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| December 23, 2014
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Coca-Cola to build $20 million factory in Gaza

 

Palestinian National Beverage Company oversees new machinery entering Gaza that will be used to equip the Strip’s first Coca-Cola plant that is expected to employ 360 Palestinians by 2016.

By Reuters & Israel Hayom Staff

 

With Israel’s approval, Palestinians began importing machinery on Monday to equip the Gaza Strip’s first Coca-Cola plant for an anticipated 2015 launch of operations.

Israel's Coca-Cola products - Photo: IsraelandStuff/PP

Israel’s Coca-Cola products – Photo: IsraelandStuff/PP

Emad al-Hindi, director-general of the Palestinian National Beverage Company, which produces the soft drink in the West Bank, said 10 truckloads of machinery had arrived in Gaza via a crossing with Israel.

Israel confirmed it had allowed nine truckloads from Jordan to reach Gaza for an enterprise it hoped would provide jobs for hundreds of people in the coastal territory.

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| December 19, 2014
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Another Hamas terrorist killed in suspected ‘work accident’ in Gaza

BREAKING NEWS – Another Hamas militant kills himself

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

Palestinian sources reported that a member of Hamas’ military wing was killed and four others were injured in an explosion in the Gaza Strip on Thursday.

Israel Radio reported that the explosion was likely due to a ‘work accident’ during the creation of explosives.

 

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Prior to last summer’s IDF operation in Gaza, More Gazans Blew Themselves Up Accidentally … Than were Killed by Israel’s army. Continue Reading »

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| December 17, 2014
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Hamas Neglects Gazans’ Needs By Focusing On Preparation For Next War With Israel

Rather than invest the millions from international aid for reconstruction, Hamas is only focused on replenishing its missiles stockpile & digging new tunnels for its next war against Israel.

By Aviel Schneider

 

In Gaza, there is no serious reconstruction and certainly no disarmament. Instead, the Hamas-ruled enclave is gearing up for its next war against Israel.

Hamas rallies support in Gaza with military parade – Photo source: Israel Today

Three months after Operation Protective Edge, nothing has changed in Gaza. The Palestinian media has been full of reports about how the people in Gaza continue to suffer and how Hamas does nothing to help, preferring instead to invest its time and money in new rockets and terror tunnels. Continue Reading »

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| December 14, 2014
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Israel Air Force Monitors Hamas UAV Over Gaza’s Sky

 

According to an Israeli source, Israel’s Air Force was prepared to deal with any threat, but their jets returned to base after command realized there was no threat to Israeli territory.

By YAAKOV LAPPIN, JPOST.COM STAFF, REUTERS

 

The IDF scrambled jets to the Gaza border on Sunday after Hamas flew a drone into the air during a military rally to mark 27 years since the founding of the Islamist organization.

Hamas drone at a military ralley in Gaza (credit: al-Qassam Brigades Arabic website)

Hamas drone at a military rally in Gaza – Photo: al-Qassam Brigades Arabic website

The drone, which Hamas claims was built in Gaza, and upon which was written “Kassam Brigades,” the name of the group’s military wing, did not cross the border into Israel. Continue Reading »

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| December 14, 2014
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Gazans Risk Their Lives to Escape the Strip for ‘Better Days’ in Israeli Jails

“I’m sad that I’m back in the Gaza Strip. I went through happy times [in Israeli detention], where I had food, calm, good work, although I did not receive a salary. Those were unforgettable days…” — Rabi, 16, held for 3 months before being returned home to Gaza.

By Khaled Abu Toameh

 

Palestinian youths prefer to spend time in Israeli prison than to live in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip.

IDF vehicle patrols along Gaza border fence [file] - Photo: REUTERS

IDF vehicle patrols along Gaza border fence [file] – Photo: REUTERS

Over the past two months, more than 20 Palestinians have been arrested while trying to cross from the Gaza Strip into Israel, according to Palestinian sources. Continue Reading »

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| December 4, 2014
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Removal of 140,000 tons of rubble in Gaza City neighborhood begins

Sweden steps up to pay for the 1st project to clear away wreckage from the summer’s ‘Operation Protective Edge’.

By The Associated Press

 

The first large-scale project to remove tons of rubble in the Gaza Strip left over from this summer’s fighting between the Islamic militant group Hamas and Israel began on Wednesday, a significant step forward in rebuilding the war-torn area.

Rubble of destroyed buildings from the 50-day conflict between Hamas and Israel.

Rubble of destroyed buildings from the 50-day conflict between Hamas and Israel, Shijaiyah neighborhood, Gaza Strip, Oct. 12 ,2014. – Photo: AFP

The project is taking place in Gaza City’s Shijaiyah neighborhood, an area that was devastated during the fighting. Continue Reading »

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| November 30, 2014
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IDF agrees to export used Israeli cars to Gaza – but will Abbas Agree?

Currently, the new cars exported from Israel are for the wealthy Gazans, but importing used vehicles would appeal to the Strip’s middle class.

By Daniel Schmil

 

The Israel Defense Forces’ Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories is due to approve the export of used Israeli cars to the Gaza Strip, TheMarker has learned. Israel already allows the import of new cars into the territory.

Palestinian children play in a damaged car outside a U.N. school in Gaza City, Sept. 3, 2014.

Palestinian children play in a damaged car outside a U.N. school in Gaza City, Sept. 3, 2014. – Photo: AP

Following the easing of some other aspects of its blockade on the Hamas-run Gaza Strip, officials at COGAT have decided to allow the import into Gaza of used cars, in the hope it will aid Gaza’s economy and create jobs for workers who would be involved in servicing the cars.

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| November 25, 2014
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Son of Hamas: Now is the “Perfect Time” for Israel to Wage War Against Hamas

Mosab Yousef, an ex-Shin Bet agent & son of the Hamas leader in PA , urges Israel to stop ‘fatally flawed’ ceasefire & attack now, before Hamas rebuilds.

By Tova Dvorin

 

The growing chorus of calls for Israel to crush Hamas in Gaza before they begin another war has gained a new voice Tuesday – this time, from the son of a major Hamas leader.

Mosab Yousef, the son of Hamas leader in the Palestinian Authority (PA) Sheikh Hassan Yousef known for working for the Israel Security Agency (ISA or Shin Bet) from 1997 to 2007, urged Israel Tuesday to go to war with Hamas – in order to make peace with the Palestinians. Continue Reading »

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| November 17, 2014
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Unable to Enter Gaza, UN Gaza Investigative Committee Hears Testimonies in Jordan

Jerusalem has forbidden entry into Gaza and the West Bank by the UN team which is seeking possible war-crime charges against Israel during the last Gaza war.

 

The United Nations committee investigating possible war crimes by Israel during last summer’s Gaza war has spent the past week in Jordan, listening to the testimonies of victims’ families and civil society organizations, Ma’an Palestinian news agency reported on Sunday.

Rubble of destroyed buildings from the 50-day conflict between Hamas and Israel.

Rubble of destroyed buildings from the 50-day conflict between Hamas and Israel, in Shejaiya, Gaza Strip, October 12 ,2014. – Photo: AFP

The committee, which was appointed by the U.N. Human Rights Council, has been denied entry to the West Bank and Gaza by Israel. Continue Reading »

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| November 14, 2014
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Norwegian Doctor Receives Life-Long Ban from Entering Gaza

Israel cites security concerns in Mads Gilbert’s ‘Persona Non Grata’ status, who co-authored an anti-Semitic flap letter and also was in Hamas’ ‘hideout hospital’ during Operation Protective Edge.

By Ari Yashar

 

Mads Gilbert, a Norwegian doctor with a long record as an anti-Israel activist, has been banned by Israel from visiting Gaza for life for reasons of security after almost 30 years of frequenting the terror stronghold.

Mads Gilbert

Mads Gilbert – Reuters

Gilbert told the Norwegian NRK that during Operation Protective Edge this summer he worked at Shifa Hospital in Gaza, which Hamas used as a hideout for its top terrorist leaders. 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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Pentagon Sent Team to Israel to Learn From IDF How to Avoid Civilian Casualties

 

U.S. General Dempsey says Pentagon sent a team to Israel to learn from the IDF how to limit civilian casualties. “Israel went to extraordinary lengths to limit collateral damage & civilian casualties,” said Dempsey.

By Reuters

 

 

REUTERS – The highest-ranking U.S. military officer said on Thursday that Israel went to “extraordinary lengths” to limit civilian casualties in the recent war in Gaza and that the Pentagon had sent a team to see what lessons could be learned from the operation.

Palestinian women look at the shattered remains of a building complex in Beit Hanun, Gaza Strip.

Palestinian women look at the shattered remains of a building complex in Beit Hanun, Gaza Strip on Aug.

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| November 3, 2014
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Israel to advance Coke plant for Gazans

 

Israel hopes new Coca-Cola factory at the Karni industrial area, creating jobs for 3,000 Palestinians, will spur economic growth in Gaza & decrease terrorism.

By Yossi Yehoshua

 

The construction of a Coca Cola factory in the Gaza Strip, set to create jobs for thousands of Palestinians, will begin this week after it has been green-lighted by Israel’s defense establishment.

Israel's Coca-Cola products - Photo: IsraelandStuff/PP

Israel’s Coca-Cola products – Photo: IsraelandStuff/PP

A Palestinian entrepreneur had to submit a request to build the factory to the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories. Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon then decided to accept COGAT head Maj.-Gen. Yoav Mordechai’s recommendation. Continue Reading »

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| November 3, 2014
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Hamas criticizes UN’s reconstruction mechanism for Gaza

Hamas spokesman condescends United Nations procedures as ‘unacceptable and inefficient.’

 

Hamas says it opposes a UN reconstruction plan for the Gaza Strip following the 50-day war against Israel this summer.

A Palestinian boy looks out of his damaged house after a ceasefire was declared, in the east of Khan

A Palestinian boy looks out of his damaged house after a ceasefire was declared, in the east of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip August 27, 2014. – Photo: Reuters

Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri on Sunday called the UN mechanism “unacceptable, inefficient.”

The UN announced the plan in September, creating a system to bring in badly needed reconstruction materials while sidelining Hamas.

Despite its unhappiness with the system, Abu Zuhri gave no indication that Hamas will disrupt the shipments.

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| November 1, 2014
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Israel closes Gaza border crossings in retaliation for Friday’s rocket fire on Southern Israel

Jerusalem notifies the Palestinian Authority of decision that Rafah Crossing to Egypt will remain closed.

 

Israel has announced it will close the border crossings to the Gaza Strip on Sunday, after a projectile was fired from the coastal enclave toward the Eshkol Regional Council overnight Friday.

A Palestinian worker walks next to a truck loaded with sacks of cement at Kerem Shalom

A Palestinian worker walks next to a truck loaded with sacks of cement at the Kerem Shalom border crossing on its way from Israel to Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, Oct. 14, 2014. – Photo: AP

The defense establishment announced Saturday that the Erez and Kerem Shalom crossings will be closed until further notice. Continue Reading »

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