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| January 29, 2013
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PLO’s apathy at Hamas’s Talibanization of the Gaza Strip

Instead of seeking unity with Hamas, the PLO leadership should be making a bigger effort to prevent radical Islam from extending its control to the West Bank.

By Khaled Abu Toameh

 

Those who thought that Hamas would ever establish a modern and liberal regime in the Gaza Strip received another reminder this week of how the radical Islamist movement is pursuing its effort to create a Taliban-style entity in the territory that has been under its control since 2007.PA chief Abbas and Hamas leader Mashaal in Cairo - Photo by Reuters

The reminder came in the form of a decision taken by the Al-Aqsa University administration in the Gaza Strip to force female students to dress in accordance with Islamic teachings. Continue Reading »

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| January 26, 2013
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Report: 4 Palestinians wounded by IDF gunfire in northern Gaza

According to a PA report, a 20 year-old farmer was ‘wounded’ in his eye after soldiers fired tear gas; IDF says in response only one Palestinian wounded.

By , and Gili Cohen

 

According to the reports, a 20-year-old farmer was wounded in the eye after IDF soldiers fired tear gas. Three others were wounded by gunfire east of the Jabaliya refugee camp. The wounded were taken to a Gaza hospital.

IDF hamer along the Gaza border

IDF hamer along the Gaza border – Photo: Eliyahu Hershkovitz

The IDF said in response that only one Palestinian wounded.

Meanwhile, Israeli military police investigators are looking into the circumstances of the shooting death Wednesday of a 21-year-old Bethlehem woman, Lubnah Hanash.

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| January 24, 2013
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Hamas establishes military school for Gaza’s children

With more than 10,000 kids attending military parade, Haniyeh says military academy in Gaza will prepare children from 12 years old for “liberating Palestine,…from the river to the sea”

By KHALED ABU TOAMEH

 

Hamas is planning to establish a military academy in the Gaza Strip for training and educating schoolchildren.

Gaza children

Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh announced Thursday that the new military academy, the first of its kind in the Gaza Strip, would prepare the children for the “phase of liberating Palestine.”

He said that children in grades 7-9 could join the academy and graduate with a Diploma or Bachelor of Arts in military affairs.

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| January 22, 2013
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Palestinian engineer: Allow Gaza’s population to expand into Sinai

Palestinian study recommends solving “population explosion” by leasing land from Egypt, transferring residents to West Bank & setting birth control rules.

By KHALED ABU TOAMEH

 

A study published Monday by a Palestinian engineer recommends solving the Gaza Strip’s “population explosion” by allowing the enclave to expand into the Sinai Peninsula.

gazaThe study also recommends transferring some of the Gaza Strip’s residents to the West Bank and setting rules for birth control as a way of solving the problem.

The study was prepared by engineer Mustafa al-Farra and published in the daily Al- Quds newspaper.

He also suggested vertical construction and filling parts of the sea as possible methods to solve the problems facing the residents of the Gaza Strip.

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| January 20, 2013
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Egypt Security busts massive explosives caché headed for Gaza, largest one yet

Truck carrying a full ton of explosives, the largest single haul discovered by Egyptian Police, was intercepted.
A total of 5 tons of explosives as well as disassembled rockets & automatic weapons were seized in the past 3 months, according to local media reports.

By DPA

 

Egyptian authorities have seized a record 1 ton of explosives bound for the Palestinian Gaza Strip, a security official said Sunday.

Weapons seized by the IDF - IDF Spokesman

Weapons seized by the IDF from global jihad insurgents in Sinai during a bust last summer. August 5, 2012. Photo: IDF Spokesman

The official, who requested anonymity, said the explosives were seized when a suspicious-looking lorry was searched at a checkpoint between mainland Egypt and the Sinai Peninsula, which borders Gaza and Israel. Continue Reading »

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| January 18, 2013
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Hamas Bans Israeli Aid That Compete with Their Smuggling Operation

Hamas bans certain types of Israeli goods into Gaza at the expense of the people’s welfare. Israel nevertheless continues supplying the free goods.

By Elad Benari

 

Hamas is once again trying to punish the residents of Gaza by attempting to reduce the scope of Israeli goods entering the region.

Hamas’ Ministry of Economics announced this week its decision to ban the import of certain types of goods into Gaza through the Israeli crossings. These include office furniture, various types of foods, hygiene products, gas pipes, plastic, plastic bags and clothing.

The local population in Gaza expressed its dissatisfaction with the decision, especially since the Israeli products that enter Gaza are considered to be of much higher quality than the goods that are smuggled into Gaza from Egypt, through the tunnels in the Rafiah area. Continue Reading »

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| January 15, 2013
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IDF Discovers Tunnel Shaft from Gaza to Israel

During Operation Pillar of Defense airstrikes destroyed dozens of tunnels but the discovery of a tunnel that leads into Israeli territory remains a top priority.

By Annie Lubin

 

A shaft to a smuggling tunnel into Gaza was discovered Monday afternoon by IDF forces who were engaged in combat near the security fence in southern Gaza.

Tunnel into Gaza discovered by the IDF

Tunnel into Gaza discovered by the IDF – IDF Spokesperson

The IDF has launched an investigation in an effort to figure out when the tunnel was built.

IDF airstrikes during Operation Pillar of Defense destroyed dozens of smuggling tunnels leading into Gaza and the army continues to make the discovery and closure of such smuggling tunnels a top priority. Continue Reading »

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| January 15, 2013
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Arab shot near Gaza border; IDF denies any involvement

Palestinian officials accuse IDF soldiers of shooting the man near the border. The Gazan, taken for treatment later dies of head injury at Shifa hospital.

 

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Palestinian medical officials accused Israeli soldiers of killing a farmer in the Gaza Strip on Monday, but a military spokeswoman denied any Israeli involvement.

IDF vehicle patrols along Gaza border fence - Photo REUTERSMustafa Abu Jarad was shot in the head in the town of Beit Lahiya on the border with Israel, said Gaza’s health ministry, run by the territory’s Islamist Hamas rulers.

The 21-year-old was taken to Shifa hospital but died later, said doctors.

An IDF spokeswoman said officials had checked “and apparently the incident is not related to the Israeli army.”

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| January 11, 2013
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Gazan Shot Dead Near Border Fence

A male Palestinian Authority Arab shot dead by IDF troops after damaging the Gaza border fence.

By Elad Benari, Canada

 

A Palestinian Authority Arab man was shot dead by IDF troops in northern Gaza on Friday, medics told the Bethlehem-based Ma’an news agency.

Gaza health ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qidra told Ma’an that Anwar Muhammad al-Mamlouk, 22, was killed by Israeli fire. He said another man was seriously wounded and taken to the a local hospital by paramedics.

In response to the reports, the IDF told Channel 10 News, “In the afternoon, dozens of Palestinians gathered near the security fence in northern Gaza. Continue Reading »

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| January 7, 2013
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Israeli media banned from Gaza

The Hamas Terrorist group controlling Strip says Israeli media outlets are portraying Palestinians in the strip in negative way.

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VIDEO – Hamas has announced a ban on Israeli media from working inside the Gaza Strip, claiming that media outlets portray Palestinians in a negative way.

Israeli media rely on local Palestinians or foreign media for reports from Gaza (archives) Photo: AFP

Israel tightened its blockade and banned Israeli journalists from entering Gaza in 2006 after Hamas, an Islamist group that refuses to recognize the Jewish state, took power of the enclave.

Israeli media rely on local Palestinians or foreign media outlets for reports from inside the battle-torn coastal strip. Continue Reading »

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| January 5, 2013
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Palestinian Authority now officially known as: ‘State of Palestine’

WAFA reports the PA has officially changed its name, with Abbas signing his 1st presidential decree after successful UN statehood bid.

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The Palestinian Authority officially changed its name to the State of Palestine, Palestinian news agency WAFA reported.

UN General Assembly

PA President Mahmoud Abbas officially signed his first decrees that bear the name of the State of Palestine on Friday, according to WAFA, in an apparent move to reflect the recent upgrade of the Palestinians’ status to non-member observer state at the United Nations.

Palestinian stamps, signs and letterheads will be changed to reflect his decision, WAFA reported.

Also on Friday, tens of thousands took to the streets in Gaza in a demonstration marking 48 years since Fatah’s founding.

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| January 5, 2013
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Hamas Budget just short of $1 Billion for 2013

Hamas to spend nearly $900 million in 2013 as budget continues to rise. Gaza to get additional foreign aid from the EU, UN, Arab donations, Abbas’ PA and substantial aid trucked into Gaza daily from Israel.

By Maayana Miskin

 

Hamas will spend $897 million in Gaza in 2013 under a budget approved Monday. The Gaza parliament, dominated by Hamas, voted for the spending.

Gaza leaders estimate the income for the year at $243 million. The rest of the money is expected to come from international aid and donations.

Despite claims of a financial crisis, the Hamas budget has continued to grow from year to year. Continue Reading »

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| January 4, 2013
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Fatah supporters in Gaza rally for 1st time in years

Several of Abbas’ senior advisers attended parade marking 48 years since the secular Fatah’s founding as the leader of the Palestinians’ fight against Israel.

By Reuters

 

Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians joined a rare rally staged by President Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah group in Gaza on Friday, as tensions ease with rival Hamas Islamists ruling the enclave since 2007.

Fatah supporters wave flags during a rally marking the 48th anniversary of the founding of the Fatah

Fatah supporters waving flags during a rally marking the 48th anniversary of the founding of the Fatah movement in the West Bank town of Bethlehem December 31, 2012. Photo by Reuters

A long hiatus in peace talks between Abbas’s administration and Israel has narrowed ideological differences between the two main Palestinian factions. Continue Reading »

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| January 2, 2013
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3 Attempts to Smuggle Weapons into Gaza Foiled by Egypt

Sources: On 3 occasions since Operation Pillar of Defense, Egypt has prevented the smuggling of weapons into Gaza.

By Elad Benari

 

Western sources have revealed that Egypt has prevented three instances of large-scale smuggling of weapons into Gaza since the end of Operation Pillar of Defense, the Israel Defense website reported on Tuesday.

According to the report, the activity against the weaponry smuggling is part of Egyptian-U.S. coordination, agreed upon in the discussions involving Secretary of State Hillary Clinton two days before the end of the operation.

Western sources said that the agreement includes assistance with U.S. technological measures made available for Egyptian use, and intelligence cooperation in order to counter the smuggling of weapons. Continue Reading »

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| December 30, 2012
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Report: How Israel Air Force drones kept civilian casualties to a minimum

In identifying targets that have a short lifespan, a new technique called Time Critical Targets uses drones to find them, gather enough intelligence to confirm that this is actually a terrorist, then calls for a F-16 or Apache helicopter to perform the attack.

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HAIFA, Israel –  A single Syrian missile strike on a bakery near Hama killed more than 60 innocent civilians last week, so how did Israel manage to fire more than 1,500 high powered missiles into densely-populated Gaza in November, with the total loss of 161 lives, of which 90 have been acknowledged by Hamas itself as active combatants?

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