbas said Friday he was concerned about the Qatari emir's visit to the Gaza Strip, saying it could lead to Gaza's separation from the West Bank.  Abbas made the remarks while visiting the grave of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat on the first day of Eid al-Adha.  The president stressed that his bid to upgrade Palestine's status at the UN was one of the most important things he could do for the Palestinian people.  The UN bid aims to preserve the two-state solution, he said.  » Read more

Israel reckons with unraveling Gaza policy ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Washington Post by Joel Greenberg - (Analysis) October 30, 2012 - 12:00am When the emir of Qatar paid the first visit by a head of state to the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip last week, there were two different reactions from the Israeli Foreign Ministry. » Read more

Israel: Arrests for Rebuilding Hamas ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Isabel Kershner - (Analysis) October 29, 2012 - 12:00am Israel’s security service, Shin Bet, has arrested about 30 Palestinians in the West Bank over the past few months on suspicion of working to rebuild the local infrastructure of  » Read more

Syria rebels, Palestinian fighters clash ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Australian (Analysis) October 30, 2012 - 12:00am   » Read more