October 24th, 2012

The death of the Israel-Palestine two-state solution brings fresh hope ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Guardian by Rachel Shabi - (Opinion) October 23, 2012 - 12:00am We could argue over who killed it, but what's the point? It's increasingly obvious that a continued insistence on zombie peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians is deluded, because the two-state principle framing them is dead. » Read more

Improving Arab education ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post (Editorial) October 23, 2012 - 12:00am As the academic year kicked off this week, the Hebrew University honored the incoming freshman who received the highest grade on the psychometric entrance exam. The winner was Hamza Morad, of the Arab-Muslim town Bu’eine Nujeidat in the North. » Read more

Lesson in arrogance ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ynetnews by Hagai Segal - (Opinion) October 24, 2012 - 12:00am The fascinating turnarounds in the US election campaign should have been an important lesson in humility for Likud, but instead the ruling party's arrogance is reaching new heights. It has learned nothing from the sad case of Obama, who in one debate managed to lose his significant lead in the polls. » Read more

Contempt for peace ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Merav Michaeli - (Opinion) October 23, 2012 - 12:00am "It would be best for the European Union to concentrate now on the problems arising between the various peoples and nationalities on European soil," Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said in response to the EU's condemnation of Israel's plan to build 800 new housing units in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Gilo. "When those problems are satisfactorily solved, we will be happy to hear proposals from the EU on how to solve the problems with the Palestinians." » Read more

Heading toward an irreparable rift between U.S. Jews and Protestants ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Eric H. Yoffie - (Opinion) October 24, 2012 - 12:00am There have always been ups and downs in the relations between mainline Protestants and American Jews, but they have now hit a 45-year low.  And this time, they may not recover. » Read more

Qatari Emir's Gaza visit may boost Hamas rule to international open-up ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua (Analysis) October 23, 2012 - 12:00am GAZA, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- The visit of the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad Ben Khalifa al Thani on Tuesday to the Gaza Strip is politically symbolic, as it was the first ever visit of an Arab leader since Hamas' violent takeover of the coastal enclave in June 2007. » Read more

Support for Netanyahu not to be affected by Gaza region fighting ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua by Adam Gonn - (Analysis) October 24, 2012 - 12:00am JERUSALEM, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is standing for re-election on Jan. 22 next year and most polls indicate that his Likud party would become the largest party in Knesset (parliament) and that he would form the next government. » Read more

Who Threw Israel Under the Bus? ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Efraim Halevy - (Opinion) October 23, 2012 - 12:00am ON Monday, in their final debate, Mitt Romney denounced President Obama for creating “tension” and “turmoil” with Israel and chided him for having “skipped Israel” during his travels in the Middle East. Throughout the campaign, Mr. Romney has repeatedly accused Mr. Obama of having “thrown allies like Israel under the bus.” » Read more

Among Americans in Israel, More Forceful Backing for Romney ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Isabel Kershner - October 23, 2012 - 12:00am JERUSALEM — Americans living in Israel went to the polls this week, dropping sealed envelopes into improvised ballot boxes at community centers in this city and at other locations around the country.  Instead of a unifying experience, though, participating in the November presidential elections from afar seemed to accentuate the distance between the American Jewish voters here and those back in the United States. » Read more

Ambassador denies Palestinian involvement in armed clashes ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Daily Star by Mohammed Zaatari - October 24, 2012 - 12:00am MAJDALYOUN, Lebanon: The Palestinian ambassador to Lebanon and representatives of rival factions said Tuesday that Palestinians were not involved in the recent armed clashes that erupted in Beirut. » Read more