So sorry, President Obama, please forgive Netanyahu
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
by Yossi Sarid - (Opinion) November 8, 2012 - 1:00am

Only my closest friends are aware of the hasty steps I was contemplating if Barack Hussein Obama had been denied a second term. That would have been really much too much for me; there's a limit. Do I have strength of stone and flesh of brass? That's just what we would've needed, for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to win not just here, but there - when winning there is more important. The three-stranded rope - Sheldon Adelson, Mitt Romney and Netanyahu - would have been a wound around our necks and choked us. Now, at least, we can breathe.

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Obama the Second
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
by Gideon Levy - (Opinion) November 8, 2012 - 1:00am

They could turn out to be the winning duo, the ones who bring about an agreement with the Palestinians: a furious U.S. President Barack Obama opposite a gambling Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (who lost the gamble). If a second-term Obama obeys his heart and logic, his moral code and values, and American and world interests, then we can expect an old-new president in the White House. A president who will translate his anger against Netanyahu into pressure on Israel to finally end the occupation.

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Palestinians Show Lukewarm Reaction to Obama’s Reelection
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Media Line
by Diana Atallah - November 7, 2012 - 1:00am

Ramallah - Palestinians reacted lukewarmly to the news of U.S. President Barack Obama’s reelection for a second term, saying they are not hopeful this will improve their situation.

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Israel ready to resume peace talks with Palestinians without preconditions
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua
November 7, 2012 - 1:00am

JERUSALEM, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the Quartet's (U.S., UN, EU and Russia) middle east envoy Tony Blair that he is ready to resume peace negotiations with the Palestinians without preconditions. Netanyahu met with Blair on Wednesday during the latter's visit to Israel and responded to remarks made by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas recently.

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An open letter to Netanyahu: It's time to speak to Abbas
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
by David Grossman - (Opinion) November 6, 2012 - 1:00am

What are you waiting for, Benjamin Netanyahu? Mahmoud Abbas, the head of the Palestinian Authority, said in an interview on Israeli television that he is willing to return to Safed, his hometown, as a tourist. Implicit in his words is the most explicit renunciation of the "right of return" that an Arab leader is capable of uttering at this time, before the start of negotiations. So, why are you waiting?

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Yes to Abbas
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
(Editorial) November 5, 2012 - 1:00am

After too many months spent almost exclusively dealing with the prospect of a nuclear Iran, Israelis have gotten a reminder about another

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Palestinian statehood doesn’t threaten Israel — but stalled peace process might, internal Foreign Ministry report says
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Times of Israel
by Raphael Ahren - November 5, 2012 - 1:00am

The Palestinian statehood bid at the United Nations does not delegitimize Israel, Jerusalem’s demand for recognition as a Jewish state does nothing for the country’s legitimacy, and the stalled peace process harms Israeli interests. All these assertions, which read like the talking points of a European government or a pro-Palestinian NGO, are found in a report written by a senior official in the Foreign Ministry, of Israel.

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Encountering Peace: The leader and the leaderless
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post
by Gershon Baskin - (Editorial) November 5, 2012 - 1:00am

What Palestinian Authority chairman had to say to the people of Israel in his interview on Channel 2 on Friday night, I heard months ago in private meetings with him, following which I wrote detailed reports and analysis for Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. Just to recap his main points for any who may have missed the interview: 1. As long as he is chairman of the PA, there will be no third intifada and no return to violence.

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Barak to Haaretz: Netanyahu government should have done more to advance peace
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
by Barak Ravid - November 4, 2012 - 12:00am

Defense Minister Ehud Barak this weekend criticized the way Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman have handled relations with the Palestinian Authority over the last four years, telling Haaretz in an interview: "The last government should have done much more to advance the peace process vis-a-vis [Palestinian President Mahmoud] Abbas."

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Becoming a people that shall dwell alone
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
by Shaul Arieli - (Opinion) November 1, 2012 - 12:00am

When the election is over, the next Israeli government might have to begin talks with the Palestinians.

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