The battle between Israel and Gaza solves nothing
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Guardian
by Jonathan Freedland - (Opinion) November 15, 2012 - 1:00am

This is a horror movie we've seen before. In the days following a US presidential contest, an Israeli government, about to face an election of its own, decides it can tolerate Hamas rocket-fire no longer. It hits back hard, determined to show the Israeli public that it is not sitting idle as a million of its citizens huddle in bomb shelters, their children unable to go to school, but that it is tough, ready to do whatever it takes to "restore deterrence". It will bring quiet to its southern towns by forcing Hamas to fear its wrath once more.

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Egypt asks US to end Israel’s operation in Gaza
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Times of Israel
November 15, 2012 - 1:00am

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt asked the United States to push Israel to stop its offensive against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, warning that the violence could “escalate out of control,” the Foreign Ministry said Thursday.

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Signs mount of possible Israeli invasion of Gaza
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press
by Amy Teibel - November 15, 2012 - 1:00am

JERUSALEM —Israeli aircraft pummeled rocket launching operations of Gaza militants on Friday, and as troops, tanks and armored personnel carriers massed near the Palestinian territory, signaling a ground invasion might be growing near. Fighting between the two sides escalated sharply Thursday with a first-ever militant attack on the Tel Aviv area, menacing Israel's heartland. No casualties were reported, but three people died in the country's rocket-scarred south when a projectile slammed into an apartment building.

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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.

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Israel and Hamas battle on social media as well
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press
by Lauren E. Bohn - November 15, 2012 - 1:00am

JERUSALEM —The hostilities between Israel and Hamas have found a new battleground: social media.The Israeli Defense Forces and Hamas militants have exchanged fiery tweets throughout the fighting in a separate war to influence public opinion. Shortly after it launched its campaign Wednesday by killing Hamas' top military commander Ahmed Jabari, the Israeli military's media office announced a "widespread campaign on terror sites & operatives in the (hash)Gaza Strip" on its Twitter account.

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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.

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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



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Israel's Gamble in Gaza
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Foreign Affairs
by Daniel Byman - (Opinion) November 15, 2012 - 1:00am

Israel's latest campaign in Gaza, which began on Wednesday with the killing of Hamas' military commander, Ahmed Jabari, and air strikes on the group's long-range rocket launchers, is a gamble -- and one that Israel might lose. Its goal is to compel Hamas to stop shooting rockets into Israel from the Gaza Strip and to crack down on other groups who are also doing so. Hamas, however, will find it hard to bend to Israeli pressure. In turn, it will be up to outside states, particularly Egypt, to foster a deal to end the fighting.

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Rocket Attacks and Airstrikes Resume in Gaza Conflict
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times
by Fares Akram, Isabel Kershner - November 15, 2012 - 1:00am

KIRYAT MALACHI, Israel — Israel and Hamas widened their increasingly deadly conflict over Gaza on Thursday, as a militant rocket killed three civilians in an apartment block in this small southern town.

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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.

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