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Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Cheat Sheet - How Israel Can Really Hit Hamas

Today: How Israel Could Really Harm Hamas , Eyewitness in Gaza , Hillary Heads to the Middle East
Cheat Sheet: Morning

November 20, 2012
POLITICAL ATTACK

Israel may be pounding Hamas militarily, but attacking it politically could do far more damage. The Daily Beast's Peter Beinart on how Netanyahu should be boosting the group's main rivals—and recognizing Abbas as a real partner for peace.

We Are All Khaled Said

Abdelrahman Mansour struck the spark that ignited Egypt's revolution. Now the wired activist is in Hamas territory, filming Israel's air war from ground level. The Daily Beast's Sarah A. Topol reports.

LET'S TALK

Here comes Hillary. As violence in the Gaza Strip escalates, the president is increasing United States involvement in the conflict by sending Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to the Middle East. Clinton left her swing through Asia to fly directly to Jerusalem, where she will meet with Prime Minister Netanyahu. She will then go to the West Bank and meet with Palestinian leaders—not Hamas—followed by a trip to Cairo, to talk to Egyptian leaders who may have some influence over the rocket-firing Islamic group. Clinton won't be alone—the U.N.'s Ban Ki-moon will also hit Israel Tuesday.

AL QAEDA MEETS 'THE HILLS'

Remember that plotline on The O.C. where four men were arrested in a plot to join al Qaeda and the Taliban and kill Americans in a violent jihad? Oh no, that's real life: four Southern Californian men, including one who served in the Air Force, are being held for scheming to bomb military bases and government facilities. The men, inspired by Anwar al-Awlaki, allegedly plotted to go to Afghanistan for jihad-training in mid-November. The organizer, age 34, recruited a 23-year-old and two 21-year-olds on Facebook, and online conversations and Skype calls helped foil their plans.

CHINESE FOR CHEESE?

Who says battling superpowers can't have an eight-minute photo op? President Obama met with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda in separate meetings Tuesday. Aside from Wen and Obama trumpeting the power of peace and other nondescript important stuff, Wen congratulated Obama for beating Romney in the election. Same with Noda. The president's swing through Asia ends Tuesday.


PENETRATION
Congo Rebels Seize Goma
From U.N.-backed Army.
'WAR ZONE'
Homicide Probe for Indiana Blast
White van suggests no accident.
DON'T BURN HER
Pakistan Boots Blasphemy Case
No one saw her burn the Koran.
'TIS THE SEASON
Santa Monica OK's Nativity Ban
Atheists rejoice.
EMBERS
Bieber, Gomez Spotted at Benihana
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