Sharansky's Hypocrisy
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Daily Beast
by Hussein Ibish - (Opinion) November 1, 2012 - 12:00am

The Middle East has more than its share of outrageous hypocrites, but since his arrival in the region, Russian émigré to Israel Natan Sharansky has fought valiantly to secure a place among them. In a recent op-ed in the Washington Post, Sharansky again lectures Arabs about human rights and democracy, expressing relief that Israel did not conclude a peace agreement with the odious regime in Syria.

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What the new darling of Israel's center-left really thinks about the West Bank
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
by Barak Ravid - (Blog) November 1, 2012 - 12:00am

It's been two weeks since Moshe Kahlon announced that he was leaving politics.

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Levy Report serves Israel haters
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ynetnews
by Jeremy Ben-Ami - (Opinion) November 1, 2012 - 12:00am

For a moment there is appeared as though the 

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Is There Room for Women Among Israel's Zionists?
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Al-Monitor
by Yedidia Stern - (Opinion) November 1, 2012 - 12:00am

Rabbi Shlomo 

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Netanyahu's Move to Right Leaves Opening for Olmert at Center
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Al-Monitor
by Alon Pinkas - (Opinion) November 1, 2012 - 12:00am

This was supposed to be a Seinfeld election in Israel: no real agenda, no real visions, no big narratives except for "Iran&quo

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Abbas says he has no right to live in Safed, and no territorial demands on pre-1967 Israel
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Times of Israel
by Asher Zeiger - (Analysis) November 1, 2012 - 12:00am

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas stated Thursday that he was not seeking the right to live in Israel, even though he was born in Safed, in remarks that implied a moderated stance on the longstanding Palestinian demand for a “right of return” to Israel for millions of refugees and descendants of refugees.

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Savir's Corner: Center-Left and extreme Right
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post
by Uri Savir - (Opinion) November 1, 2012 - 12:00am

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu did not bomb Iran, but last week he threw a political bombshell at our political system. There are pragmatic self-interest considerations to the unholy alliance between “Bibi” Netanyahu and Avigdor “Yvette” Liberman. The ideological motivations for it go deeper, they relate to the perception of political power and leadership – a crude right-wing view of a strong national leader with total disrespect for opposition and minorities.

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A Strategy Of Procrastination
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Daily Beast
by Nathan J. Brown - (Opinion) November 1, 2012 - 12:00am

The many Israelis already prone to swings between despair and complacency regarding Palestinians will likely have been particularly confused by events of the past two weeks. A rich Arab ruler turned up in Gaza bestowing cash gifts and breaking the diplomatic blockade on Hamas; rocket fire from the narrow strip resumed; and Israel’s nominal diplomatic partner, the Palestinian leadership in Ramallah, sank deeper into insolvency and aimlessness. 

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A party in denial
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
by Zvi Barel - (Opinion) October 31, 2012 - 12:00am

It took some effort to get worked up about the jubilant fanfare with which the Likud Central Committee welcomed the product of Benjamin Netanyahu and Avigdor Lieberman's fusion. One might mistakenly suppose that two noble metals had just blended in the blistering crucible of the right wing.

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Virtual debate
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Daily Star
(Editorial) October 31, 2012 - 12:00am

Arab officials and politicians are fond of spending an inordinate amount of time talking about the Palestine issue. They engage in the most Byzantine discussions of the need to support the Palestinian people in their struggle, how to offer this support, and who deserves “traitor” status for taking a given position.

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