An Israeli conspiracy that never existed
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Arab News
by Abdulateef Al-Mulhim - (Editorial) February 7, 2011 - 1:00am

I have, since childhood, been hearing about an invisible thing called the Israeli conspiracy.

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The revolution isn't over yet
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Bitterlemons
by Ghassan Khatib - (Blog) February 7, 2011 - 1:00am

A PALESTINIAN VIEW Fourteen days into the massive public protests against Egypt's regime, it is still too early to deeply analyze the situation. Let us instead touch on some of the questions and problems that the revolution--as they call it in Egypt--is creating and trying to overcome.

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Israel says no to more Egyptian troops in Sinai
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post
by Yaakov Katz - February 7, 2011 - 1:00am

Senior army official: We don’t want it to seem as if the peace treaty is meaningless, particularly when there could be a regime change in Cairo. Fearing a complete breakdown of the peace treaty with Cairo, the government last week refused a second Egyptian request to allow it to deploy more military forces in Sinai, The Jerusalem Post has learned.

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Overkill in Orange County
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Los Angeles Times
(Editorial) February 7, 2011 - 1:00am

When 11 students affiliated with the Muslim Student Union at UC Irvine disrupted a speech by the Israeli ambassador to the United States last year, they no doubt knew there would be consequences. Rather than staging a traditional protest — by leafleting, say, or holding up signs expressing their disapproval — they attended the event as members of the audience and then stood up, one by one, and shouted the ambassador down more than a dozen times.

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Protesters rally in Ramallah in solidarity with Egyptians
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency
February 7, 2011 - 1:00am

Protesters rallied in Ramallah on Saturday in solidarity with the Egyptian people's uprising against their government. Residents, students and civil society representatives raised Egyptian flags and posters calling on the Egyptian president to resign. Protesters held banners including "From Ramallah to Tahrir Square, the people want change," and "Down with oppressive regimes." Palestinian lawmaker Hanan Ashrawi attended the rally, as did Mamdouh Al-Ikir, the commissioner general of the Independent Commission for Human Rights.

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Palestinian security suppressing West Bank fervor over Egypt protests
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
by Amira Hass - February 7, 2011 - 1:00am

The European-trained Palestinian Special Police Force has become a leading security apparatus in the West Bank.

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Huckabee of Judea
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Washington Post
by Glenn Kessler - February 7, 2011 - 1:00am

"There are vast amounts of territory that are in the hands of Muslims, in the hands of Arabs. Maybe the international community can come together and accommodate" the Palestinians

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A Plan for Peace That Still Could Be
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times
by Bernard Avishai - (Editorial) February 7, 2011 - 1:00am

The street demonstrations roiling the Arab world have riveted and moved many Americans, who have visions of democracy sweeping through northern Africa and the Middle East. As I write this, Hosni Mubarak, Egypt’s president, has announced he will not stand for re-election, as has Yemen’s longtime ruler, Ali Abdullah Saleh. Tunisia’s ruler fled, and the nation has a new government; King Abdullah of Jordan replaced his own cabinet and now has a prime minister who promises reform. There are even stirrings in Syria.

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A Plan for Peace That Still Could Be
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times
by Bernard Avishai - (Editorial) February 7, 2011 - 1:00am

The street demonstrations roiling the Arab world have riveted and moved many Americans, who have visions of democracy sweeping through northern Africa and the Middle East. As I write this, Hosni Mubarak, Egypt’s president, has announced he will not stand for re-election, as has Yemen’s longtime ruler, Ali Abdullah Saleh. Tunisia’s ruler fled, and the nation has a new government; King Abdullah of Jordan replaced his own cabinet and now has a prime minister who promises reform. There are even stirrings in Syria.

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A Plan for Peace That Still Could Be
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times
by Bernard Avishai - (Editorial) February 7, 2011 - 1:00am

The street demonstrations roiling the Arab world have riveted and moved many Americans, who have visions of democracy sweeping through northern Africa and the Middle East. As I write this, Hosni Mubarak, Egypt’s president, has announced he will not stand for re-election, as has Yemen’s longtime ruler, Ali Abdullah Saleh. Tunisia’s ruler fled, and the nation has a new government; King Abdullah of Jordan replaced his own cabinet and now has a prime minister who promises reform. There are even stirrings in Syria.

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