September 10th, 2012

Israel to compensate Gaza family over two sons' deaths in 2009 war ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua September 10, 2012 - 12:00am JERUSALEM, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- The state of Israel will pay 430,000 shekels (108,000 U.S. dollars) in compensation to a Gaza family who lost both of its sons to army gunfire during the 2009 Gaza War. » Read more

Rocket fired from Gaza strikes house in Israel ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press September 8, 2012 - 12:00am JERUSALEM — The military says a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip hit the roof of a house in southern Israel, causing damage but no injuries. » Read more

Fayyad: Protests prove PA committed to freedom of expression ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency September 10, 2012 - 12:00am RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- The ongoing protests against rising living costs in the West Bank prove the Palestinian Authority is committed to the right to freedom of expression, PA Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said Sunday. » Read more

Ramallah protestors call on Abbas to resign ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency September 10, 2012 - 12:00am RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- Demonstrators in Ramallah called on President Abbas to resign on Sunday, a Ma'an correspondent said, as protests over the rising cost of living continue in the West Bank. » Read more

PA: Civil servants to be paid half salaries by Wednesday ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency September 10, 2012 - 12:00am RAMALLAH (Ma’an) – The Palestinian Authority’s ministry of finance will pay civil servants half of their monthly salary by Wednesday, minister of finance Nabil Qassis announced on Sunday evening. » Read more

Protests continue in West Bank as Israel unlikely to amend economic deal ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua September 10, 2012 - 12:00am RAMALLAH, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- An Israeli official on Monday ruled out that Israel would accept the Palestinians' request to modify Paris protocol that regulates economic relations between the two sides, as public sectors went on strike in the West Bank to protest the rising cost of living. » Read more

Protesting Palestinian truck drivers block streets ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press September 9, 2012 - 12:00am RAMALLAH, WEST BANK — Dozens of Palestinian truck drivers have blocked the main streets of the West Bank city of Ramallah to protest rising prices. » Read more

Palestinian protests turn violent in West Bank ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press by Mohammed Daraghmeh - September 10, 2012 - 12:00am HEBRON, WEST BANK — Palestinian protests against the high cost of living have turned violent in the West Bank city of Hebron. » Read more

‘Forgotten Neighborhood’ Underscores the Poverty of an Isolated Enclave ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Jodi Rudoren - September 9, 2012 - 12:00am GAZA CITY — In the Forgotten Neighborhood, houses have walls but no floors: people sit, eat and sleep on the sand. » Read more

September 7th

Obama on the fence ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ynetnews by Yoaz Hendal - (Opinion) September 6, 2012 - 12:00am   n Hebrew there is a slight difference between in the pronunciation and spelling of "obligation" and "commitment." There is a big difference when it comes to the nuclear threat. The Obama administration has said everything it had to say in order to convince us that it is committed to Israel's security. But what it isn’t saying is that it is obligated – because it isn't. » Read more