U.S.-Israel tensions on Iran are boiling over
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA)
by Ron Kampeas - (Opinion) September 11, 2012 - 12:00am

WASHINGTON (JTA) -- Between the red lines, the deadlines, the diplomacy and the dress downs, the vaunted cooperation between Israel and the United States on whether and when to strike Iran seems to be in a free fall.

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ZOA's Uncertain Status
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jewish Daily Forward
by Josh Nathan-Kazis - September 11, 2012 - 12:00am

The Zionist Organization of America’s tax-exempt status has been revoked after the group missed three consecutive years of filings to the Internal Revenue Service, the Forward has learned. The 115-year-old Zionist group has not been allowed to accept tax-deductible donations since February.

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US rejects Netanyahu meeting request -Israel official
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters
by Allyn Fisher-Ilan - September 11, 2012 - 12:00am

JERUSALEM, Sept 11 (Reuters) - The White House has rejected a request by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to meet President Barak Obama in the United States this month, an Israeli official said on Tuesday, after a row erupted between the allies over Iran's nuclear programme.

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White House plays down reports of Netanyahu snub
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Los Angeles Times
by Paul Richter - September 11, 2012 - 12:00am

WASHINGTON — The White House struggled Tuesday to dispel reports that it had snubbed a request for a meeting this month from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as friction between the two allies again burst into the open.

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Obama or Romney? Makes little difference for Israel
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
by Eric H. Yoffie - (Opinion) September 10, 2012 - 12:00am

The conventions are finally over.  We have listened to the speeches, seen the videos, and read the platforms.  And as American Jews committed to the Jewish state, we can now say with confidence:  It makes very little difference to Israel who wins this election. There is a single American foreign policy on Israel, embraced by the two major parties, with some differences in style but very modest differences in substance.

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U.S. congressman confirms high-level U.S.-Israel spat over Iran
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters
by Tabassum Zakaria - September 7, 2012 - 12:00am

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blew up at the U.S. ambassador last month because he was "at wits' end" over what he sees as the Obama administration's lack of clarity on Iran's nuclear program, a U.S. congressman who was at the meeting said. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers, a Republican, made his first public comments about the late August meeting in Israel in an interview with Michigan's WJR radio on Tuesday.

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US official: Shapiro, Netanyahu had 'sharp confrontation'
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ynetnews
September 7, 2012 - 12:00am

The White House issued denials – but a senior US official confirmed a report published earlier this week in Yedioth Ahronoth which claimed that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu harshly criticized the Obama administration for not doing enough vis-à-vis the Iranian issue.

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Israel tries to ease differences with US over Iran
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Associated Press
by Josef Federman - September 5, 2012 - 12:00am

Israeli officials said Tuesday they are in close discussions with the United States over how to deal with the Iranian nuclear program, seeking to ease tensions that have emerged between the two allies over a possible Israeli military strike against Iran. The dialogue, in which Israel is looking for President Barack Obama to take a tough public position against Iran, suggests the odds of an Israeli attack in the near term have been reduced.

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Is Israel Preparing for Attack on Iran?
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Media Line
by Linda Gradstein - (Opinion) September 5, 2012 - 12:00am

In the past few weeks, the question has morphed from “Should Israel attack Iran to try to stop its nuclear program?” to “When will Israel attack Iran to try to stop its nuclear program?”   Israel seems to be increasing its preparations for that attack. Gas mask distribution has been ramped up, and newspapers are filled with bellicose statements, some of which are directed at Israel’s closest ally, the United States.  

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Rivlin says Obama doesn't understand Middle East
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post
by Lahav Harkov - September 5, 2012 - 12:00am

US President Barack Obama's administration does not understand the realities of the Middle East, Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin said Wednesday, amid ongoing speculation of a rift in US-Israel relations. "The fact that the Democrats removed a united Jerusalem as Israel's capital from their platform is more worrying than the argument over Iran," Rivlin told The Jerusalem Post. "The change may have far-reaching consequences."

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