Dennis Ross: Political Solution Still Possible with Iran
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Dar Al-Hayat
by Joyce Karam - (Interview) May 23, 2012 - 12:00am

As world powers make their way to Baghdad for another meeting with Iran in an attempt to resolve the nuclear standoff, former US negotiator Dennis Ross tells Al-Hayat that a political solution is still possible on the issue.

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Command and Control
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Foreign Policy
by Olivia Holt-Ivry, David Makovsky - (Opinion) May 23, 2012 - 12:00am

This week, the world's major powers resumed negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program. Should they fail, the specter of a possible Israeli strike looms large, seeming to grow more likely as Tehran's nuclear program advances. 

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Family seeks to block Hamas film
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press
May 21, 2012 - 12:00am

The family of a slain Hamas agent is seeking to block the release of a film being made in Israel about his assassination in a Dubai hotel in 2010. The killing of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh was widely blamed on Israel's Mossad spy agency. Emmanuel Nakash, the French-Israeli director of Kidon, or Spear, has said his film is not meant to be factual. In a plot twist, a gang of criminals murder Mabhouh to frame the Mossad. One scene shows Mabhouh, a senior figure in an Islamic fundamentalist group, flirting in a hotel bar.

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Israel's turn against the Assad regime
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Arab News
by Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed - (Opinion) May 18, 2012 - 12:00am

It is not natural for the Israeli political and military establishment just to watch the events and violence taking place along its borders. During the past one year, the Israeli government did not spell out any stand on the Syrian revolution, although it was one of the dangerous incidents facing Israel since 1973 War.

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Israel's military looks to the sea
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Los Angeles Times
by Edmund Sanders - (Analysis) May 11, 2012 - 12:00am

TEL AVIV — With the acquisition this month of a sixth German-made submarine, Israel is seeking to position itself as the region's undisputed naval powerhouse. From spying on enemies to intercepting illegal arms shipments to blockading the Gaza Strip, Israel's naval capabilities are playing a more prominent role in the nation's security. The latest advanced German sub, with a price tag of more than $500 million, is Israel's most expensive piece of military equipment.

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How Netanyahu's 'unity' government may affect Palestinians, Iran
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Christian Science Monitor
by Joshua Mitnick - May 8, 2012 - 12:00am

A stunning overhaul in the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could produce progress on the peace process with the Palestinians but also enhance Israeli threats to attack Iran’s nuclear program.

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Israeli court rules against Palestinian hunger strikers
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters
by Ali Sawafta - May 7, 2012 - 12:00am

RAMALLAH, WEST BANK May 7 (Reuters) - Israel's Supreme Court turned down on Monday an appeal by two Palestinians, who have been on hunger strike for the past 70 days, to free them from detention without trial. But in its decision, released by the Justice Ministry, the court said security authorities should consider freeing them for medical reasons.

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IDF Removes Key West Bank Roadblocks
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post
by Yaakov Katz - May 4, 2012 - 12:00am

  In an effort to improve Palestinian quality of life, the Civil Administration of Judea and Samaria removed a number of roadblocks on key roads throughout the West Bank in recent weeks.

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Israel's deep-sea dominance
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ynetnews
by Guy Bechor - (Opinion) May 4, 2012 - 12:00am

Quietly, underwater, Israel is turning into a maritime power like the United States and Russia, with an armada of advanced submarines. Germany recently agreed to provide Israel with a sixth Dolphin submarine; the Jewish state already has three. Two more will be arriving this and next year, and then the sixth one will come.

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Israel Takes Command of 4th Dolphin Class Sub
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua
May 3, 2012 - 12:00am

  JERUSALEM, May 3 (Xinhua) -- With a ceremonial smashing of a champagne bottle against the hull, Israel on Thursday took the helm of its fourth submarine at a German shipyard.

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