PM stance on Palestinian contiguity debated
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post
by Herb Keinon - April 27, 2012 - 12:00am

Government officials played down Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s comments in a CNN interview this week expressing a seeming willingness for Palestinian contiguity, saying he was referring to the West Bank, and not necessarily a physical link from it to Gaza. Netanyahu, the officials said, has not publicly articulated a position on what he believes a link or “safe passage” between the West Bank and Gaza should look like in a possible future agreement.

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Biden: No president since Truman has done more for Israel than Obama
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA)
April 27, 2012 - 12:00am

WASHINGTON (JTA) -- Vice President Joe Biden said "no president since Harry Truman has done more for Israel’s security than Barack Obama." Biden delivered an attack Thursday on the foreign policies of Mitt Romney, the likely GOP candidate for president, a day after a top Romney surrogate, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), had launched a broadside on Obama's foreign policies. The exchange was seen as the launch of the 2012 general election season.

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An Anthem for All?
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jewish Daily Forward
(Editorial) April 26, 2012 - 12:00am

There are times when beautiful, soulful music can transport us to a new and challenging place, a place we might never have visited were we not swept along with song. Neshama Carlebach performs that sort of music — when, for instance, she mixes ancient Jewish tropes with the pulsating rhythms of an African American Baptist choir, creatively pushing the boundaries of expectation. The Forward thought there was no better artist to launch a musical conversation about whether and, if so, how the words of “Hatikvah” could be altered to include all Israel’s citizens.

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US: Outposts Not Helpful to Peace
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency
April 25, 2012 - 12:00am

JERUSALEM (Ma'an) -- The United States said Tuesday it was concerned by Israel's decision to sanction three settler outposts in the West Bank, as world powers warned of the negative impact on the peace process with Palestinians. An Israeli governmental committee earlier authorized the three outposts -- Bruchin, Sansana and Rechelim -- which were built on land Israel declared "state-owned" in the West Bank, an area it captured in the 1967 Middle East war and which Palestinians want as part of a future state.

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Iron Dome is an investment in Mideast stability
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA)
by Howard Berman - (Opinion) April 25, 2012 - 12:00am

This is a unique time in the Jewish calendar, a period when bitterness and sweetness are mixed together. The just concluded Passover holiday marks the journey of the Jewish people from slavery in Egypt to freedom in the Holy Land. Holocaust Remembrance Day commemorates the murder of 6 million innocent Jewish martyrs and heroes. Israeli Memorial Day is observed with solemnity as Israelis gather by the gravesides of their fallen soldiers, and is followed immediately by Israeli Independence Day, a joyous and celebratory occasion.

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The Crisis of Zionism
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times
by Paul Krugman - (Blog) April 24, 2012 - 12:00am

Something I’ve been meaning to do — and still don’t have the time to do properly — is say something about Peter Beinart’s brave book The Crisis of Zionism.

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When Michael Oren irked Bob Simon
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
by Natasha Mozgovaya - (Opinion) April 23, 2012 - 12:00am

Israeli Knesset members and diplomats have a long-term grudge against the CBS flagship program, "60 Minutes", over several critical reports that deal with the issues of Jewish settlements, the City of David and the Stuxnet computer worm. But Suday's segment of the program, dedicated to the exodus of the Palestinian Christians from cities like Bethlehem and Jerusalem, seemed to bring about record tensions.

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CBS's 'Strategic Terror Attack'
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jewish Daily Forward
by Nathan Guttman - (Blog) April 23, 2012 - 12:00am

A controversial report aired by CBS News has pitted Israel’s top envoy to the United States against the network’s flagship news show and now has the Jewish community up in arms.

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US: Torture law doesn't apply to PLO, PA
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters
April 19, 2012 - 12:00am

WASHINGTON - The Palestinian Authority and PLO cannot be sued under a 1991 US victim protection law over the alleged torture of an American in a West Bank prison, the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday, holding that the law only applies to individuals. The justices unanimously agreed with the Obama administration that the Torture Victim Protection Act allowed civil lawsuits in US courts only against a person who had engaged in torture or killing, not against groups.

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Fewer Israelis Immigrate to U.S.
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jewish Daily Forward
by Nathan Guttman - April 19, 2012 - 12:00am

The various laws of return seem to be working. Fewer Israelis are moving to the United States while a growing number of American Jews are immigrating to the Jewish state and more Israelis living abroad are making their way back home, new immigration statistics show. The numbers seem to herald a victory for Israel, which has taken bold steps to keep its citizens from moving away. But the immigration data may be more indicative of America’s economic woes than of Israel’s growing attractiveness.

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