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| November 10, 2015
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Abbas: Israel & Hamas negotiating with Egypt to annex part of Sinai to Gaza

 

Hamas officials, Abbas has lost his legitimacy as president of the PA and no longer represents the Palestinians. Another said that Abbas was behaving like a “clown.”

By KHALED ABU TOAMEH

 

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas was quoted on Monday as claiming that Israel and Hamas have been conducting direct negotiations to expand the Gaza Strip so that it would include some 1,000 square kilometers of Sinai.

Hamas members at an anti-Israel rally in Rafah in southern Gaza, November 13, 2014. – Photo :REUTERS

Abbas, who is currently visiting Cairo, told Egyptian journalists who met with him on Sunday night that the idea of slicing off land from Sinai to expand the Gaza Strip was first proposed by ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi. Continue Reading »

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| November 6, 2015
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US backed Palestinian government shuts newspaper over political disagreement

 

The Arab newspaper branded the closure as politically motivate because of embarrassing reports of PA security coordination with Israel, and alleged torture within the Palestinian jails.

By REUTERS

 

The Palestinian administration in the West Bank shut down the local office of a pan-Arab newspaper this week after accusing it of “offensive” reporting on Palestinian security coordination with Israel, officials said.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas attends a ceremony in Ramallah. – Photo: REUTERS

The Palestinian administration in the West Bank shut down the local office of a pan-Arab newspaper this week after accusing it of “offensive” reporting on Palestinian security coordination with Israel, officials said. Continue Reading »

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| November 5, 2015
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REPORT: New head of PLO threatened to end recognition of Israel

 

Saeb Erekat, the latest PLO secretary-general, is reported by Al-Quds al-Arabi as saying a decision to end recognition of Israel is upcoming. Erekat, along with being the Palestinian’s leading negotiator, is a ‘Grandmaster’ in Taqiyya, deception, & media spin.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

The Palestinian Liberation Organization is threatening to withdraw recognition of Israel, its most senior peace negotiator told an Arab newspaper on Thursday.

Then-PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat (R) shakes hands with then-prime minister Yitzhak Rabin (L), as U.S. President Bill Clinton stands between them. – Photo: REUTERS

Saeb Erekat, who recently took over as secretary-general of the PLO, is quoted by Al-Quds al-Arabi as saying that a decision on reversing recognition of Israel – which was enshrined in a 1993 exchange of letters between the respective Israeli and Palestinian leaders at the time, Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat – will be made after PA President Mahmoud Abbas completes a round of consultations with Arab leaders this month. Continue Reading »

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| November 5, 2015
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Egypt’s flooding Gaza’s tunnels dampens Hamas’ smuggling business

 

After refusing to close the smuggling tunnels out of Gaza, the Egyptian army’s campaign to flood every tunnel crossing into the country has provoked the ire of the Palestinians.

By Reuters

 

Mahmoud Bakeer speaks with despair about the night of the flash flood, when he screamed at his wife and five children to flee their home on Gaza’s border with Egypt as the water rushed in. 

They made it to safety during the flooding last week, but a network of Palestinian tunnels running under the frontier town of Rafah is now water-logged, destroyed by Cairo to sever what it says is a weapons smuggling route out of Gaza for Islamist insurgents in Egypt’s Sinai desert. Continue Reading »

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| November 2, 2015
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14 months after Gaza war, first family moves into rebuilt home

 

Over a year after Israel’s Operation Protective Edge against Hamas missile attacks, the al-Zaza family has moved into their rebuilt home.
* Because of widespread corruption by Hamas & within the UN, most international funding to reconstruct Gaza has not been forthcoming.

The Associated Press 

 

The al-Zazas have much to celebrate these days, after returning a few weeks ago to their neighborhood in the Gaza Strip — the first Palestinian family to move back into a completely rebuilt home since last year’s Operation Protective Edge.

Um Alabed al-Zaza mops her new kitchen in the family’s house – Photo: Associated Press

It was a much-anticipated homecoming. Continue Reading »

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| October 27, 2015
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Abbas Appears At EU HQ & Pleads They Stop Israeli Violence

After decades of PA indoctrination of hatred & violence, excessive embezzlement, corruption and refusal to hold elections, Abbas blames Israel, saying young Palestinians ‘basically don’t see any hope’ for the future.

By Associated Press

 

BRUSSELS – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas came to European Union headquarters Monday to seek the bloc’s help to de-escalate the crisis with Israel, which he blamed on policies and actions of the Israeli government.

Abbas in Brussels – Photo: AFP

Before opening the talks with EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini in Brussels, Abbas told reporters the situation was “extremely serious and grave,” adding that “it may even deteriorate, and that is my fear.”  Continue Reading »

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| October 26, 2015
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REPORT: IDF Enter Syria Briefly To Return Defector

 

IDF units reportedly ordered into Syria Saturday to recover paraglider after crossing over border in order to join ISIS-affiliated terror group.

By Israel Today Staff

 

Unconfirmed reports suggest Israeli ground forces briefly entered Syria on Saturday evening after an Israeli man paraglided across the border.

Israeli tank on duty along the Israel-Syria border

It was initially feared that the paragliding Israeli unintentionally drifted into war-torn Syria and would there be abducted by one of various terrorist militias. The northern Golan Heights region is popular with Israeli paragliders.

A large IDF force was deployed to the area, and several units were said to have infiltrated a short distance into Syria in order to identify the Israeli and bring him home. Continue Reading »

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| October 26, 2015
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Gaza children’s TV program praises Palestinian terrorists as ‘true heroes’

 

Female youngsters on a Hamas TV children’s program said Palestinian attackers were ‘executed in cold blood’ by the Jews.

By i24news

 

A children’s television show in the Gaza Strip hosted a show where the kids praised Palestinians that have stabbed Israelis during the current wave of violence as “true heroes.”

Gaza Kids Show ( MEMRI )

Children’s show in Gaza praises Palestinian attackers as ‘true heroes’- Gaza Kids Show ( MEMRI )

The segment, which aired on Al-Kitab TV on October 4th, showcased a discussion about the current situation between girls who were dressed in the traditional keffiyeh and hijab, and hailed the attacks against Israelis. Continue Reading »

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| October 25, 2015
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US cuts $80 million from Palestinian aid amid wave of PA inspired terror

 

Washington based Arab media quotes congressional sources saying aid cut was a “message” to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, along with US House Foreign Affairs Committee voting unanimously to condemn Abbas & other Palestinian leaders for their continued anti-Israel incitement.

By Yoni Herschel

 

Terrorism doesn’t pay: Against the backdrop of the ongoing wave of Palestinian terrorism, the Obama administration has decided to cut financial aid to the Palestinian Authority by 22% (amounting to $80 million).

An Al-Monitor report quoted congressional sources describing the cut as a “message” to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas regarding Palestinian incitement against Israel.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas – Photo: AP

According to the report, the State Department notified U.S.

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| October 24, 2015
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Bedouin Leaders Call on Jordan’s King to Declare War on Israel

 

Bedouin leaders published a letter sent to Jordan’s King Abdullah, urging the Kingdom to create special military brigades that will attack and liberate Jerusalem from the Zionists.

By Dalit Halevy

 

More than 50 Bedouin leaders have published a joint statement in which they call on Jordanian King Abdullah to create a military unit tasked with “liberating” Jerusalem.

“Arab regimes in general, and the Jordanian regime in particular have shirked their religious, national, and ethical responsibility towards the most important Arab and Muslim problem, the Palestinian problem,” the statement read, according to the Arabi 21 news site.

“The events in the occupied land and at the al-Aqsa Mosque would not have happened if ti wasn’t for the incompetence of governments and their actions in the service of the Zionists, Americans, and national enemies.” Continue Reading »

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| October 20, 2015
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Abbas’ Fatah Announces: Suicide Bombings Are Top Priorities

 

Fatah’s ‘terror wing’ of the PA, the ruling Palestinian party, follows Hamas in its calling for suicide bombings, urges continued ‘popular struggle’ against the Israelis.

By Dalit Halevi

 

The Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades, the “terrorism arm” of the Fatah movement behind the government of Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, welcomed the shooting attack on the Be’er Sheva Central Bus Station Sunday, calling it a “heroic operation.”

“We call upon the Arab and Islamic nation to shoulder its responsibility towards Al-Aqsa Mosque,” the Brigades added in a statement, promising to “respond quickly” to “the enemy.”

“We urge all our people to back the popular struggle and [terror] outbreak to protect the holy places,” it added. Continue Reading »

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| October 18, 2015
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While Daddy is Instigating Religious War On Jews, Son Yasser Abbas Sips Alcohol in Nightclub

 

In a video taken at Dubai nightclub that surfaced on social media recently, millionaire son of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas appears to be more stimulated watching belly dancers and drinking alcohol than getting involved in his country’s affairs.

By Daniel Siryoti & Israel Hayom Staff

 

As Palestinian terror wave against Israel continues, it looks like Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’ son, Yasser, is less interested in the current crisis than in living it up it Dubai.

A video that surfaced recently on social media features Yasser Abbas partying at a nightclub in Dubai. He is seen sipping alcohol, which is forbidden under Islam, smoking cigars and partying with belly dancers.

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| September 21, 2015
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Just Another Example That World Doesn’t Care About Palestinians

 

view videoThe lack of response to the brutal beating of a Palestinian boy by PA police, that can’t be blamed on Israel, again exposes the global hypocrisy & indifference.

By Ryan Jones

 

The video of Palestinian Authority (PA) police officers brutally beating a young Palestinian boy (see below) forces us to once again raise the question: Does the world really care about the Palestinians?

Yes, the video went viral on Arab social media, where it sparked a widespread angry response. But it was hardly mentioned outside the Middle East, and when it was emphasis was placed on how the officers acted independently and were punished. Continue Reading »

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| September 20, 2015
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Hamas Official Threatens to Hang Palestinian Leader Abbas

 

Senior Hamas politburo member makes not-so-subtle threat on Mahmoud Abbas and other PA officials, saying ‘their fate is execution by hanging’ for security cooperation with Israel.

By Dalit Halevy

 

Mahmoud al-Zahar, a member of the Hamas politburo and a senior official in the terrorist organization, threatened violence against the Palestinian Authority (PA) on Friday despite the unity agreement between the two groups sealed last April.

Both corrupt Palestinian leaders

Speaking at a massive rally in Gaza’s Khan Younis organized by Hamas in support of the Islamist rioters attacking police on the Temple Mount, al-Zahar slammed the PA for not openly conducting attacks against Israel. Continue Reading »

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| September 20, 2015
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Egyptian Army Floods Hamas Tunnels From Gaza

 

Egypt used pipes to pump water from the Mediterranean Sea in its efforts to eliminate all the smuggling tunnels within its buffer zone with the terrorist ridden enclave.

By REUTERS

 

Egyptian forces flooded smuggling tunnels dug beneath the Gaza-Egypt border, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on Friday Palestinian witnesses said.

The authorities used pipes to pump water from the Mediterranean Sea in an apparent effort to curb the use of the underground passages.

Egyptian forces flooded some of the tunnels with sewage earlier this month [File]. – Photo: REUTERS

Tunnel workers attempted to remove the water.

The network of tunnels is used to bring in an estimated 30 percent of all goods that reach Gaza. Continue Reading »

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