The Real Cost of Israel's Settlers
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Yedioth Ahronoth
by Yael Gvirtz - (Opinion) June 13, 2012 - 12:00am

The only difference between the hate crime perpetrated at Neve Shalom ("Oasis of Peace," a cooperative village jointly established by Jewish and Arab citizens of Israel as a model of coexistence) and others is that the target this time around was an Israeli village.

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Fatah official: Israeli govt's settler push renews UN option
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency
June 13, 2012 - 12:00am

A Fatah official warned on Tuesday that the Israeli government is working for the interests of settlers, leaving the Palestinian Authority in an impasse that pushes UN membership to the fore again. Fatah Central Committee member Mahmoud al-Aloul told Ma'an that the cabinet led by Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu did not show any interest in negotiations, but is dominated by pushing settlement activities.

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Make a choice: Settlements or democracy
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post
by Tal Harris - (Opinion) June 13, 2012 - 12:00am

The events surrounding last week’s Knesset vote on the illegal Ulpana outpost seemed like a vindication of Israeli democracy for many of its citizens. The Supreme Court ruling to evacuate 30 families living on Palestinian land was upheld, as was the notion that Israel’s democracy and the rule of law can exist side by side with its expanding presence in the West Bank. This is fiction.

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Israel Must Move Toward a Two-State Solution
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Huffington Post
by John Lyndon - (Blog) June 13, 2012 - 12:00am

The events surrounding last week's Knesset vote on the illegal Ulpana outpost seemed like a vindication of Israeli democracy for many of its citizens. The Supreme Court ruling to evacuate 30 families living on Palestinian land was upheld, as was the notion that Israel's democracy and the rule of law can exist side by side with its expanding presence in the West Bank. This is a fiction.

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Palestinians enjoy land victory in Israeli courts
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters
by Noah Browning - June 12, 2012 - 12:00am

More used to enduring eviction orders than enforcing them, Palestinians are relishing the Israeli government's discomfort as it struggles to evacuate five settler buildings in the occupied West Bank. Israel's supreme court upheld a petition by a group of Palestinian landowners last month, mandating a demolition order by July 1 against the apartment blocs that sit on Ulpana Hill above the Palestinian village of Dura al-Qara.

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Pro-settler vandals suspected in anti-Arab assaults
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters
June 11, 2012 - 12:00am

Suspected Israeli pro-settler activists vandalised Palestinian cars in Jerusalem on Monday, their second attack in a week in apparent retribution for plans to move 30 settler families from illegally built homes. Israeli police are concerned there could be further attacks before a July 1 deadline to move the families.

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The warning - and the responsibility
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
(Editorial) June 11, 2012 - 12:00am

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's problematic attitude toward the National Security Council was at the center of the complaints voiced against him by former NSC head Uzi Arad. This attitude was also discussed in a State Comptroller's Report that is due to be released shortly.

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Ariel versus Academia
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Daily Beast
by Dov Waxman - (Opinion) June 11, 2012 - 12:00am

Israeli academia is about to suffer a major blow. Within the next few weeks, Israel’s Council for Higher Education, which oversees Israeli universities and colleges, is expected to approve the upgrade of Ariel College to full university status. This would be a big victory for right-wing political pressure and for the settlement enterprise in the West Bank, and it would greatly damage higher education in Israel.

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Hard Questions, Tough Answers with Yossi Alpher
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Americans For Peace Now
(Interview) June 11, 2012 - 12:00am

Yossi Alpher visited the Peace Now offices in DC last week, as Israel marked 45 years since the West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem were captured in the Six-Day War. 

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Israeli, Palestinian negotiators quietly meet
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Statesman
by Mohammed Daraghmeh - June 10, 2012 - 12:00am

Israeli and Palestinian negotiators have been meeting quietly in recent weeks in hopes of ending a three-year standstill in peace efforts, both sides confirmed Sunday. Officials acknowledged the agenda of the recent talks has been modest, and stressed there is no breakthrough in sight. Nonetheless, the revelations gave a small sign of hope that a formula can be found to restart formal negotiations addressing core issues.

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