November 15th

An endless war ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ynetnews by Eitan Haber - (Opinion) November 15, 2012 - 1:00am The seculars among us congratulated the IDF on Wednesday while the religious between us prayed for the army and for the State of Israel, as the IDF launched Operation Pillar of Defense in response to the unstoppable rocket fire from the Gaza Strip. » Read more

Calm things down ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz (Editorial) November 15, 2012 - 1:00am Ahmed Jabari, the Hamas chief of staff, was a military man who dedicated his life to war against Israel. His assassination yesterday by the Israel Defense Forces is supposed to send a message to Hamas, to the effect that it would do well to have more moderate figures as its leaders. However, past experience teaches that pinpoint assassinations of the heads of political movements and military organizations are not necessarily effective, and that they usually give rise to even more extreme leaders instead. » Read more

Ahead of Gaza offensive, Netanyahu's Israel did its best to lull Hamas to sleep ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Barak Ravid - (Opinion) November 15, 2012 - 1:00am » Read more

A call to U.S. progressive Jews: Support Israel's 'get tough' policy in Gaza ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Eric H. Yoffie - November 15, 2012 - 1:00am The government of Israel has launched a military operation in Gaza. It is an operation that is justified, and in fact overdue. American Jews across the political spectrum should be offering their support. » Read more

Israel goes for broke in targeting Hamas military chieftain ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua by Gur Salomon - (Analysis) November 15, 2012 - 1:00am JERUSALEM, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- Israel's leadership unleashed its air power against Hamas's military chieftains in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday afternoon, locking on Ahmed al-Jaabari, the head of the group's military wing, and prompting the organization to "declare war" on Israel. » Read more

Another Israel-Gaza War? ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times (Editorial) November 14, 2012 - 1:00am No country should have to endure the rocket attacks that Israel has endured from militants in Gaza, most recently over the past four days. The question is how to stop them permanently. » Read more

Operation Cast Lead 2.0 ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Foreign Policy by Hussein Ibish - (Opinion) November 14, 2012 - 1:00am Israel's assassination of Hamas military commander Ahmed al-Jaabari in a missile attack has shattered the short-lived and fragile calm in the Gaza Strip, and could be another step in the transformation of the basic balance of power within Hamas -- and even the broader Palestinian national movement. » Read more

California Students Call for Israel Divestment ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) November 15, 2012 - 1:00am The student senate of the University of California, Irvine unanimously passed a non-binding resolution calling on the school to divest from companies doing business with Israel. » Read more

Author barred from Atlanta Jewish book festival ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press by Michael Biesecker - November 14, 2012 - 1:00am ATLANTA — An author whose outspoken criticism of Israel's occupation of the Palestinian West Bank got him banned from a Jewish book festival in Atlanta spoke Wednesday night at a sold-out event at an alternate location. » Read more

Obituary: Ahmad al-Jaabari (1960 - 2012) ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency November 15, 2012 - 1:00am GAZA CITY (Ma’an) -- An Israeli airstrike killed Ahmad Said Khalil al-Jaabari, Hamas' most senior military commander, in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday. Al-Jaabari was born in 1960 in the Shujaiyya neighborhood of Gaza City, where he obtained a bachelors degree in history from the Islamic University. The military leader survived several Israeli targeted assassination attempts and was lightly injured in one of the attempts in 2004. » Read more