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“Let the Headlines Speak”
by From the Internet
November 18th, 2012

Syrian rebels 'capture airport'
Syrian rebels say they have captured an airport near the border with Iraq. The airport of Hamdan in Deir al-Zour province, near the town of Albu Kamal, had been converted by government forces for military use. The Syrian Observatory of Human Rights, an activist network, said rebels now controlled "large swathes of land".

Fiscal cliff: Optimism between Obama and Congress leaders
The US president and Congressional leaders have voiced optimism over resolving the fiscal cliff of tax rises and spending cuts at the end of 2012. Barack Obama met with leaders at the White House, with Republicans sounding more inclined to back higher taxes in some form. "I feel confident that a solution may be in sight," said House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi.

Palestinian Authority warns of chaos in West Bank
The Palestinian Authority warned Saturday of “chaos” in the West Bank in response to the ongoing IDF operation in the Gaza Strip...Palestinians staged demonstrations in various parts of the West Bank...Many protesters carried Hamas’s green flags and chanted slogans calling on the Islamic movement’s armed wing, Izzadin Kassam Brigades, to “destroy Tel Aviv.”

Hamas warns it will renew suicide attacks
Hamas's armed wing on Saturday night released a Hebrew-language video warning that it would renew its deadly suicide bombing campaign in Israel. Introduced with a message "from the Palestinian nation to the Zionists," the Izzadin Kassam Brigades video stated "We have missed the suicide [bombs]... wait for us soon in stores, buses and cafes."

Rockets from Gaza hit Beersheba, Ashkelon, Ashdod
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip fired over 30 rockets towards a number of Israeli cities Sunday morning, striking among others, Beersheba, Ashdod, Ashkelon and Sderot. The Iron Dome missile defense system intercepted two rockets fired toward Tel Aviv and the IAF struck over 70 targets in Gaza in the same time period.

Netanyahu may delay election due to Gaza op
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu may consider postponing next Sunday’s Likud primary, and possibly even the January 22 general election, if Operation Pillar of Defense in the Gaza Strip does not end soon, Likud sources said on Saturday night.

Netanyahu: IDF prepared to widen Gaza operation
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Sunday morning said that the IDF is prepared to widen its military operation in Gaza if necessary, Israel Radio reported. Netanyahu confirmed the IAF has struck more than 1,000 targets in Gaza since the beginning of Operation Pillar of Defense on Wednesday.

French protests against gay marriage bill
Tens of thousands of people have protested in France against plans to legalise same-sex marriage and allow gay couples to adopt. Police said at least 70,000 took to the streets in Paris; there were other demonstrations in the cities of Lyon, Toulouse and Marseille.

Iran denies supplying Fajr 5 rockets to Gaza
A senior Iranian official has denied his country supplied the Fajr 5 missiles which Palestinian militants have been firing at Tel Aviv, Iran's Al-Alam television reported on Saturday. "We deny having delivered the Fajr 5 to the Palestinian resistance. The aim of such accusations is to portray the resistance as weak whereas it is perfectly capable of producing the arms it needs," said Allaeddine Boroujerdi, head of parliament's foreign affairs committee.

Syria slams 'hostile' French offer to host coalition envoy
Damascus deems hostile a decision by France to host an ambassador from the newly formed Syrian opposition National Coalition, a Syrian minister said in key regional ally Iran on Sunday. "France is acting like a hostile nation," Ali Haidar, minister for national reconciliation, told AFP.

Israel attacks Hamas media operations in Gaza
The Israeli military widened its range of targets in the Gaza Strip on Sunday to include the media operations of the Palestinian territory's Hamas rulers, sending its aircraft to attack two buildings used by both Hamas and foreign media outlets.

Israel returns fire on Syrian Golan, may have caused deaths
Israel fired artillery into Syria in response to gunfire aimed at its troops in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, and may have killed Syrian soldiers, Israel's army said on Sunday. There were no reported injuries on the Israeli side from the shootings, which occurred on Saturday, the third case this month of violence seen as a spillover of civil unrest in Syria that has also alarmed other neighbors such as Lebanon and Turkey.

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