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November 20, 2012 (Tuesday)

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Armed conflicts and attacks

Operation Pillar of Defense:
- The pro-Israel non-governmental organization HonestReporting brings attention to footage captured by the BBC that shows a Palestinian man being carried away from a bomb blast only to reappear moments later uninjured.(Honest Reporting)
- In another instance brought forward by Breitbart, a dead child was featured on CNN as being killed by an Israeli airstrike, with the body being kissed by Ismail Haniyeh and Egyptian Prime Minister Hesham Kandil. Later investigation by Palestinian Center for Human Rights revealed the child was killed by a Hamas rocket which had malfunctioned and landed within the Gaza Strip. [(The Telegraph)(Breitbart)
- Civilians killed and media centre targeted for a second time as death toll in the Palestinian territories passes 100 mark. (AlJazeera)
- Russia’s Foreign Ministry has urged an immediate ceasefire between the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) and Palestinian militants to avoid more fatalities. (RT)
- Israel's President Shimon Peres has accused Iran of encouraging the Palestinians to continue rocket attacks on Israel rather than negotiating a ceasefire, saying "they are out of their mind." (SBS)
- UN Chief Ban Ki-moon to meet Israeli and Palestinian leaders as he calls on an end to the violence as over 100 die. (Al Jazeera)
- Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly delayed an IDF ground invasion into Gaza by 24 hours; the announcement precedes a series of critical international negotiations pushing for a ceasefire between the two sides. (RT) (BBC)
Colombian conflict
- Move comes as FARC rebels declare two-month unilateral truce after holding meetings in Cuba with peace negotiators. (Al Jazeera)
Syrian civil war
- Islamist rebel groups in Aleppo denounce what they call a "conspiratorial project" and the new Syrian opposition, and say they seek to establish an "Islamic state". (Al Jazeera)
2012 East DR Congo conflict
- Tension between central African neighbours is reaching breaking point over an uprising in Congo's eastern hills. (Al Jazeera)
- M23 fighters reportedly enter centre of Goma after seizing military airport in largest city in mineral-rich east. (Al Jazeera)

Arts and culture

Sesame Street puppeteer Kevin Clash, known for being the voice of Elmo, resigns after a second accuser files a complaint that Clash had underage sexual relations with him. (BBC)

Business and economics

David Cameron announces that the 39th G8 summit will be held in Lough Erne, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland on June 2013. (Irish Examiner) (Democrat) (BBC)

Law and crime

Wildlife officials investigate the killing and mutilations of dolphins along the coast of the United States over the past year. (BBC)
Kazakh opposition leader Vladimir Kozlov will face seven-and-a-half years in jail on charges relating to causing unrest in December last year. (Al Jazeera)
Former Croatian prime minister Ivo Sanader is sentenced to 10 years in prison in a first-degree verdict. He is the highest official in Croatia to be convicted of corruption. (BBC)

Politics and elections

China appoints Sun Zhengcai as new chief for the city of Chongqing, once led by disgraced politician Bo Xilai. (BBC)

Science and environment

The United Nations World Meterological Organisation says that greenhouse gases reached record levels in 2011. (Bangkok Post)

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+**The pro-Israel non-governmental organization [[HonestReporting]] brings attention to footage captured by the [[BBC]] that shows a [[Palestinian]] man being carried away from a bomb blast only to reappear moments later uninjured.[http://honestreporting.com/exposed-pallywood-returns-to-gaza/ (Honest Reporting)]
+**In another instance brought forward by Breitbart, a dead child was featured on [[CNN]] as being killed by an [[Israel|Israeli]] airstrike, with the body being kissed by [[Ismail Haniyeh]] and [[Egypt|Egyptian]] [[Prime Minister of Egypt|Prime Minister]] [[Hesham Kandil]]. Later investigation by [[Palestinian Center for Human Rights]] revealed the child was killed by a [[Hamas]] rocket which had malfunctioned and landed within the [[Gaza Strip]]. [[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/israel/9685564/Israeli-forces-prepare-for-war-as-troops-mass-on-Gaza-border.html (The Telegraph)][http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2012/11/18/Bloggers-Catch-More-Dead-Child-Fakery-by-Hamas (Breitbart)]
 **Civilians killed and media centre targeted for a second time as death toll in the [[Palestinian territories]] passes 100 mark. [http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2012/11/2012111915617518485.html (AlJazeera)]
 **[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia)|Russia’s Foreign Ministry]] has urged an immediate ceasefire between the [[Israeli Defense Force]] (IDF) and Palestinian militants to avoid more fatalities. [http://rt.com/politics/gaza-rt-office-ministry-statement-037/ (RT)]