Israeli forces kill Palestinian in Hebron clashes
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency
(Analysis) November 19, 2012 - 1:00am


A 22-year-old man was shot dead by Israeli soldiers in the West Bank city of Hebron on Monday, the second Palestinian casualty of West Bank protests in support of Gaza.


Gunmen kill six alleged collaborators in Gaza
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters
(Analysis) November 20, 2012 - 1:00am


   Palestinian gunmen shot dead six alleged collaborators in the Gaza Strip who "were caught red-handed", according to a security source quoted by the Hamas Aqsa radio on Tuesday.


Lost in Ramallah
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from NOW Lebanon
by Hussein Ibish - (Opinion) November 20, 2012 - 1:00am


Who can fail to weep for the long-suffering people of Gaza, who again find themselves under Israeli attack? Over 100 have already been killed, at least half civilians and many children. Spare a thought, too, for Israelis with legitimate concerns they might be among the extremely unfortunate few to be struck by an unguided rocket from Gaza not intercepted by "Iron Dome."


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.


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:


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.



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