US punched Bibi, Barak in the face
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ynetnews
by Attila Somfalvi - (Opinion) August 15, 2012 - 12:00am

Once every few years Israel needs a slap in the face to remember where it stands in the world. On Tuesday it was US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey who assumed the role of the responsible adult and slapped Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak, the duo orchestrating the national hysteria surrounding the possibility of an attack in Iran.

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Romney must stop playing politics with Israel
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ynetnews
by Frank R. Lautenberg - (Opinion) August 15, 2012 - 12:00am

The rhetoric coming from Republicans and their presidential candidate, Governor Mitt Romney, concerning the US relationship with Israel is downright dangerous. Republicans want to use our relationship with Israel as part of a political game – which is terrible for US national security and bad for Israel’s safety.

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The Politically Incorrect Guide to U.S. Interests in the Middle East
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Foreign Policy
by Aaron David Miller - (Opinion) August 15, 2012 - 12:00am

Foreign policy, including the use of military power, isn't an end in itself. It consists of tools and instruments designed to achieve specific and hopefully well-thought-out ends. Those ends -- let's call them interests -- are theoretically supposed to drive a country's foreign-policy strategy. Sounds pretty simple, right?

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Israeli Leaders Could Be Dissuaded From Striking Iran
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times
by Jodi Rudoren - August 15, 2012 - 12:00am

A former Israeli national security adviser said Wednesday that the prime minister and the defense minister told him this week they had not yet decided to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities and could be dissuaded from a strike if President Obama approved stricter sanctions and publicly confirmed his willingness to use military force.

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Contesting history: A tale of two Tekoas
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency
by Brandon Davis - (Opinion) August 13, 2012 - 12:00am

The Gush Herodion Development Corporation has big plans for Tekoa. Already boasting a pizza parlor, a swimming pool and a horse ranch, this idyllic "Jewish village" of approximately 1,600 will soon add six new buildings with eight "spacious" apartments each, designed by the architect Jacques Gabay.

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Jerusalem accuses South Africa of boycotting Israel
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post
by Herb Keinon - August 13, 2012 - 12:00am

Ambassador to South Africa Dov Segev-Steinberg will ask Pretoria for clarifications regarding what is viewed in Jerusalem as nothing less than a South African call for a boycott of Israel, diplomatic sources said on Monday.

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Bill Mandates Discussion of Sephardi Refugees
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jewish Daily Forward
by Nathan Guttman - (Opinion) August 12, 2012 - 12:00am

In a rare show of pre-election bipartisanship, lawmakers from both parties are sponsoring a bill that would link the plight of Palestinian refugees with that of Jews from Arab countries.

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Bibi and Barak: Enough Chatter, Decide Already!
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'ariv
by Ben Caspit - (Opinion) August 12, 2012 - 12:00am

You can all relax — in the last two weeks, nothing new has happened with regard to an attack on Iran. The cabinet hasn’t convened, the defense minister hasn’t summoned the IDF general staff and no new information has been received. Everything that is known today was known two months ago.

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Where's Ben-Gurion when you need him?
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ynetnews
by Eitan Haber - (Opinion) August 12, 2012 - 12:00am

I've been a part of the Israeli media and its system of government for over three decades, and yet I'm envious of those who know if we should thwart the Iranian nuclear program with a military strike or hold our fire and await further developments.

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Will Netanyahu and Barak Risk a Coup?
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Daily Beast
by Dimi Reider - (Opinion) August 10, 2012 - 12:00am

If there's anything that changed in our picture of the Israeli-Iranian stand-off after this morning's barrage of warlike headlines in all four Israeli dailies it's that the camps in the Israeli leadership were sharply brought to focus. In the pro-war corner: Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak. In the anti-war corner: Everybody. Literally everybody else. The punchline: They still wanna do it—and they just might.

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