Palestinians Renew Push for Enhanced U.N. Status
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times
by Isabel Kershner - November 9, 2012 - 1:00am

JERUSALEM — A Palestinian official in the West Bank said Friday that the distribution of a draft resolution at the United Nations headquarters in New York a day earlier was the “first big step” toward a vote this month on enhancing the Palestinians’ status in the General Assembly.

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Gaza: Boy Killed as Militants Clash With Israeli Force
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times
by Fares Akram - (Analysis) November 8, 2012 - 1:00am

A Palestinian boy was kille

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Fatah says Hamas bans Arafat event in Gaza
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency
(Analysis) November 8, 2012 - 1:00am

Fatah sources said Thursday that the Hamas government in the Gaza Strip was refusing to allow an anniversary event marking the death of Yasser Arafat. 

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Barak: Palestinian UN bid must be delayed
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post
by Tovah Lazaroff - November 8, 2012 - 1:00am

Israel and the US must delay Palestinian unilateral statehood moves at the UN until after the Israeli elections, Defense Minister Ehud Barak said on Wednesday night. He spoke on Channel 10 hours after US President Barack Obama was elected to a second four-year term. “We have a joint interest, ours and theirs, to delay the Palestinian UN bid for nonmember state,” he said. “This has to be done now, immediately.”

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Palestinians hope Obama changes Middle East policy
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua
November 7, 2012 - 1:00am

 

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Sovereignty over occupied territories
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jordan Times
by Kamel S. Abu Jaber - (Opinion) November 7, 2012 - 1:00am

A voice is being heard loud in the wilderness of Arab politics. It carries with it the weight of experience and a deep knowledge of Arab politics. It is the voice of HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal, joined, lately, by that of Farouk Qaddoumi of the Palestine Liberation Organisation.

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Israel preparing to ‘ensure collapse’ of Palestinian U.N. bid
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Agence France Presse (AFP)
November 6, 2012 - 1:00am

Israel is preparing to counter a Palestinian bid for enhanced United Nations status later this month, a foreign ministry spokesman told AFP on Tuesday. The comments came as Israel’s private Channel 10 reported that Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman last month pledged to ensure the “collapse” of the Palestinian Authority if the bid for non-member status at the General Assembly goes forward.

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Abbas tries to put Palestinian issue back on Israeli political agenda
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua
by Adam Gonn - (Analysis) November 6, 2012 - 1:00am

JERUSALEM, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian National Authority ( PNA) President Mahmoud Abbas over the weekend gave an interview to Israeli TV Channel 2, in which he touched on a number of issues that are central to Israeli-Palestinian relations, including the 1967 lines, the Palestinian refugees' right to return, and the Palestinian uprising.

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Is the Palestinian Prime Minister Serious About Resigning?
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from As-Safir
by Hani al-Masri - (Opinion) November 6, 2012 - 1:00am

Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad threatened to resign and demanded the formation of a factional government — in which top-tier leaders would participate — to confront the repercussions of the upcoming period, especially if Palestine were granted observer-state status [by the United Nations] and the Palestinians refused to be influenced by American and Israeli threats. What are the factors behind this threat to resign?

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Palestinians reject Netanyahu call to drop UN initiative
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters
by Jeffrey Heller - (Analysis) November 5, 2012 - 1:00am

The Palestinians will press ahead with a bid to upgrade their status at the United Nations, a senior official said on Monday

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