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| December 1, 2014
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Hamas called on Abbas to stop spreading lies – quits unity government

Hamas leadership rejects Abbas’ claim that they colluded with Israel & declares unity government agreement has expired.

By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON

 

Hamas announced on Sunday that the unity government established with Fatah over the summer has ended.
Nabil Shaath and Ismail Haniyeh.

Fatah official Nabil Shaath (L) and Hamas deputy political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh. – Photo: REUTERS

The unity government’s six-month term has expired, Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said at a press conference in Gaza City, adding that talks would take place regarding a future government, Palestinian News Agency Ma’an reported.

Hamas “isn’t interested in incitement, but rather seeks to maintain national unity,” he said. Continue Reading »

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| November 13, 2014
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J’Post Exclusive: Hamas bomb Fatah officials’ homes & cars then fake ISIS declaration of responsibility

 

 

Western intelligence source reveals: Hamas military branch conducted November 7th explosions & were not discussed with Hamas political branch.

By NOAM ROTENBERG

 

 

A Western intelligence source speaking exclusively to The Jerusalem Post on Thursday revealed that it was Hamas that bombed homes and vehicles belonging to Fatah officials in Gaza last Friday, and made sure to forge a false claim of responsibility by the Islamic State in Gaza.
A man walks past a damaged door of a Fatah official's home after an explosion in Gaza City November 7, 2014 - Photo By: REUTERS

A man walks past a damaged door of a Fatah official’s home after an explosion in Gaza City November 7, 2014 – Photo By: REUTERS

The source also revealed that the incident – that caused damage but no injuries – was conducted by Hamas’s military branch, the Izz ad-Din al-Kassam Brigades without a prior “heads-up” to the political leaders of Hamas. Continue Reading »

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| November 12, 2014
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No Honor Among Terrorists: Abbas Afraid to Enter Gaza for Fear of Hamas

Despite int’l expectations Fatah would re-claim its political power in Gaza after ‘Operation Protective Edge’, Israeli officials say ‘Gaza is a trap for Abbas’.

By Cynthia Blank

 

Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas does not want to take responsibility of the Gaza Strip, because he is afraid of entering into a conflict against Hamas, accuse senior Israeli officials.

One of the officials told Walla! News Monday that “Abu Mazen is afraid to take responsibility for Gaza. The international community’s great hope that Fatah will come in and take charge after Operation Protective Edge will not be realized in the meantime.”

The main reason for Abbas’ inaction in Gaza, Israel explains, is the understanding that he does not have the ability to impose his authority on Hamas. Continue Reading »

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| November 7, 2014
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Fatah Homes Blown-up Overnight in Gaza Ahead of Arafat Rally

Leading unity PM Hamdallah canceled planned visit to Gaza after learning senior Fatah members’ homes were bombed during the night. Hamas denies any involvement.

By Tova Dvorin

 

A series of explosions were heard overnight in Gaza, Palestinian Arab media said Friday – allegedly at the homes of senior Fatah representatives in the Hamas-controlled region.

Despite the mysterious blasts no casualties were reported, but suspicions remain high that Hamas is behind the attack, in order to deter Fatah supporters from attending next week’s annual rally in remembrance of former Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman and Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) terrorist Yasser Arafat. Continue Reading »

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| September 26, 2014
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Fatah returns to Gaza as Palestinian unity gov’t takes ‘immediate control’

Hamas & Fatah reach agreement settling recent disputes: Hamas gov’t employees in Gaza will again be paid, & the management of the border crossings will be handed over to Palestinian Authority.

By AFP, Reuters

 

Rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah reached an agreement on Thursday by which the unity government run by President Mahmoud Abbas would take “immediate control” of the Gaza Strip, negotiators in Egypt-mediated reconciliation talks told reporters.

Negotiations in Cairo over implementation of unity government (Photo: EPA)

Negotiations in Cairo over implementation of unity government – Photo: EPA

“Fatah and Hamas have reached a comprehensive agreement for the return of the unity government to the Gaza Strip,” Jibril Rajoub, a member of the Fatah delegation in Cairo, told AFP. Continue Reading »

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| August 13, 2014
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Not to be out played by Hamas, Fatah claims to have killed more Jews.

Fearful of diminishing popularity in aftermath of Gaza war, Israel’s ‘Peace Partner’ Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah proudly reminds everyone that it has killed more Jews than Hamas!

By Israel Today Staff

 

Among some Palestinians, Hamas’ stock is soaring after it dragged Israel into a month-long war that saw 3,500 missiles rain down on the Jewish state’s most populated civilian areas.

It was after years of successful, gory suicide bomb attacks that Hamas garnered enough popularity to win a parliamentary majority in the 2006 Palestinian legislative elections.

Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas’ ruling Fatah faction isn’t about to let that happen again, and is trying to remind everyone that it has killed far more Israeli Jews than Hamas. Continue Reading »

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| July 12, 2014
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President Abbas flabbergasted as Hamas accuses him of being ‘Likud member’

After PA chief criticized Islamist group on Lebanese TV for rocket fire, admitting “We are the losing side”, Hamas officials strike back, branding him “a criminal” & “a Likud member.”

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Hamas officials assailed Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas for his criticism of the persistent rocket attacks on Israel, Israel Radio reported on Saturday.

Mahmoud Abbas

PA President Mahmoud Abbas, praying or surprised – Photo: REUTERS

Leaders of the Islamist movement which rules Gaza said that Abbas, who heads the rival Fatah faction, was “aiding the enemy” by making his statement. Hamas accused the PA chief of “acting as a third party” while branding him “a criminal” and “a Likud member.” Continue Reading »

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| July 11, 2014
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Palestinian President criticizes Hamas’ rocket attacks on Israel

 

President Abbas said  on Palestinian TV, that its preferable ‘to fight with wisdom & politics’, and also called on all parties to end military conflict.

By Ynetnews

 

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas went on Palestinian television Thursday to condemn the ongoing rocket fire from Gaza on Israel, Bloomberg reported.

Le président palestinien Mahmoud Abbas, à Ramallah le 10 mars 2014 ( Abbas Momani (AFP) )

Abbas in Ramallah – Photo: Abbas Momani/AFP

“What are you trying to achieve by sending rockets?” Abbas asked, without mentioning Hamas directly by name. “We prefer to fight with wisdom and politics.”

The comments were the first such condemnation from the Palestinian leader since Israel’s launch of Operation Protective Edge on Monday, during which hundreds of rockets have been fired from Gaza at Israeli communities across the country, and around 100 Palestinians, including dozens of children, have been reported killed in IAF attacks. Continue Reading »

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| June 6, 2014
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‘Unity’ in Hevron as PA Arrests 100 Hamas Activists

Additional signs of ‘unity’ trepidation as PA security personnel arrest 100 Hamas members organizing the ‘Naksa Day’ event before a Fatah member was arrested in Gaza following a violent skirmish over money between the 2 factions.

By Ari Yashar

 

The tensions between the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Hamas, despite the newly founded unity government on Monday, were displayed on Thursday as PA security services arrested Hamas members in Hevron located in Judea.

Members of the Gaza-based Hamas terror organization tried to organize a large event in Hevron for “Naksa Day,” the annual demonstrations against the 1967 Six Day War liberation of Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and the Golan Heights by Israel. Continue Reading »

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| June 1, 2014
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Palestinians lied: US rejects PA claims it invited unity gov’t PM to Washington

 

State Dept spokeswoman says the U.S. did not issue any invitation to PA Prime Minister Hamdallah to Washington, who is expected to head unity gov’t with terrorist organization Hamas.

By KHALED ABU TOAMEH, TOVAH LAZAROFF
 

 

The US over the weekend rejected Palestinian claims that the Obama administration had already accepted the newly unified government between Fatah and Hamas and had invited its prime minister to Washington.

Prof. Rami Hamdallah, president of An-Najah National University.

Prof. Rami Hamdallah, president of An-Najah National University.- Photo: REUTERS/Abed Omar Qusini

Although unity government won’t formally be announced until Monday, Palestinian media outlets reported over that Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah — who is expected to head a unity government with Hamas — was invited to Washington for talks with US government officials.

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| May 30, 2014
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John Kerry: Israel’s response to Fatah-Hamas unity deal ‘appropriate’

 

US Sec. of State says Israel’s wait-&-see approach to formation of Palestinian reconciliation gov’t is “appropriate.”

By JTA
 

 

US Secretary of State John Kerry said Israel’s wait-and-see approach to Fatah-Hamas unity talks was “appropriate.”

John Kerry

John Kerry – Photo: REUTERS

He made the remarks in an interview Thursday night on PBS, adding that he was “disappointed that the [peace] process, what is in place, that that didn’t produce the next step.”

Asked about the negotiations on unity between Hamas and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah movement, Kerry said that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu “and Israel are waiting to see what happens with the Hamas reconciliation, with the announcement of a new government, with the question of what that new government may or may not choose to do. Continue Reading »

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| May 30, 2014
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Palestinian Religious Affairs Minister slams Hamas’ incitement

 

Religious Affairs Minister for the Palestinian Authority, Al-Habbash says Fatah’s nonviolence resistance is moving Palestinian state forward, claims unity gov’t will be ‘under ideology of PLO, not Hamas’

By The Media Line

 

A senior aide to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said the Palestinian leadership rejects any efforts to teach Palestinian children a culture of violence. Mahmoud Al-Habbash, the Palestinian Minister of Waqf and Religious Affairs was responding to a report on Israel’s Channel 2 on a Hamas rally in the northern West Bank city of Jenin.

Abbas meets with Hamas delegation (Photo: AFP)

Abbas meets with Hamas delegation – Photo: AFP

In the video, Palestinian boys, some of them wearing black ski masks, carried toy guns and waved the Islamist group’s green and white flag. Continue Reading »

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| May 29, 2014
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Abbas: I expect Israel to accept upcoming Palestinian election results

 

Abbas’ comment comes as IDF soldiers order Palestinian newspaper to stop printing material by outlawed terrorist organization Hamas.

By Ben Stansall (AFP)

 

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said Wednesday that peace talks are the only way forward and that he “expects Israelis to respect the decision of Palestinians in the upcoming elections,” Israel’s Channel 2 reported Wednesday.

British Prime Minister David Cameron (L) welcomes Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas in London on May 14, 2014 – Photo: Ben Stansall / AFP

In a meeting with representatives of Israeli peace NGOs in the West Bank City of Ramallah, Abbas discussed the coming elections and how the transfer of power would be carried out. Continue Reading »

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| May 8, 2014
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Israel’s Minister of Defense: Let’s not delude ourselves, there is no Palestinian partner

Defense Minister Ya’alon tells Knesset committee that Jerusalem opposes Fatah-Hamas reconciliation, says it probably won’t come to fruition anyway.

By LAHAV HARKOV

 

 

The Palestinians are not a partner for peace, Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Wednesday.

Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon

Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon – Photo: Ariel Hermoni, Defense Ministry spokesman

“There is no partner on the other side. That is the reality. Our soldiers are intelligent enough to understand the complex situation on the field and to know how to deal with it. There’s no immediate solution. We can’t delude ourselves,” he stated.

Israel opposes Hamas-Fatah reconciliation, but it probably won’t come to fruition anyway, he added. Continue Reading »

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| May 7, 2014
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Again: Hamas Executes Palestinians for ‘Collaborating’ with Israel

Hamas kills two ‘collaborators’- shots one, hangs one. Will this become the norm in upcoming unity government?

By AFP and Tova Dvorin

 

 

Authorities in Hamas-run Gaza on Thursday executed two Palestinian Arabs for allegedly collaborating with Israel, the territory’s interior ministry said in a statement.

Paraded - Palestinian gunmen ride motorcycles as they drag the body of a man, who was suspected of working for Israel 20 November 2012

Paraded – Palestinian gunmen ride motorcycles as they drag the body of a man, who was suspected of working for Israel 20 November 2012

“Two collaborators with the Israeli occupation, condemned to death for having given information leading to the martyrdom of two citizens, have been executed,” a spokesman told AFP.

He said one of the men, aged 40 and identified by the initials ZR, was shot and the other, AK, aged 30, was hanged in a different location. Continue Reading »

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