Israel’s future depends on two states
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post
by David Halperin, Peter A. Joseph - (Opinion) August 6, 2012 - 12:00am

The Israel Policy Forum clearly struck a chord when it sent a letter signed by a politically diverse group of over 40 philanthropists and Jewish leaders to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu urging him not to adopt the Levy Report.

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Denial is no solution
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post
by Gershon Baskin - (Opinion) July 30, 2012 - 12:00am

I met an American-Jewish lawyer this morning who visits Israel frequently; she is a strong supporter of our country, and a proud Zionist. She has been on the liberal side of American politics her whole life, like most American Jews. She fought for civil rights in the 1960s. She was against the war in Vietnam. She was proud of Israel in 1967, worried in 1973, confused by the first Lebanon war, dismayed by Israel’s continued presence in Lebanon for 18 years.

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Not so easy
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Economist
(Editorial) July 28, 2012 - 12:00am

EVEN if an Israeli government were determined to remove Jewish settlements in the West Bank in order to make way for a Palestinian state, it would now be exceptionally hard to remove Jews living in the settlement of Kiryat Arba and in the nearby ancient city of Hebron, which has sites that are holy both to Jews and Muslims.

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A 12-step plan to sober up for peace
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post
by Douglas Bloomfield - (Opinion) July 26, 2012 - 12:00am

With the Arab world in turmoil from the Maghreb to the Gulf, few are paying much attention to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict these days. Libya, Tunisia and Egypt are experimenting with democracy and have new governments just feeling their way, and no one can be sure which way they will go. Syria is exploding in civil war, and while the Assad regime appears to be steadily weakening, it still has the most guns, tanks and planes. And Russia is running interference for the Assad regime at the United Nations to block international intervention.

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West Bank stalemate keeps the Right in power
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post
by Jay Bushinsky - (Opinion) July 26, 2012 - 12:00am

Under normal circumstances, the rash of suicides and attempted suicides by veteran Israelis unable to cope with their financial problems would be a powerful catalyst for change.

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Upgrading Palestine to non-member state in UN does not contradict with peace plan – Erekat
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)
July 25, 2012 - 12:00am

RAMALLAH, Juky 25 (KUNA) – A member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization, Dr. Saeb Erekat, said that approaching the General Assembly of the United Nations to seek a non-member state status for Palestine does not contradict with the peace process of the principle of two-state solution. During interviews conducted in the city of Areeha (Jericho) with the residing consuls, Eekat said that the Palestinian approach is a real focal point for the protection of two-state option.

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Leader: Now is not the time to give up on a two-state solution
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from New Statesman
(Editorial) July 19, 2012 - 12:00am

The window of opportunity for a “two-state solution” to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has long been narrowing. Should the Israeli prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, endorse the conclusions of the Levy report, he could close it for good. The report, produced by a government-appointed panel led by the former Supreme Court justice Edmund Levy, argues that Israel’s presence on the West Bank does not constitute an occupation and, therefore, that the 121 Jewish settlements in the region are legal under international law.

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After 20 Years, Moving Beyond Oslo
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The National Review
by Yossi Beilin, Rabbi Benny Elon - (Opinion) July 19, 2012 - 12:00am

Let us start with a rare activity in that twilight zone that is called the Middle East peace process: talking about things we agree upon. Regional leaders and experts on all sides of the discussion have declared the peace process to be dormant, if not dead. No meaningful negotiations have taken place in almost three years. The Obama administration is hiding its head in the sand. Rumors have replaced ideas and action.

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Five Reasons Why the Two-State Solution Just Won't Die
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Foreign Policy
by Aaron David Miller - (Opinion) July 16, 2012 - 12:00am

By all accounts it's time to say a kaddish -- the traditional Jewish prayer for the dead -- over the idea of a Palestinian state living side by side in peace and security with Israel.

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Israel frees hunger-striking Palestinian player
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press
by Ibrahim Barzak - July 11, 2012 - 12:00am

Dozens of Islamic militants fired rifles in the air Tuesday in a rousing homecoming for a member of the Palestinian national soccer team who was released by Israel after being held for three years without formal charges. The player, Mahmoud Sarsak, 25, had staged a hunger strike for more than 90 days to press for his release, winning support from international sports organizations. Israel accused Sarsak of being active in the violent Islamic Jihad group, a charge he denied while in custody.

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