Ambassador: Regulations for Palestinians' entry to Egypt not changed
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency
July 24, 2012 - 12:00am

Procedures for Palestinians entering Egypt have not changed, despite earlier reports that restrictions had been eased, Cairo's ambassador to the Palestinian Authority said Monday. Yasser Othman told Ma'an that regulations for Palestinians' entry to Egypt were still applicable, although Palestinians arriving in Egypt would be granted a 48 -72 hour visa to transit the country in limited cases.

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Jerusalem municipality asks IDF to take responsibility for residents who live east of the separation fence
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
by Nir Hasson, Chaim Levinson - July 24, 2012 - 12:00am

The Jerusalem municipality director-general has asked the IDF to take responsibility for handling civilian matters pertaining to Jerusalem residents east of the separation fence. The director-general, Yossi Heiman, made this request at a municipality meeting three weeks ago, saying the Israel Defense Forces' Civil Administration could increase its responsibilities.

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Palestinians, visa-free
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The National
(Editorial) July 24, 2012 - 12:00am

Early yesterday morning, seven Palestinians were allowed entry into Egypt through Cairo International Airport. Nothing too special, you might think. But these seven were allowed in without the usual security clearances and visas, making it the first time in years that Palestinians had been allowed visa-free entry into Egypt.

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Palestinian-American among theater shooting victims
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency
July 24, 2012 - 12:00am

BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- A young Palestinian-American woman is among the dead after a gunman opened fire in a US theater last Friday, killing 12 people and injuring 70, her family confirmed on Tuesday. Jessica Ghawi, 24, was an aspiring journalist who had moved to Aurora, Colorado to pursue a broadcast career, according to her brother Jordan, 26, who lives in Texas. Jordan told Ma'an that Ghawi was a Palestinian-American. "My father is a Christian Arab from Palestine," he said Tuesday.

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Ramallah violence 'unjustified,' inquiry concludes
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency
July 24, 2012 - 12:00am

RAMALLAH (Ma’an) -- A committee to probe violence against protesters in Ramallah last month has concluded that attacks on civilians, including journalists, were unjustified, an official said Tuesday. Wasel Abu Yousif told Ma'an that President Mahmoud Abbas has received the report from the committee, which was formed by Munib al-Musri and included Abu Yousif, a PLO leader, and Ahmad Harb of the Independent Commission for Human Rights.

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West Bank: 103-Day Hunger Strike Ends
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press
July 23, 2012 - 12:00am

The longest-ever Palestinian hunger strike has ended after 103 days in exchange for Israel’s pledge that it would release the protesting prisoner five months early, said Kadoura Fares, the leader of a Palestinian advocacy group for prisoners. Sivan Weizman of the Israel Prison Authority confirmed that the prisoner, Akram Rikhawi, ended his hunger strike on Monday. Mr.

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South Sinai Gangs Smuggle Stolen Fuel Into Gaza, Israel
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Al-Masry Al-Youm
by Ayman Abou Zeid - July 23, 2012 - 12:00am

South Sinai residents have reported that organized gangs are smuggling state-subsidized fuel into the Gaza Strip and Israel through underground tunnels at the border.

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Egypt allowing Palestinians freer entry
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Associated Press
by Sarah El Deeb - July 23, 2012 - 12:00am

Egyptian and Palestinian officials say Egypt is allowing freer entry for Palestinians into the country, in an unprecedented move that eases long held travel restrictions particularly on Gazans but caused confusion among security agencies here. Airport officials said seven Gazans were allowed into Egypt Monday without the usual restrictions under which transiting Gazans under 40 years old were "deported" — taken in security escorts from the airport directly to Gaza, often after long detentions at the airport.

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Defying the occupation with a camcorder
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
by Amira Hass - (Opinion) July 23, 2012 - 12:00am

Eight or nine of those who "carry the burden," to use the jargon of the recent public discourse on military service in Israel, burst into the house in the middle of the night. Their weapons pointed, they wear camouflage helmets, backpacks with walkie-talkies, and streaks of paint on their faces. In the house: parents, four children (two boys, two girls ), a grandmother (paralyzed after a stroke ), and two friends.

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Drama meets daily life in Palestinian film
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters
by Noah Browning - July 23, 2012 - 12:00am

Brazen and in broad daylight, "Israeli infantry" plunge deep into the West Bank Palestinian capital of Ramallah, hoisting a flag atop a makeshift checkpoint. A motley crowd of children, veiled ladies and young men in jeans chant defiantly in the summer sun at the soldiers clad in olive drab and facing them with rifles. A clash looms. "Cut!" Director Rashid Masharawi steps into the fray, his cargo shorts and straw sun hat breaking the illusion created by the actors and production company at the set of feature-length film "Palestine Stereo".

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