Tension rises on Israeli-Lebanese border
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua
August 16, 2012 - 12:00am

Tension has clearly risen on the Lebanese-Israeli border, security sources told Xinhua Wednesday. The sources, who asked to remain anonymous, said the Israeli army had intensified its patrols and observation mission all along the border, while Hezbollah is on high alert and has also raised its readiness. The rise of tension came amid a war of words between the Israeli army commanders and the militant party officials.

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The Politically Incorrect Guide to U.S. Interests in the Middle East
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Foreign Policy
by Aaron David Miller - (Opinion) August 15, 2012 - 12:00am

Foreign policy, including the use of military power, isn't an end in itself. It consists of tools and instruments designed to achieve specific and hopefully well-thought-out ends. Those ends -- let's call them interests -- are theoretically supposed to drive a country's foreign-policy strategy. Sounds pretty simple, right?

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Netanyahu set to bury Levy report on legalizing illegal West Bank outposts
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
by Chaim Levinson - August 15, 2012 - 12:00am

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has decided to bury the Levy Report, which recommends legalizing most unauthorized settlement outposts in the West Bank and making it easier for existing settlements to expand, a senior politician who spoke with the premier about the issue told Haaretz yesterday.

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Families of slain Iranian scientists sue Israel
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press
by Ali Akbar Dareini - August 15, 2012 - 12:00am

Families of Iran's slain nuclear scientists have filed a lawsuit against Israel, the U.S. and Britain accusing them of involvement in the assassination of their loved ones. Rahim Ahmadi Roshan, father of Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan, the slain chemistry expert and a director of the Natanz uranium enrichment facility in central Iran, told a press conference in Tehran Wednesday that the families have demanded Iran's judiciary to pursue their complaint through international bodies and bring those behind the killings to justice.

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Blast damages women hair salon in Gaza
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua
August 15, 2012 - 12:00am

A women hair salon was damaged in an explosion in central Gaza Strip, a human rights organization reported Wednesday. Al Mezan Center for Human Rights said in a statement that unidentified gunmen blew up a hair salon in the Nuseirat camp, damaging the salon's interior, a nearby building and a number of windows in nearby houses. An investigation has been opened into the case, a police spokesman said.

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Al-Malki to inaugurate Palestinian consulate in Dominican Republic
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency
August 14, 2012 - 12:00am

The Palestinian Authority foreign minister will travel to the Dominican Republic on Wednesday to inaugurate a newly established Palestinian Consulate on the Caribbean Island. Riyad al-Malki told Ma'an he would participate in the opening ceremony in Santo Domingo, during which the Palestinian flag will be raised over the consulate. The ceremony will be attended by the newly elected president Danilo Medina Sanchez.

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South Africa: SA Not Boycotting Israel
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from South African Government News Agency
August 14, 2012 - 12:00am

South Africa has no policy aimed at boycotting Israel, International Relations and Cooperation Deputy Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim said on Tuesday. But Pretoria did discourage people from visiting Israel because of the latter's continued occupation of Palestinian land, Ebrahim told reporters in Pretoria. "We have no policy that says boycott Israel but we believe that Israel is an occupying power and that we should discourage people from visiting that country," he said.

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Egypt: Hamas likely knew about Kerem Shalom attack
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
by Avi Issacharoff - August 13, 2012 - 12:00am

Senior Egyptian officials expressed skepticism Sunday about Hamas claims that the Islamist group would shut down the tunnels connecting Gaza and Sinai if Egypt permanently reopens the Rafah crossing to people and goods.

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Adviser: Morsy studying Camp David Accords amendment issue
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Egypt Independent
August 13, 2012 - 12:00am

President Mohamed Morsy is studying whether to amend the Camp David Accords to ensure Egypt’s full sovereignty and control over every inch of Sinai, said Mohamed Gadallah, legal adviser to the president. Calls for amending the peace treaty with Israel, which also governs the security presence in the Sinai Peninsula, have been on the rise since last week’s attack on a military checkpoint at the border left 16 Egyptian security officers dead.

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Jerusalem accuses South Africa of boycotting Israel
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post
by Herb Keinon - August 13, 2012 - 12:00am

Ambassador to South Africa Dov Segev-Steinberg will ask Pretoria for clarifications regarding what is viewed in Jerusalem as nothing less than a South African call for a boycott of Israel, diplomatic sources said on Monday.

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