UN envoy condemns Israel's eviction of Palestinian family
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency
April 19, 2012 - 12:00am

BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- A senior UN official on Wednesday condemned Israel's eviction of Palestinians from their homes in Beit Hanina, East Jerusalem. "Evictions of Palestinians from their homes and properties in occupied territory contravene international law, including the Fourth Geneva Convention, and should cease," said UN humanitarian coordinator Maxwell Gaylard in a statement. Israeli police on Wednesday evicted a Palestinian family from their home in Beit Hanina, shortly before Jewish settlers moved in.

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Settlers in West Bank outpost build new homes on private Palestinian land
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
by Amos Harel, Chaim Levinson, Jonathan Lis, Barak Ravid - April 19, 2012 - 12:00am

Some 20 homes that have been built in the Mitzpeh Cramim outpost during the past year could spark a similar coalition crisis to the one recently created by the Ulpana neighborhood in the settlement of Beit El, according to sources in the defense establishment. The prefabricated and permanent homes, in the outpost northeast of Ramallah, were all built on land that the state officially recognizes as being privately owned by Palestinians.

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Settlers, Palestinians Clash in Hebron
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ynetnews
by Elior Levy - April 18, 2012 - 12:00am

Palestinians threw stones at two Israeli teenage girls who were walking towards Givat Ha'avot neighborhood in the West Bank city of Hebron. One of the teens suffered a fracture to her hand and was treated at a local medical center. According to Palestinian sources, shortly after the incident, which took place on Tuesday night, a group of settlers arrived at several Palestinian homes in Hebron, called their owners out and confronted them about the incident.

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Being a Jew in Palestine
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jewish Daily Forward
by Beth Miller - (Opinion) April 18, 2012 - 12:00am

The first people I told were Safa and Imad. Good friends, they lived near me in the Aida Refugee Camp and invited me for lunch every Friday. I knew they were religious Muslims. Imad had told me that Israeli soldiers had killed his brother during the second intifada. But the topic of religion and politics was on the table, and now seemed like a good time.

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Netanyahu: Cabinet to vote on plan to legalize three West Bank outposts
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
by Barak Ravid - April 17, 2012 - 12:00am

Following the recommendations of Defense Minister Ehud Barak, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a meeting of Likud ministers on Tuesday that he will ask the cabinet to approve the status of the Bruchin, Sansana and Rachalim, respectively.

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From Yamit to the Jordan Valley, the IDF continues to force Arabs from their homes
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
by Amira Hass - (Analysis) April 16, 2012 - 12:00am

Last week, evacuees of Yamit marked the 30th anniversary of the demolition of their illegal settlement in the northern part of the Sinai Peninsula. Radio reports blithely skirted the fact that the construction of these Sinai settlements was preceded by mass destruction. Under orders from then-defense minister Moshe Dayan and Southern Command head Ariel Sharon, in 1972 the Israel Defense Forces secretly expelled 1,500 Bedouin families from the Al-Ramilat tribes, from a 140,000 dunam area.

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With West Focused on Iran, Netanyahu Moves to Expand Israeli Settlements
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Christian Science Monitor
by Ben Lynfield - April 12, 2012 - 12:00am

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is moving to expand Israeli settlements in the West Bank at a time when international attention is focused elsewhere, with President Obama gearing up for reelection and the West targeting Iran's nuclear program. Last week, the Netanyahu government took a variety of steps that, taken together, amount to a significant strengthening of Israel's hold in the West Bank, the biblically resonant territory occupied in 1967, which Palestinians claim as the heartland for their future state.

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How to Evacuate 100,000 Israelis From the West Bank
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Atlantic
by Zvika Krieger - (Opinion) April 12, 2012 - 12:00am

A two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is still possible. As part of my debate on this question with Robert Wright, who says "it's too late" as "there are just too many settlements," I offered some proposals on how to include the vast majority of settlers within a new Israeli border that would still allow for a viable and contiguous Palestinian state. Wright was not convinced, arguing that there are practical and political barriers to implementing those proposals. I still think he's wrong, and here's why.

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The case for a West Bank settlement boycott
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jewish Chronicle
by Michael Zigmond - (Opinion) April 12, 2012 - 12:00am

Imagine that a well-known American journalist publishes a book entitled, “Saving Israel.” His thesis: Israel must hold on to Judea and Samaria. He notes that Israel is the only country in the world dedicated to providing a safe haven for Jews and the only true democracy in the Middle East. He points out that Arabs living in Judea and Samaria, or “Palestinians,” are among the most prosperous in the Middle East.

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Irving Moskowitz, Controversial Backer Of Israeli Settlements, Gives $1 Million To Anti-Obama Super PAC
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Huffington Post
by Paul Blumenthal - (Blog) April 12, 2012 - 12:00am

WASHINGTON -- Even in the era of unbridled campaign contributions, Irving Moskowitz's $1 million donation in February to American Crossroads, the Karl Rove-linked super PAC, is eye-catching.

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