November 15th

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

Palestinian leader Abbas calls for urgent Arab meeting ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters November 14, 2012 - 1:00am CAIRO, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on Wednesday for an urgent Arab League meeting on Israel's strikes on Gaza, Egypt's news agency MENA said, quoting a Palestinian official in Egypt. » Read more

Israel has long history of killing Hamas leaders ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press November 14, 2012 - 1:00am Ahmed Jabari, the Hamas military chief, is the latest of a number of Hamas leaders killed by Israel in airstrikes over the past decade. — July 2002: An Israeli warplane drops a bomb on the home of Salah Shehadeh, the head of the Hamas military wing, killing him and 14 others, including women and children. » Read more

Oil rise following Israeli airstrikes on Gaza ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press by Pamela Sampson - November 15, 2012 - 1:00am BANGKOK — Oil prices rose slightly Thursday, a day after Israel launched an offensive against Islamic militants in Gaza as analysts downplayed the risk that the fighting poses to energy supplies. » Read more

Obama works to avert Israel-Egypt break as Gaza violence persists ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Barak Ravid - November 15, 2012 - 1:00am The U.S. government is stepping up efforts to prevent any damage in the Israel-Egypt peace accord that might result from Operation Pillar of Defense taking place in the Gaza Strip. U.S. President Barack Obama spoke last night with Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi, and asked him not to take action that would worsen tensions with Israel. » Read more