Author: Israel can claim the title of the most racist state in the developed world
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
by Revital Hovel - June 26, 2012 - 12:00am

Israeli culture is no less toxic than fanatic Islam, and the country's discriminatory attitude toward Mizrahi Jews and Arabs qualifies it for the title of "most racist state," prominent Israeli author Sami Michael said on Monday. "Israel can claim the title of most racist state in the developed world," Michael, who heads the Association for Civil Rights in Israel, said at the opening of an international conference of the Association for Israel Studies at Haifa University.

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Does Shin Bet exploit family to pressure detainees?
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ynetnews
by Elior Levy - June 26, 2012 - 12:00am

A group advocating for the rights of torture victims claimed on Tuesday that the Shin Bet continues to exploit suspects' family members to pressure detainees to confess.

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The police turned Israel's nonviolent protest into terror
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
by Merav Michaeli - (Opinion) June 25, 2012 - 12:00am

"Our policy is to use force to restore quiet," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared Sunday, at the start of the weekly cabinet meeting. And the translation: "Force," i.e., disproportionate violence; "quiet," i.e., suppression of the opposition that interferes with our ability to rule and do whatever we feel like doing; "to restore," i.e., it had previously been quiet, everything was in order and we just want to return things to that previous state.

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Palestinian disinheritance sponsored by Oslo
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
by Akiva Eldar - (Opinion) June 25, 2012 - 12:00am

It's a shame the police don't show the same determination treating the settlers who invade private Palestinian land as they do evicting the temporary settlers on Tel Aviv's Rothschild Boulevard. It's a shame the social justice activists ignore the creeping eviction by the Israeli government in the occupied territories.

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Back to school: Ben-Gurion for beginners
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
by Tom Segev - (Opinion) June 22, 2012 - 12:00am

Education Minister Gideon Sa'ar has decided that during the next academic year, schools will concentrate on the leadership of David Ben-Gurion and Menachem Begin. This week it was reported that principals of Arab schools and several Arab intellectuals are upset about the decision, claiming that it's designed to impose the Zionist narrative on Arab students. But if the teachers know how to deal with the subject matter, Sa'ar could well come to regret his initiative.

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Israel should wait with peace deal until Mideast unrest ends, former envoy says
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
by Amos Harel - (Opinion) June 22, 2012 - 12:00am

For decades Prof. Itamar Rabinovich has studied the Middle East, analyzing Israel's complex status in the region and documenting its attempts to achieve peace with its neighbors. For four years (1993-1996) he himself took an active part in the diplomatic efforts as Israel's ambassador to the United States and head of the Israeli delegation to negotiations with Syria, as Yitzhak Rabin's envoy. (After Rabin's assassination, Rabinovich continued as ambassador under Shimon Peres but not as head of the delegation.)

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The game of buying time
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Al-Ahram
by Saleh Al-Naami - (Opinion) June 22, 2012 - 12:00am

It is difficult to keep track of how many media interviews Shaul Mofaz, acting Israeli prime minister, was given to publicise a political initiative aiming at reviving negotiations with the Palestinian Authority (PA). In order to make his initiative seem serious, Mofaz declared that re-launching talks will be based on 1967 borders, and that he will seek to meet with PA President Mahmoud Abbas to present the proposal to him.

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'Israel in a unique place to make peace with Arabs'
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post
June 20, 2012 - 12:00am

Former Mossad chief Meir Dagan asserted that the Arab Spring and changes taking place in the region could have a positive effect on Israel's chances to improve its relations with Arab states, speaking on a panel at the Presidential Concerence in Jerusalem Wednesday. "The radicals in the Arab League are no longer there and a range of mutual interests that require regional cooperation provide an incredible opportunity for fostering peaceful relations," Dagan said.

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Lally Weymouth’s interview with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Washington Post
by Lally Weymouth - (Interview) June 20, 2012 - 12:00am

Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak sat down this week with The Washington Post’s Lally Weymouth. Excerpts: Q. An Israeli was killed this week in the south by someone from the Sinai. How do you see the situation in the Sinai?

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UN expert slams censorship by Israel, Palestinians
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from CBS News
June 20, 2012 - 12:00am

GENEVA — The government of Israel, the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank and Hamas in Gaza are all unduly limiting free speech through restrictive laws, intimidation and censorship, a U.N. human rights expert said Tuesday. The global body's independent investigator on freedom of expression, Frank La Rue, said the measures have had a chilling effect on the work of journalists and peaceful activists, and urged Israel and the Palestinians to uphold international standards on free speech.

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