Israel, Palestinians may lose chance for two-state solution, Norway FM says
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
by Akiva Eldar - September 5, 2012 - 12:00am

The international community must consider how to relate to the import of goods that are produced in the settlements, "which we consider illegal according to international law," the Norwegian Foreign Minister, Jonas Gahr Store told Haaretz on the eve of his visit to Jerusalem and Ramallah. Store, head of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee - a donor support group to the Palestinian Authority - said that Norway would "consider various options to demonstrate its policy in regard to the expansion of the settlements."

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Requiem for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
by Carlo Strenger - (Opinion) August 30, 2012 - 12:00am

Nachum Barnea is considered to be one of Israel’s most influential journalists, independent in his judgment, fair and balanced in his reporting and analysis. A few days ago he wrote an outspoken column in which he comes to the conclusion that the settlement project has reached its goal: the situation on the ground is irreversible, and the two-state solution is no longer possible.

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What Abbas should say to Israel
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post
by Gershon Baskin - (Opinion) August 27, 2012 - 12:00am

To the people of Israel, We, the Palestinian people, seek peace with you, the people of Israel. We seek our independence, in a state of our own, just like you, as your neighbors, living side by side, Palestine next to Israel. I bring before you historic proof of our intentions, as we have let it be known to the entire world. Our intentions are real, our desire for peace, genuine, our plans for the future, peaceful. On November 15, 1988, in front of the world, and in front of our people, and in our Arabic language we declared our Declaration of Independence:

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Two-state solution "most realistic" for Israelis, Palestinians: UN official
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua
August 23, 2012 - 12:00am

A senior UN official on Wednesday described the two-state solution as "the best available and most realistic option for the Israelis and Palestinians, saying that the international community should make more efforts to bring the two parties closer to such a solution, which was widely backed in the world.

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Oslo deal was good for the Jews
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ynetnews
by Dov Weissglas - (Opinion) August 21, 2012 - 12:00am

In the first clause of Basic Law: The President of the State, it is written that "a president shall stand at the head of the State." The head of state not only has the right to express his opinion on such an existential issue as the timing of a strike in Iran – he has an obligation to do so.

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Palestinian Statehood Could Be Escape Strategy
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jewish Daily Forward
by J.J. Goldberg - (Opinion) August 14, 2012 - 12:00am

As the Palestinians prepare for another attempt to win recognition as a state at the United Nations General Assembly, President Obama has a rare opportunity to show true friendship for Israel in a way that sets him apart from and ahead of his rival. He can welcome the Palestinian request and promise to support it. On certain conditions, that is. How in heaven’s name could supporting a U.N. Palestine resolution be an act of friendship toward Israel? Simple: It could restart negotiations, with Israel in a stronger position.

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A zoning intifada
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
by Amira Hass - (Opinion) August 13, 2012 - 12:00am

"How can you watch this and keep on using diplomatic language?" I asked, not expecting an answer from the three European Union diplomats in whose car I rode through the southern Hebron hills last Wednesday. By "this" I meant the sickening disparity between the lush green vegetation and the abundance of new homes in the Jewish settlements and the avalanche of demolition orders issued against tents and jury-rigged shanties where Palestinians live on their own land and 30 liters of water per person (because of Israel's refusal to connect them to the water grid ).

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Preferring regional war to chances of peace
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
by Akiva Eldar - (Opinion) August 13, 2012 - 12:00am

The Arab Spring, it transpires, is not exactly what we thought it would be.

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Netanyahu is burying the two state solution
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
by Carlo Strenger - (Opinion) August 13, 2012 - 12:00am

Benjamin Netanyahu certainly has remarkable tactical acumen, even though many question his long-term strategic wisdom. In addition he is lucky: he has now found unexpected allies who will make sure that he stays in power for at least another term: Islamic Jihadists in Gaza and Sinai. By the end of his next term, the two state solution will be discarded in the dustbin of history, as he has wished from the outset.

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Israeli FM's anti-Abbas remarks anger Palestinian leadership
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua
August 8, 2012 - 12:00am

Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman's comments against Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas angered the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) on Wednesday. Nabil Abu Rdineh, a PNA spokesman, said the Israeli foreign minister's statements "reveal the mentality of killing peace and fueling conflict."

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