Why Israeli Settlers Shot an Unarmed Palestinian
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Atlantic
by Robert Wright - (Opinion) May 22, 2012 - 12:00am

When West Bank settlers shoot at unarmed Palestinians while Israeli soldiers look on without intervening, that's a story--especially when one of the Palestinians suffers a head wound.

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New Israeli unity government faces test on settlement issues
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua
by Adam Gonn, Yang Zhiwang - (Analysis) May 21, 2012 - 12:00am

JERUSALEM, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Time is ticking down for the Israeli government to decide how it will deal with two court orders demanding that an outpost and a settlement neighborhood be demolished. The Supreme Court has ruled that the Migron outpost is to be cleared by Aug. 1 and that the Ulpana neighborhood of the Beit-El settlement is to be evacuated, since both were deemed illegal by the court.

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Group: Palestinian shot as Israeli troops stood by
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press
May 21, 2012 - 12:00am

JERUSALEM — An Israeli human rights group has released a video that suggests Israeli soldiers stood by while Jewish settlers opened fire on Palestinians in the West Bank, wounding one.

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Settlers filmed shooting at Palestinian protesters?
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from BBC News
May 21, 2012 - 12:00am

It is the sort of incident that we often hear about, but almost never get to see. This time, thanks to B'Tselem, we have graphic video evidence of what happened. The picture the videos paint is disturbing. It appears to show Jewish settler youths attacking a Palestinian village; later heavily armed Jewish settlers shooting at, and wounding, a Palestinian man, and most disturbing of all, Israeli soldiers standing by and doing nothing to prevent the shooting.

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Knesset passes bill granting tax benefits to settlement donations
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ynetnews
by Moran Azulay - May 21, 2012 - 12:00am

The Knesset plenum on Monday passed in second and third reading a bill to amend the Income Tax Act, by which those who donate to settlements will enjoy tax benefits.

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Israel blasts foreign proposal on settlement goods
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press
by Amy Teibel - May 20, 2012 - 12:00am

JERUSALEM — The Palestinian campaign to boycott goods produced in Jewish settlements in the West Bank has received a boost from abroad with an unprecedented South African proposal to have the name of Israel dropped from labels on merchandise made in the settlements. The South African government issued a notice saying it wants to require merchants "not to incorrectly label products that originate from the Occupied Palestinian Territory as products of Israel."

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Talk on possible EU boycott of Israeli settlements stirs controversy
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Al-Arabiya
May 20, 2012 - 12:00am

Irish Foreign Minister Eamon Gilmore’s recent statements that he may push for an EU wide boycott of products from Israeli settlements if Israel does not quickly change its settlements policy in Palestinian territories has stirred controversy. Gilmore, whose country will take over the rotating presidency of the European Union in January 2013, also said his government may seek to have certain extremist Israeli settlers banned from the EU if they do not stop their violence in settlement areas, according to a report by the Irish Times.

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Palestinians see settlements thwarting state
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters
by Samia Nakhoul - May 18, 2012 - 12:00am

JERUSALEM, May 18 (Reuters) - Surrounded by aides, including one whose only task seems to be light his cigarettes, Mahmoud Abbas sits in a vast presidential office and speaks of his ambition to create a Palestinian state. But outside his sprawling compound on the hills of the West Bank town of Ramallah reality on the ground is different - his dream is being built over by ever-expanding Jewish settlements.

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Michael Sfard, the Israeli lawyer battling illegal settlements
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Christian Science Monitor
by Ben Lynfield - (Interview) May 18, 2012 - 12:00am

Young lawyer Michael Sfard has achieved something that the White House and left-leaning Israeli political leaders could not. His legal work on behalf of Palestinian clients is compelling Israel in at least two instances to roll back back Jewish settlements.

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Israeli army demolishes 2 illegal W. Bank outposts
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua
May 17, 2012 - 12:00am

JERUSALEM, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Israeli police and army units evacuated and razed two illegally-built structures in two West Bank outposts near Ramallah overnight Thursday, due to what they said was lack of proper building permits. Police at the Ramat Migron and nearby Oz Tzion communities detained six Israelis at both areas on charges of trespassing in a closed military area, disturbing the peace, and interfering with a public employee, according to The Jerusalem Post.

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