Israel violates Egypt-brokered prisoner deal: PNA
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua
May 22, 2012 - 12:00am

RAMALLAH, May 22 (Xinhua) -- The Palestinian National Authority (PNA) said on Tuesday that Israel has violated an Egypt-brokered prisoner deal that demands the transfer of 18 Palestinians it jailed from solitary confinement to regular cells. Palestinian Minister of Prisoners Affairs Eissa Qaraqe' said Israel is still holding one prisoner in solitary confinement, pointing to its "intention to evade the articles of the agreement. "

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Court to announce Rachel Corrie verdict on Aug. 28
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency
May 21, 2012 - 12:00am

BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- An Israeli court on August 28 will announce the verdict of a civil lawsuit against the State of Israel for the killing of Rachel Corrie, a foundation in her name said this week. The 23-year-old peace activist was killed on March 16, 2003 while nonviolently protesting the demolition of a Palestinian home in Gaza.

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Lieberman is 'unbearable', says Austrian minister
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press
May 21, 2012 - 12:00am

VIENNA // Austria's defence minister has called Israel's foreign minister, Avigdor Lieberman, "unbearable" because of his insistence on hawkish policies regarding the Middle East peace process and Iran. Sunday newspaper Die Presse quoted Norbert Darabos as saying that Israel's government is using "external enemies" to divert attention from domestic social problems. The centre-left politician is also quoted as saying that Mr Lieberman "is unbearable as a member of the Israeli government."

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Israel skeptical of Iranian nuke deal with UN
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press
by Josef Federman - May 21, 2012 - 12:00am

JERUSALEM — Israel's defense minister voiced skepticism on Tuesday over an agreement by Iran to open up its nuclear facilities to U.N. inspectors, saying the Iranians are trying to create a "deception of progress" to save off international pressure.

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Interpol 'refuses to help' in Arafat adviser case
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency
May 18, 2012 - 12:00am

BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Interpol is refusing to cooperate with Palestinian prosecutors to summon a former presidential economic adviser to the West Bank to answer corruption charges, the attorney-general said Friday. Ahmad al-Mughni told Ma'an that Muhammad Rashid, who served former President Yasser Arafat, has failed to respond to repeated summons.

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N. Cyprus warns Israel against airspace violations
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post
May 18, 2012 - 12:00am

Northern Cyprus on Thursday warned Israel against violating its airspace, Anatolia news agency reported, just one day after Israel was accused of violating northern Cypriot airspace. According to the report, Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu phoned Israel's ambassador to Cyprus over this issue, warning him against repeated offenses.

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Israel wants Olympic silence for Munich
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Independent
by Donald MacIntyre - May 18, 2012 - 12:00am

Israel urged the international community yesterday to overturn the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) “unacceptable” rejection of its request for a minute’s silence during London 2012 in memory of the 11 athletes murdered at the 1972 Munich games.

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Israel ranked alongside Iran as one of countries with most negative global influence
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
by Barak Ravid - May 17, 2012 - 12:00am

Israel has been ranked in the top four countries that most negatively influence the word, according to a global public opinion poll conducted by the BBC. The poll, which surveyed citizens from 22 countries around the world, places Iran in first place, with 55 percent of those surveyed rating it as a negative country. Pakistan ranked second with 51 percent, and in joint third place were Israel and North Korea, with 50 percent of respondents negatively evaluating both countries.

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Israel's Image Revisted
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Foreign Policy
by Aaron David Miller - (Opinion) May 16, 2012 - 12:00am

Writing in the Wall Street Journal this week on the occasion of Israeli Independence Day, Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren penned a powerful op-ed on the erosion of Israel's image. His conclusion: Israel's image has deteriorated in large part because of a "systematic delegitimization of the Jewish state."

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Israel shows off its homeland security technologies to international visitors
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA)
by Mati Wagner - May 14, 2012 - 12:00am

JERUSALEM (JTA) -- Israel’s security technologies were on display as the country hosted two separate international contingents. An Interpol European Regional Conference brought 110 senior law enforcement officers from 49 countries to Tel Aviv, while a homeland security conference drew 37 mayors from two dozen worldwide cities to sites throughout Israel last week.

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