Obama Defends Israel's Right to Defend Itself
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Statesman.com
November 19, 2012 - 1:00am


President Barack Obama on Sunday defended Israel's airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, but he warned that escalating the offensive with Israeli ground troops could deepen the death toll and undermine any hope of a peace process with the Palestini...


Why is Israel tweeting airstrikes?
Media Mention of Hussein Ibish In The Washington Post - November 19, 2012 - 1:00am

Governments have always sought to manage public perception in wartime, but the Israel Defense Forces’ steady stream of updates on Twitter, YouTube and Facebook since it began airstrikes on the Gaza Strip on Wednesday seems different.


Israeli leaders should think twice before launching a Gaza ground offensive
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
by Amos Harel - (Opinion) November 19, 2012 - 1:00am


While Cairo is still applying pressure on Hamas to agree to a quick cease-fire with Israel, and while in Israel an airlift of diplomats has been landing seeking to stop a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip, the Israel Defense Force is continuing its intensive preparations for the ground phase of Operation Pillar of Defense.


Operation Pillar of Defense is Ehud Barak's test
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
by Aluf Benn - (Opinion) November 18, 2012 - 1:00am


Operation Pillar of Defense is Defense Minister Ehud Barak's war. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left the public stage, the microphone and the tours in the field to him. Together, of course, with the political gamble.


We in the Gaza Strip will not die in silence
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Guardian
by Musa Abumarzuq - (Opinion) November 18, 2012 - 1:00am


The latest Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip has prompted several European countries and the US to reaffirm their position of unwavering support for the aggressor. William Hague, Britain's foreign secretary, Cathy Ashton, the EU high representative for foreign affairs, and Barack Obama, have all claimed that Hamas's rockets were responsible for the crisis and that it is the right of Israel to defend its citizens. Had they checked the facts, they would have realised Israel started the attacks.


Southern Israel residents scared but determined
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press
by Aron Heller - November 18, 2012 - 1:00am


BEERSHEBA, Israel — After days of incessant rocket fire, the largest city in southern Israel has been turned into a ghost town. Schools are closed, stores are shuttered and normally bustling streets are empty.


Gaza children struggle to cope with life under fire
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters
by Noah Browning - November 18, 2012 - 1:00am


GAZA, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Barefoot boys chase each other in circles around the street, pointing pretend guns made out of rubber pipes up at the Gaza sky, which is thick with Israeli F-16s and surveillance drones.


Obama: Preferable to avoid Gaza ground operation
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters
November 18, 2012 - 1:00am


President Barack Obama insisted on Sunday that Israel had a right to defend itself but said it would be "preferable" to avoid an Israeli ground offensive in Gaza. He said persuading Israel not to attack would depend on the success of efforts by Middle East leaders to bring a halt to Hamas rocket fire into Israel.


Overwhelmed Palestinian doctors run out of life-saving medicines
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Independent
by Jeremy Lawrence - November 18, 2012 - 1:00am


Health authorities in Gaza warned last night of a critical shortage of life-saving drugs and medical supplies as casualties threatened to overwhelm the main Al Shifa hospital in the city.


ATFP Calls for Immediate Cease-Fire Between Israel and Gaza
Press Release - Contact Information: Ghaith al-Omari - November 18, 2012 - 1:00am

  ATFP Calls for Immediate Cease-Fire Between Israel and Gaza



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