November 20th, 2012

Talk Like An Egyptian ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Daily Beast by Hussein Ibish - (Opinion) November 19, 2012 - 1:00am As the conflict between Israel and militants in Gaza drags on, there are growing signs both sides need to look for a face-saving way out. The best solution for almost all concerned would probably be a cease-fire brokered by, or credited to, Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, which could secure many of the most important aims of the main parties. Both Israel and Hamas have their reasons for wanting to extricate themselves sooner rather than later from the current conflagration. » Read more

Israeli offensive in Gaza was years in the making ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press by Josef Federman - (Analysis) November 19, 2012 - 1:00am   With little notice, Israel has launched a blistering air offensive against the Gaza Strip's ruling Hamas militant group. Here's a look at why the violence erupted, the goals of the warring sides and how it may end: » Read more

Egypt: Israel's Gaza offensive to end Tuesday ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press (Analysis) November 20, 2012 - 1:00am   Egypt's president predicted Tuesday that Israel's nearly weeklong offensive in the Gaza Strip would end within hours, and Israel's prime minister said his country would be a "willing partner" to a cease-fire with Hamas aimed at ending relentless Israeli airstrikes and Palestinian rocket attacks. » Read more

Clinton Visits in Effort to Defuse Gaza Conflict; Egypt Hints at Truce ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Isabel Kershner - November 20, 2012 - 1:00am JERUSALEM — Diplomatic efforts accelerated Tuesday to end the deadly confrontation between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza, as the United States sent Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to the Middle East and Egypt’s president and his senior aides expressed confidence that a cease-fire was close. » Read more

Israeli government websites under mass hacking attack ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters by Steven Scheer - (Opinion) November 19, 2012 - 1:00am   More than 44 million hacking attempts have been made on Israeli government web sites since Wednesday when Israel began its Gaza air strikes, the government said on Sunday. » Read more

Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 2 children, 12 others ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency November 20, 2012 - 1:00am GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip on Tuesday afternoon killed two children, and at least twelve others, bringing the day's death toll to 21. An airstrike on Kishku street in the Zaitoun neighborhood killed two children, medics said. At least six Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes on two cars in Gaza City's Sabra neighborhood. Three others were critically injured. » Read more

Hoisting Dead Children, Gazans Mourn Family Killed by Israeli Strike ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Jodi Rudoren - (Analysis) November 20, 2012 - 1:00am GAZA CITY — Sweat streamed through the beards of three men clutching the body of 7-year-old Jamal Dalu as they raced through the streets toward his final resting place here amid bursts from assault rifles fired into the air and shouts of “God is great.” They occasionally bent to kiss the boy’s bare, bloodied head or shrouded feet. But they had to jog to stay ahead of the body of his father on a grand wooden pallet, and thousands who thronged on all sides. » Read more

While Trying to Mediate, Egypt Blames Israel for Gaza Conflict ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by David Kirkpatrick - (Analysis) November 19, 2012 - 1:00am While holding itself out as an honest broker for truce talks between Israel and Hamas over the  » Read more

IDF Tracked Rockets From Iran to Hamas ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'ariv by Akhikam Moshe David - November 16, 2012 - 1:00am The smuggling operation was highly complex. The Fajr-5 rockets made in Iran, each six meters long, were transported all the way from their country of origin — dismantled and re-assembled along the way, smuggled via the Gaza Strip tunnels and then hoisted out using cranes — until they were positioned at their launching sites in Gaza. However, the smugglers were unaware that all that time, for over a year, IDF intelligence, headed by Maj. Gen. Aviv Kochavi, was after them, tracking them down from the moment they left Iran, targeting and destroying the rockets in a matter of minutes. » Read more

Gaza Crisis Poses Threat to Faction Favored by U.S. ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Ethan Bronner - (Analysis) November 20, 2012 - 1:00am In the daily demonstrations here of solidarity with Gaza, a mix of sympathy and anguish, there is something else: growing identification with the Islamist fighters ofHamas and derision for the  » Read more