Bibi's own "tree limb"
In Print by Hussein Ibish - NOW Lebanon (Opinion) - August 28, 2012 - 12:00am

Over the past few years it was frequently alleged, not least by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, that the Palestinian leadership had climbed out onto various political “tree limbs.” The implication was that on issues such as the settlement freeze, Palestinian leaders adopted rhetorical positions that were not in keeping with their real strategic options and hadn't allowed themselves sufficient room to climb down. As a consequence, it was suggested, they were stuck with unworkable policies. 

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C'tee okays PM portfolio changes amid war rumors
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post
August 27, 2012 - 12:00am

A special committee has given its initial approval for Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to make changes to his foreign and domestic investment portfolio, amid increased speculation in recent weeks that Israel is considering a strike against Iran's nuclear facilities, a move that would certainly send shockwaves throughout the global economy.

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After Attacks, Israeli Schools Confront Hate
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times
by Isabel Kershner, Jodi Rudoren - August 27, 2012 - 12:00am

Palestinian student who speaks accentless Hebrew after years in a bilingual school that is about half Jewish, said he was not at all surprised when a mob of Jewish teenagers beat an Arab teenager unconscious this month while hundreds watched and did nothing to help.

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Israeli PM retracts from his request to amend investments, fearing public backlash
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua
August 27, 2012 - 12:00am

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu retracted on Monday from his request to modify his private investments, fearing public speculation over an upcoming war with Iran would circulate and affect global economy. On Aug. 15, a special committee at the State Comptroller's office authorized Netanyahu's request to make changes to his foreign and domestic investment portfolio.

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Israel must punish rabbis who preach hatred
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA)
by Anat Hoffman - (Opinion) August 27, 2012 - 12:00am

Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin apologized to Jamal Julany, one of the victims of a racist attack in Zion Square, during his visit to the 17-year-old. "We are sorry," said Rivlin, a Likud Party leader. He went on to say, "It is hard to see you hospitalized because of an inconceivable act" and "What happened is the responsibility of every leader and member of Knesset."

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Loose-Cannon or Bad Cop Lieberman?
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Media Line
by Linda Gradstein - (Opinion) August 26, 2012 - 12:00am

Give Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas a choice, Israel’s Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said this weekend. Either he must abandon his campaign for unilateral United Nations recognition and return to the negotiating table with no preconditions, or Israel will no longer see him as a legitimate partner and will launch a campaign to delegitimize him.

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Heading for an iceberg called Iran
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
by Yossi Verter - (Opinion) August 24, 2012 - 12:00am

For three and a half years, Benjamin and Sara Netanyahu paid occasional visits to the second floor of the President's Residence, where they shared an intimate dinner with Israel's No. 1 citizen, who lives there alone. From time to time, he visited them for a Shabbat-eve meal. In those 41 months, Shimon Peres served the prime minister loyally in the world's capitals, defended him, did PR for him, exalted and magnified him.

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Jerusalem lynch not surprising
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ynetnews
by Yehudit Oppenheimer - (Opinion) August 24, 2012 - 12:00am

The cruel attempted lynch in Jerusalem's Zion Square on the eve of Eid al-Fitr was not supposed to surprise us – the writing has been on the wall for a long time. This is why it is so hard to accept the fact that it took police a few days to admit that the attack on a Palestinian teen occurred in the heart of Jerusalem in front of a crowd – part of which egged the attackers on.

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Ashkenazi comes out against Iran strike
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ynetnews
by Itamar Eichner - August 24, 2012 - 12:00am

Former IDF Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi voiced his firm opposition to a strike in Iran on Thursday, Yedioth Ahronoth reported.

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The Decider
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Foreign Policy
by Oren Kessler - (Opinion) August 23, 2012 - 12:00am

Twenty years have passed since Israel first raised the alarm over Iran's nuclear program, 10 years since Iranian dissidents revealed the enrichment plant at Natanz, and roughly two since pundits started predicting an Israeli attack against the Islamic Republic. Today, never have so many Israelis from across the political spectrum agreed that a military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities could arrive within months.

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