Still no peace partner
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post
by Zalman Shoval - (Opinion) June 26, 2012 - 12:00am

 As expected, another attempt to restart Israeli-Palestinian negotiations a few weeks ago came to naught. The Palestinians again refused to budge from their usual pre-conditions, i.e.

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Israelis, Palestinians Closely Watch Egypt Turmoil
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Voice of America
by Scott Bobb - June 20, 2012 - 12:00am

The political face-off in Egypt between the military and Islamists following the presidential election is being closely watched by Egypt's neighbors in Israel and the Palestinian territories. And as with many issues the viewpoints vary considerably. Opinions are divided among Israelis and Palestinian groups over future relations with Egypt although all agree those relations will continue to be important.

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The good fence?
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post
by Nachman Shai - (Opinion) June 18, 2012 - 12:00am

Afew days ago, Israel marked the 30th anniversary of the outbreak of the war initially “Operation Peace for the Galilee,” now known as the “First Lebanon War,” since it was recently followed by another one. With the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in June 1982, the concept of the “Good Fence,” through which Israel had tried to good relations with Lebanon, collapsed.

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Palestinians See Positive Boost From Putin’s Upcoming Visit
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Media Line
by Arieh O'Sullivan - June 14, 2012 - 12:00am

The Palestinians are hoping for a boost to their diplomatic stature when they host Russian President Vladimir Putin later this month. At a time when the attempts to restart peace negotiations with the Israelis have floundered as each side accuses the other of intransigence, the Palestinians see Putin’s visit as a solid message of support.

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Palestinians' bid for full UN recognition "decisive" despite U.S. threats
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua
(Interview) June 13, 2012 - 12:00am

Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said on Tuesday in an interview with Xinhua that the Palestinian bid for the United Nations' full recognition of an independent Palestinian state is "decisive" despite threats and warnings from the United States.

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Abbas looking to break deadlock in negotiations with Israel
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua
by Adam Gonn - (Analysis) June 11, 2012 - 12:00am

Palestinian National Authority ( PNA) President Mahmoud Abbas said he might be willing to hold talks with Israel, if it frees Palestinian prisoners and allows for weapons to be transferred to Palestinian security forces. Abbas said that, since Israel has rejected both his previous demand to halt settlement construction on the West Bank or accept the cease-fire lines that existed prior to the 1967 war as the borders for a Palestinian state, he might be willing to attend talks if the new demands were meet.

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Senior Hamas leader says Israel could be isolated by Egypt vote
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Los Angeles Times
by Edmund Sanders - June 8, 2012 - 12:00am

A presidential victory for the Muslim Brotherhood candidate in Egypt would leave Israel isolated and vulnerable in the Middle East, according to senior Hamas leader Ghazi Hamad, who serves as the Palestinian militant group's deputy foreign minister.

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Processing Delay
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Foreign Policy
by Elliott Abrams - (Opinion) June 8, 2012 - 12:00am

Summer 2012. Israel's elections have been delayed until late next year by the formation of a new coalition government. The "Arab Spring" is producing Muslim Brotherhood victories, Salafi gains, chaos in Syria, disorder in Egypt, tremors in Jordan. Iran's nuclear program moves steadily forward despite tougher sanctions and ongoing negotiations between Iran and the world's major powers. In the United States,

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When Will the Six-Day War End?
Media Mention of Hussein Ibish In The Atlantic - June 7, 2012 - 12:00am

This week marks the 45th anniversary of the Six-Day War. It was a war of necessity for Israel -- Egypt and Syria, in particular, had manifested themselves as existential threats to the then-19-year-old Jewish state (Jordan less so) -- and it was a war whose first phase ended in unambiguous victory.

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How Israel Can Finally Win the Six-Day War
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Bloomberg
by Jeffrey Goldberg - (Opinion) June 4, 2012 - 12:00am

Tuesday marks the 45th anniversary of the Six-Day War between Israel and its Arab neighbors, and the question remains: Which side will win? Yes, many people are under the impression that Israel already won. It’s true that the first phase of the war -- which began with Israeli strikes on the Egyptian air force and ended with Israel in possession of the Sinai Peninsula, the Golan Heights, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip -- represented an unambiguous military triumph.

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