November 15th

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

Israel attack on Gaza: Familiar tension, new circumstances ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Los Angeles Times by Edmund Sanders - November 15, 2012 - 1:00am JERUSALEM — Israel's surprise air assault on Gaza Strip militants killed the top military commander of Hamas and set the rivals on a familiar course that could end with another major confrontation — but in unpredictable new circumstances created by the "Arab Spring." » Read more

Palestine calls for UN action on Israeli strikes on Gaza Strip ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua November 15, 2012 - 1:00am UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- Palestine on Wednesday called on the United Nations and its Security Council to take a stand on Israel's latest strikes on the Gaza Strip in a bid to "ensure that the international peace and security is maintained in our region." » Read more