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“Let the Headlines Speak”
by From the Internet
November 11th, 2012

A new leader for Europe?
Tony Blair has warned that the structures of the European Union are distant from EU citizens; not exactly headline news, but for the former British PM, a situation that can be remedied by the election, by the European citizens, of a European Council president.-Whether or not a strong leader at the top of the council one who is allowed to overshadow the high representative for foreign affairs, can do this is a talking point; but the debate needs to be had. European elections are scheduled for the first half of 2014, not that long away in real terms.

Brussels: EU Bishops call for solidarity in Europe
For the first time ever, a meeting of a national Bishops’ Conference took place in Brussels. Under the Chairmanship of Cardinal Schönborn, the Plenary Assembly of the Austrian Bishops gathered together from 5 to 8 November in the COMECE premises to deliver a clear sign of support for Europe.-It was considered to be very helpful, as well as unusual, that Church representatives were seeking a dialogue with the EU on the basis of a genuine interest and commitment to the European peace project.

AJC Calls on International Community to Condemn Gaza Attacks Against Israel
AJC called on the int'l community to condemn the latest onslaught of rocket attacks from Hamas-ruled Gaza against Israel. “Where are the voices of anger and outrage?” asked AJC Executive Director David Harris. -The latest barrage began yesterday with an anti-tank missile fired from Gaza at an Israeli army jeep in Israeli territory, wounding four. Dozens of rockets have since hit Sderot and the Shaar Hanegev region, forcing schools to close. More than one million Israelis have been told to be ready to move to bomb shelters on 15 seconds notice.

CHRISTIAN PASTOR: THE CHURCH IS HOPELESSLY ANTI-SEMITIC
At an interfaith conference bringing together Jewish leaders and Protestant Christian pastors outside Jerusalem this week, several of the Christian representatives painted a very worrying picture about the future of relations between Israel and the mainstream Church. While an estimated tens of millions of individual Christians around the world love and support the Jewish state, many of the mainline Protestant churches have been actively boycotting Israel, encouraging pro-Palestinian activism and demanding that Western governments stop sending aid to Jerusalem.

IDF fires warning shot into Syria after shell hits Golan
Israel says further attacks from Syria will "illicit a vigorous response" from IDF, sends letter to UN warning Syrians to avoid spillover; Incident marks first time IDF has fired at Syria since 1973 Yom Kippur War.

Vatican digs in after gay marriage advances
The Vatican is digging in after gay marriage initiatives scored big wins this week in Maine, two other states and Europe, vowing to never stop insisting that marriage can only be between a man and a woman. On Tuesday, Maine voters approved of same-sex marriages, as did Washington state and Maryland.

Netanyahu on rocket fire: We won't sit idly by
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and senior ministers commented on the recent round of violence during Sunday's cabinet meeting. "The IDF is operating and will operate in Gaza," Netanyahu said. "The terror organizations are taking tough blows from the IDF and Israel won't sit idly by. We are ready to step up our response."

Chinese official accuses Washington of 'Cold War' mentality
In a sign of the ongoing tensions between the two superpowers, Commerce Minister Chen Deming attempted to rubbish allegations that US-based Chinese firms were a potential "Trojan Horse" for Politburo spies. He was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the 18th Party Congress in Beijing, which is ushering in a new generation of Chinese leaders for the next decade. On Saturday the Congress also heard that the Chinese economy was no longer slowing down.

Burma earthquake: At least 12 feared dead
A strong earthquake has rocked central Burma, with at least 12 people feared dead and dozens more injured. The 6.8-magnitude quake struck some 120km (70 miles) north of the second-largest city of Mandalay, at a depth of 10km, the US Geological Survey said. Burma's local media say a bridge under construction collapsed in the town of Shwebo, closest to the epicentre.

Report: Israel forced to change Iran strike tactics
Military personnel concluded a conventional strike on Iran's nuclear facilities may fail, and have been forced to change their tactics accordingly, The Sunday Times reported Sunday, quoting western intelligence and defense sources. “Israel’s plans have been constantly evolving in recent years according to the progress Iran is making,” The Times quoted a senior defense source as saying.

IDF fires warning shots into Syria after shell hits Golan
The IDF fired warning shots into Syrian territory after a mortar shell fired from Syria exploded in the Golan Height on Sunday, not far from Moshav Alonei Habashan, where a similar shell exploded on Thursday. "Further attacks [from Syria] will illicit a vigorous response," the IDF Spokesman's Office stated. The military also sent a letter to the United Nations warning Syrian forces to be careful in avoiding fire into the Golan.

U.S. Congress created this cliff and may now plunge off it
The "fiscal cliff," a metaphor drawn from nature, was actually created by members of the U.S. Congress, who designed it to be so horrible that they and the president would come to their senses and avert it in the nick of time. That time is now with the start this week of a lame-duck session of Congress. But it is not at all certain that Republicans and Democrats are ready to make the compromises necessary to undo the trap they set in August 2011.

Turkish air strikes kill 13 Kurdish militants
Turkish air force jets and attack helicopters pounded Kurdish militants along the border with Iraq on Thursday, killing 13, the local governor's office and security sources said on Friday. The attack was launched after a drone identified a group of Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants on the second day of operations in Turkey's southeastern province of Hakkari, bordering Iraq and Iran, the Hakkari governor's office said.

Germany: Euro zone won't bow to Greek aid time pressure - paper
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said the troika of international lenders to Athens was unlikely to deliver a full report in time for Monday's euro zone finance ministers meeting and that talks over Greek budget controls continued. Schaeuble echoed his recent comments about Greece in an interview with German paper Welt am Sonntag, published on the eve of the Eurogroup meeting in Brussels where the main topic will be unfreezing lending to Athens.

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