Saturday, November 17, 2012

11/17/12

* Gaza crisis: Fresh fire exchanged as violence continues Israel hit 200 sites overnight, including PM Ismail Haniya's office.

* Hamas Headquarters Leveled, 'Gaza Power Grid Targeted' The IDF's pounding of Hamas' infrastructure in Gaza entered its fourth day Saturday, and is deemed as highly successful until this point.

* West Supports Israel, Urges Egypt to Work Towards Ceasefire Western nations on Friday pushed Egypt to persuade Hamas terrorists to end rocket attacks from Gaza and backed Israel's right to self-defense.

* PA Arab Demonstrators: Bomb Tel Aviv Thousands of Palestinian Authority Arabs rallied across the PA-assigned areas of Judea and Samaria on Friday.

* Iron Dome protects Tel Aviv as army warns of long fight ahead The IDF has been stepping up its airstrikes on the Gaza Strip on Saturday.

* Mediterranean: EU Parliament,Union for Med re-launched The Union for the Mediterranean is an 'essential project to guarantee peace, stability and progress in the Mediterranean' area.

* New euro notes to show tragic princess In Greek mythology, the Phoenician princess Europa was abducted and raped by the king of the gods, Zeus.

* Temple Institute To Celebrate 25 Years with Art Auction The Temple Institute will be celebrating its 25th anniversary with a gala dinner and art auction Wednesday November 14th in Dallas, Texas.

* Five EU countries call for new military 'structure' Five leading EU countries, but not the UK, have said the Union needs a new military "structure" to manage overseas operations.