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| April 13, 2017
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Warring Palestinians in Lebanon turn refugee camp into war-zone, 10 dead, 50 injured

 

Israel Defense Minister:  World’s hypocrisy and double standard seen again as Lebanese Army allows ongoing clashes between religious militants and Palestinians in the middle of Ein el Hilweh, causing death, devastation and scores injured.

By Roi Kais and Itay Blumentha

 

Approximately 10 people were killed and 50 wounded in ongoing confrontation in the Ein El Hilweh refugee camp in Lebanon between Palestinian factions and Islamists affiliated with the Salafi movement. Recently, an attempt was made to reach a cease-fire, and now the person who heads an armed group and is affiliated with the Salafis is being pursued.

Under the Cairo agreement signed in the early 1970s, the Lebanese army does not enter the Palestinian refugee camps. Continue Reading »

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| April 11, 2017
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Jordan’s King outraged after being called “Foolish & Irresponsible” by Iran

 

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman: “The foolish and irresponsible statements by the King of Jordan indicate ignorance and a superficial understanding of the developments taking place in the region.”

By YASSER OKBI/Maariv HaShuva

 

The Jordanian Foreign Ministry said it “strongly protests” Tehran’s remarks about the monarch, and reminded the Islamic Republic to respect the “good neighborly relations with Arab states.”

The Jordanian Foreign Ministry on Monday demanded that Iran’s ambassador to Amman explain comments attributed to the Islamic Republic’s Foreign Ministry after a spokesperson described a statement from King Abdullah II of Jordan as “foolish and irresponsible.”

King Abdullah II and Queen Rania during the World Economic Forum in Jordan, 20 May 2007 – Photo: Wikimedia Commons/ World Economic Forum

In an interview published by The Washington Post on April 6, Abdullah said that Iran has created “strategic problems” in the Middle East, while noting that Tehran is attempting to “forge a geographic link between…Iraq, Syria and Hezbollah in Lebanon.” Continue Reading »

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| April 11, 2017
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REPORT: One Dead after Israel retaliates for ISIS rocket fire with UAV attack

 

Following yesterday’s Islamic State rocket fire on Southern Israel, Arab media reports of an unidentified drone strike on a home & car in Rafah, Sinai, killing one.
– IDF has had no comment on the foreign reports.

By Roi Kais

 

Following rocket fire directed at communities in the Eshkol Regional Council Monday morning, Arab media outlet Al Jazeera reported that an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) attacked a house in southern Rafah, killing one person.

Image of ISIS launching rocket at Israel – Arab media release

In addition to Al Jazeera, local media outlets in the Sinai reported that an unidentified UAV fired two missiles at a structure and vehicle, killing and wounding civilians. Continue Reading »

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| April 6, 2017
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Hamas hangs 3 for collaborating with Israel as message to Fukha’s assassins

 

After being sentenced to death for undisclosed acts of ‘collaboration’ with the Jewish State, but unrelated to Mazan Fukha’s assassination, three Palestinians were hanged at a Hamas police compound as a warning.

By Elior Levy

 

Hamas hanged three Palestinians accused of collaborating with Israel Thursday morning.The three were sentenced to death before the assassination of Mazan Fukha and have no connection to Hamas’s pursuit of those responsible.

Hamas police guard besides Gallows erected for the execution in a Hamas police compound – Hamas

The three executed prisoners were identified as a 55-year-old man from Khan Yunis, a 30-year-old man from Gaza City and a 42-year-old man whose place of residence was not disclosed. Continue Reading »

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| April 6, 2017
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Israeli Arab TV anchor lashes out at Arab League, ‘Where are you, Arab traitors?’

Israeli-Arab journalist for TV2, Lucy Aharish, confronts ‘traitorous’ Arab leaders for their hypocrisy, silence and inaction of the suffering of civilians in Syria.

By Arutz Sheva Staff

 

 

 

Last December, Arab-Israeli journalist Lucy Aharish garnered international attention with a viral video blasting world leaders for their failure to intervene in the ongoing Syrian civil war, which she dubbed a “holocaust”.

This week, following a deadly chemical weapon attack near the rebel-held city of Idlib, Aharish took aim at Arab leaders, calling “traitors” for turning a blind eye to the plight of civilians killed in a war that has rage for six years. Continue Reading »

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| April 6, 2017
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PA Abbas slashes salaries of Gaza workers by 30%, a decade after they stopped working

 

With western countries curtailing their lavish financial aid, the salaries of 50,000 Fatah government employees in Gaza, who have not actually been working since Gaza was taken over by the Hamas terror group over a decade ago, is being reduced by a third.

By The Associated Press

 

The cash-strapped Palestinian Authority announced on Wednesday it was slashing by nearly one third the salaries of tens of thousands of government employees in the Gaza Strip who have been sitting idly since the rival Hamas militant group took over the coastal territory a decade ago.

Personal residence of Mahmoud Abbas, autocrat of the Palestinian Authority.

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| April 2, 2017
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Hamas vows to ‘cut off hands’ of Palestinians involved in assassination of operative

Hamas arrests suspected collaborators with Israel with Hamas PM Ismail Haniyeh swearing to exact revenge on those who “sent the assassins,” since just settling the score with the killers of Mazen Faqha, simply will not suffice.

By Daniel Siryoti

 

Hamas continued over the weekend to threaten retaliation against Israel over the killing of high-profile official Mazen Faqha in the Gaza Strip two weeks ago, in what the terrorist group alleges was a Mossad assassination.

“The heinous murderers behind the killing of the martyr Mazen Faqha will not escape punishment,” outgoing Hamas political leader in Gaza Ismail Haniyeh declared in a speech given during a weekend prayer service at a Gaza mosque. Continue Reading »

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| March 31, 2017
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Trump to renew Military Aid to Egypt after Obama halted it with fall of Islamic Brotherhood

 

Although Egypt has long been one of Washington’s closest allies in the Middle East, Obama halted US military aid with Egypt after the coup d’état that unseated Muslim Brotherhood strongman Mohamed Morsi.

By Reuters

 

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will seek to rebuild the US relationship with Egypt at a Monday meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi focused on security issues and military aid, a senior White House official said on Friday.

“He wants to use President Sisi’s visit to reboot the bilateral relationship and build on the strong connection the two presidents established when they first met in New York last September,” the official told reporters. Continue Reading »

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| March 31, 2017
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Palestinian autocrat Abbas: Trump “serious” about solving Israel-Palestinian conflict

 

Mahmoud Abbas said the Arab League summit on Wednesday confirmed that the Arab world had a “clear” vision for peace on the basis of two-states.

By i24NEWS

 

President Donald Trump is “serious” about solving the Israel-Palestinian conflict, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said ahead of a meeting with the US leader.

Netanyahu at White House with Trump – White House/YouTube

“The US administration of President Donald Trump is seriously considering a solution to the Palestinian issue,” Abbas told AFP late Wednesday after a meeting of the Arab League in Jordan.

Abbas met with Trump’s Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt before leaving for the summit and said contacts with the administration were ongoing. Continue Reading »

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| March 28, 2017
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Hamas developed high-yield explosive rockets intended for Israeli civilian towns

 

Hamas’ new short range, heavy explosive payload suggests these new rockets are specifically intended to bring maximum carnage & devastation to Israel’s Jewish border communities.

By i24NEWS

 

Hamas has recently developed dozens of high-powered short-range rockets capable of carrying heavy explosive loads, intended to be used against Israeli communities in the vicinity of the Gaza border in a future conflict with Israel.

Hamas photo of rocket fired from family home makes it a target for the IAF – IDF Facebook page

The rockets, first reported by Israel’s Army Radio on Tuesday, weigh up to hundreds of kilograms each and have a relatively short range of up to ten kilometers, pointing to Hamas’ intention to inflict maximum damage on Israeli communities situated close to the border with the Gaza Strip. Continue Reading »

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| March 26, 2017
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REPORT: Hamas seals Erez Crossing into Israel to catch assassin

 

Wafa, the official PA news site reports Gaza’s Hamas-controlled security forces closed all exits from Gaza and are also preventing the enclaves 4000 fishermen from going out to sea, in hopes of apprehending the assassin of a senior military commander.

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The Hamas-controlled Interior Ministry closed the Erez crossing until further notice on Sunday, a ministry spokesman said, a day after Hamas accused Israel of assassinating a senior member of its military wing, the Izzadin Kassam Brigades.

“The closure of the Beit Hanoun crossing [Erez] comes as a part of the steps being taken by the security apparatus following the crime of assassinating Mazen Fuqaha,” Hamas-controlled Interior Ministry Spokesman Iyad Bazm said in a statement published on the ministry’s website. Continue Reading »

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| March 25, 2017
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High ranking Hamas militant assassinated in Gaza

 

According to a Hamas report, Fukha, who was released in the prisoner exchange for captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, was shot 4 times in the head by unknown attackers who disappeared.

By Elior Levy

 

Unknown assailants gunned down Hamas operative Mazan Fukha Friday night outside his home in Tel al-Hawa, in the Gaza Strip.

According to Hamas’ military wing, Fukha, who was released in a prisoner exchange deal for captured IDF soldier Gilad Shalit, was shot in the head  four times with a silenced weapon by unknown attackers who fled the scene.

Fukha, who was deported to Gaza as part of the Shalit deal, was responsible for planning terror attacks in the West Bank. Continue Reading »

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| March 23, 2017
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UK Report: Arab League Chief announced new peace-plan to be presented by Palestinians

 

Official from Abbas’ Palestinian Authority said that “is not correct,” but, “If the Arab League secretary-general is packaging that as a new plan, we have no problem.”

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The Palestinian leadership will present “a new plan” to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to the upcoming Arab League Summit in Jordan, Arab League Secretary-General Ahmad Abul Ghaith told a pan-Arab, London-based publication.

Arab League HQ in Cairo Egypt – Photo: Ijanderson977/Wikimedia Commons

“There is a desire on the Palestinian side to reformulate some ideas… They [the Palestinians] promised to put forward a new plan pertaining to the Palestinian issue in general,” Abul Ghaith told Al-Sharq al-Awsat in an interview published on Wednesday, without elaborating. Continue Reading »

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| March 22, 2017
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Kuwait makes another attempt to expel Israel’s Knesset from Inter-Parliamentary Union

 

Kuwaiti parliament speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim, “The goal of bringing about Israel’s ousting doesn’t derive from racist motives, but [from] loud & blatant violations of int’l resolutions.”

By YASSER OKBI/ MAARIV HASHAVUA, & JPOST.COM STAFF

 

Kuwait has decided to forge ahead with a move that would attempt to expel Israel from the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).

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| March 20, 2017
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Palestinians honor former UN official who condemned Israel

 

Despot Mahmoud Abbas awards Jordanian Rima Khalaf, former UN official who resigned after refusing to retract report accusing Israel of apartheid, the ‘Palestine Medal of the Highest Honor’ in recognition of her ‘courage & support’ for the Palestinian people.

By The Associated Press

 

The Palestinian president has awarded his people’s highest honor to a former UN official who was forced to resign last week after authoring a report that accused Israel of establishing an “apartheid regime.”

Rima Khalaf, 2011 – Wikimedia Commons: Chatham House – Flickr

The official Palestinian news agency Wafa said Sunday that President Mahmoud Abbas informed Rima Khalaf by phone that she would receive the Palestine Medal of the Highest Honor in recognition of her “courage and support” for the Palestinian people. Continue Reading »

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