Cheat Sheet - How Israel Can Really Hit Hamas

Today: How Israel Could Really Harm Hamas , Eyewitness in Gaza , Hillary Heads to the Middle East November 20, 2012 POLITICAL ATTACK 1. How Israel Could Really Harm Hamas 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. Read it at The Daily Beast We Are All Khaled Said 2. Eyewitness in Gaza 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. Read it at The Daily Beast LET'S TALK 3. Hillary Heads to the Middle East 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. Read it at The New York Times AL QAEDA MEETS 'THE HILLS' 4. Cali Men Charged in Terror Plot 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. Read it at Los Angeles Times CHINESE FOR CHEESE? 5. Obama Meets China's Leader 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. Read it at Politico 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 Do friends do that? GET The Cheat Sheet A speedy, smart summary of news and must-reads from across the Web. You'll love the featured original stories on politics, entertainment, and more from The Daily Beast's diverse group of contributors. GET Culture Beast Weekly cultural recommendations from The Daily Beast. Why Romney's 'An Orphan' Now that's he's lost, what's next for Mitt Romney? Veteran GOP strategist John Feehery talks to Spin Cycle's Howard Kurtz about the former candidate's future. 'When you fail, you're going to be an orphan,' Feehery said. More Videos The Ambassador of Death by Tara McKelvey Politicians' Dumbest Scientific Theories by Caitlin Dickson Helen Mirren's Timeless Allure by Marlow Stern

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