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| October 25, 2014
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Hamas Official Proclaims ‘Silent Intifada’ in Jerusalem

 

Hamas official Mahmoud Zahar condemns PA forces that ‘suppress intifada against Israel,’ calling for more Jerusalem violence as ‘the solution to Israeli aggression.’

By Tova Dvorin

 

Hamas official Mahmoud Zahar, declared the constant cycle of violence in Jerusalem an “intifada” on Saturday night, making rumors of a so-called “silent intifada” official despite declarations from the Israeli security establishment that statements to that effect are exaggerated.

“Escalating the resistance in the city is the solution to Israeli aggression,” Zahar told Hamas news agency Al-Risala.

Zahar also slammed the Hamas-Palestinian Authority (PA) “unity government”‘s security coordination with Israel.

“The security coordination is a problem in that is suppresses the intifada against Israeli aggression,” he stated. Continue Reading »

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| October 21, 2014
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IDF Reveals Hamas Planned a Terror-Tunnel Massacre for Jewish New Year

IDF spokesperson reveals planned Hamas attack, originally timed for Rosh Hashana, would have involved an invasion force of 200 heavily-armed terrorists that would have been on an unprecedented scale.

By Ari Soffer

 

The IDF has confirmed rumors, circulating since last summer’s war with Gaza terrorists, that Hamas was planning a massive attack on Israeli communities by hundreds of terrorists who would infiltrate into Israel via the vast network of “terror-tunnels” dug from Gaza into Israeli territory.

In an exclusive Vanity Fair report, IDF spokesperson Lt. Colonel Peter Lerner finally revealed that in destroying the tunnel Israel may have prevented a coordinated massacre of its civilians on an unprecedented scale. Continue Reading »

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| October 20, 2014
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Hamas source tells Turkish press: Israel seized bodies of 2 Hamas fighters in Gaza war

The Palestinian sources told Turkish news agency that a subsequent Hamas investigation revealed 2 of their elite fighters fell in battle with IDF troops near Khan Younis.

By Ynet

 

Palestinian sources on Sunday told Turkish news agency Anatolia that Israel is holding the bodies of two Hamas field commanders missing since the end of the 50-day conflict in Gaza during the summer.

Hamas fighters during the Gaza conflict (Photo: Reuters)

Hamas fighters during the Gaza conflict – Photo: Reuters

According to the sources, Anatolia said, the fate of the two bodies, both belonging to members of Hamas’ military wing, was uncovered after a month-long intensive investigation.

The Palestinian sources named the Hamas men as Basel Abu al-Naja, and Ibrahim al-Amur, saying they were both members of the Hamas elite forces, the news agency said. Continue Reading »

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| October 18, 2014
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Egyptian Soldiers Die Destroying Hamas Smuggling Tunnel From Gaza

Egyptian army officers among the dead when Hamas-run smuggling tunnel from Gaza collapses during demolition operation.

By Arutz Sheva Staff

 

Two Egyptian army officers and a soldier were killed Saturday when a smuggling tunnel connecting Sinai and the Gaza Strip collapsed as they were preparing to blow it up, officials said.

One soldier was injured and another missing in the collapse, which happened as troops were planting explosives.

The army says it has destroyed more than 1,600 such tunnels – most of them since the ouster of president Mohamed Morsi last year – which the Hamas terrorist group uses to smuggle in arms, equipment and money. Continue Reading »

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| October 7, 2014
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Hamas official: Destroying Israel would be easier from the West Bank

 

“[Some] have said Hamas wants to create an Islamic emirate in Gaza,” Mahmoud al-Zahar a senior Hamas official tells Palestinian news outlet Al-Ayyam. “We won’t do that, but we will build an Islamic state in Palestine, all of Palestine.”

By Daniel Siryoti

 

If Hamas manages to establish a foothold in the West Bank, it would be able to wipe out Israel and establish an Islamic state in its stead, senior Hamas official Mahmoud al-Zahar told Palestinian news outlet Al-Ayyam on Wednesday.

Senior Hamas official Mahmoud al-Zahar – Photo: Reuters

The interview, translated and posted by Palestinian Media Watch on Sunday, revealed Hamas’ previously covert intention of taking over the West Bank.

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| October 6, 2014
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Hamas: Vote Us Control of Palestinian Authority and We’ll Destroy Israel

Hamas: “We would be able to settle the battle of the final promise [to destroy Israel] with a speed that no one can imagine.”

The quote above should provide the answer for anyone wondering why Israel doesn’t just make peace by surrendering the ‘West Bank’!

By  Ryan Jones

 

For any who are still curious why Israel doesn’t simply acquiesce to Palestinian demands for an independent state and end the conflict, Hamas once again happily provided the answer in a revealing interview with Arab media last week.

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Hamas, trying to fulfill its credo to destroy Israel.

Hamas co-founder Mahmoud al-Zahar told the Ramallah-based Palestinian newspaper Al-Ayyam that if his group could “transfer what it has [in Gaza] or just a small part of it to the West Bank, we would be able to settle the battle of the final promise [to destroy Israel] with a speed that no one can imagine.”

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| October 1, 2014
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Analysis: 49% of Gazans Killed in Operation Protective Edge Were Terrorists

An updated and detailed study on the reported Palestinian Health Ministry’s phony death tally reveals a more accurate and unprecedented terrorist to civilian ratio.

By Tova Dvorin

 

The terrorist to civilian ratio of Palestinian deaths in Operation Protective Edge is an unprecedented 1:1, a news study released last week reveals – supporting earlier findings regarding the so-called “civilian casualties” Hamas touts to international media.

According to the highly respected Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center (ITIC), 49% of the “martyrs” listed on the Hamas-run Palestinian Health Ministry (PHM) list were found to have been linked to terrorist organizations; just 51% were confirmed civilian casualties. Continue Reading »

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| September 22, 2014
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Exposé: Gaza Palestinian’s hatred for Hamas and resentment & anger of the West Bankers

The Gazans may be too scared to speak publicly against Hamas, but the hatred is seen & felt, and they haven’t forgotten that protests from their compatriots during Israel’s Operation Protective Edge, were conspicuous in their absence.

By Francesca Borri

 

In the time that has elapsed since the end of the war, Gaza has been trying to return to normal – if you can ever call life in Gaza normal. But under the surface, the suppressed emotions are bubbling.

Central Gaza building hit by the IDF during Protective Edge (Photo: AFP)

Central Gaza building hit by the IDF during Protective Edge – Photo: AFP

The tap water is the same salty sea brine – there has been no potable water coming out of the taps in Gaza for a very long time. Continue Reading »

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| September 19, 2014
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NY Law Firm Lists Hamas’ Violations of Int’l Law Since Gaza War Crimes Ignored by UN

New York based legal rights group publishes detailed compilation of blatant Hamas violations, siting examples & verification ahead of UN bias investigation of Israeli “war crimes.”

By Hillel Fendel

 

In advance of the UN Human Rights Council investigation of Israeli “war crimes” in Gaza this summer, the Lawfare Project has compiled a detailed list of “Hamas’s Violations of International Law.”

The UNHRC has appointed a three-member committee to investigate “all violations of international humanitarian law” during the recent war in Gaza. It explained its one-sided intentions by “condemn[ing] in the strongest terms the widespread, systematic and gross violations of international human rights and fundamental freedoms arising from the Israeli military operations…”

The New York-based Lawfare Project attempts to safeguard against the abuse of the law as a weapon of war. Continue Reading »

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| September 17, 2014
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Hundreds of Palestinians drown at sea attempting to flee Hamas’ Gaza

After Gaza regime’s war against Israel, more & more Gazans are attempting to flee Hamas’ authority through Egypt, where a recent boat sinking near Malta saw over 500 people go missing or die en route to Europe.

Elior Levy

 

 

With Gaza under an Egyptian-Israeli blockade, scores of Gazans are forces to find original ways of fleeing the coastal enclave – usually through underground tunnels into Egypt and then on boats to Europe where they hope to attain refugee status. Palestinian media publishes firsthand accounts of the periling and dangerous journey.

En route to Europe (Photo: AFP/ MOAS ? HO)

En route to Europe – Photo: AFP/ MOAS ?

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| September 17, 2014
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Hamas Arrests Gaza Terrorists Responsible for Mortar Fire on Israel

 

Israeli defense officials report that Hamas has arrested the renegade terrorists responsible for a non-sanctioned mortar attack on Israel’s southern region.

By Ben Ariel

 

Senior defense officials said on Tuesday night that Hamas has arrested the terrorists who were responsible for the mortar fire on the Eshkol region earlier in the evening.

According to the officials, Hamas had passed a message to Israel after the shooting that it would arrest and punish those responsible for the shooting, and did just that.

One official quoted by Channel 2 News said that Hamas was quick to react and arrest the terrorists, fearing that the fighting in Gaza would resume. Continue Reading »

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| September 14, 2014
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Hamas official warn Gaza landlords: Refusing to rent to Hamas could be dangerous

 

Non-Hamas Palestinian landlords in Gaza are worried that their buildings will be targeted by Israel if Hamas militants live inside. Hamas official calls this trend “a dangerous one.”

By KHALED ABU TOAMEH

Landlords in the Gaza Strip are refusing to rent out apartments to Hamas members and their families, a senior Hamas official revealed on Sunday.

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A Palestinian looks out from the remains of his house in Beit Hanun, a town in the northern Gaza Strip. – Photo:REUTERS

Musa Abu Marzouk, a political leader of Hamas based in Egypt, said that the phenomenon was “dangerous.”

Abu Marzouk, who recently toured the Gaza Strip, pointed out that landlords were afraid to rent out their apartments out of fear that they would be targeted by Israel in the future. Continue Reading »

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| September 12, 2014
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During Gaza Operation Hamas militants threatened UNRWA personnel at gun-point

 

Exclusive: ‘Jerusalem Post’ reveals new information of how Hamas personal terrorized UN workers at gun-point & commandeered humanitarian goods during Israel’s ‘Operation Protective Edge’.

By NOAM ROTENBERG

 

The Jerusalem Post obtained new information from informed sources this week that Hamas used violence and threats against UN personnel in Gaza during Operation Protective Edge.

Hamas Operative

Hamas militant. – Photo:REUTERS

It was discovered that during the operation Hamas was hiding weapons in facilities run by the UN aid agency UNRWA and firing rockets from nearby proximity to UNRWA schools. The Post has now learned that UNRWA workers were subject to Hamas threats at gun-point during the operation.
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| September 8, 2014
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Gaza-border representative: ‘Hamas’ renewed terror tunnel-digging is a cause for war’

After senior Hamas official boasted that the Gaza group started rehabilitating its underground terror infrastructure, residents of southern Israel blame Netanyahu’s administration for not eliminating the threat.

By Ilana Curiel

 

Less than two weeks after Operation Protective Edge officially ended, and mere days after the majority of Gaza-border residents returned to their homes, a senior Hamas source declared that Hamas has renewed its tunnel-digging operations.

Protective barrier in Nahal Oz kindergarten (Photo: Reuters)

Protective barrier in Nahal Oz kindergarten – Photo: Reuters

Though the Palestinian source did not elaborate, and despite an Israeli source claiming in response that there was no basis for such a declaration, the Gaza-border residents maintain that the Netanyahu administration has not definitively ended the threat posed by the Hamas attack tunnels. Continue Reading »

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| August 30, 2014
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Was Gaza leader Ismail Haniyeh poisoned by Hamas political bureau chief Khaled Mashaal?

 

Senior Hamas official said Haniyeh’s hospitalization was due to his living underground for so long, but others said Hamas political leader Khaled Mashaal, furious at Haniyeh for accepting the Egyptian brokered cease-fire proposal, wanted him ‘gone’.

By Daniel Siryoti

Rumors spread in the Gaza Strip on Thursday that Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh had been poisoned after he was hospitalized on Wednesday night with “chest pain” shortly after finishing his speech declaring Hamas’ victory in the last round of fighting with Israel.

Hamas political bureau chief Khaled Mashaal (left) and Hamas leader in Gaza Ismail Haniyeh, 2012 – Photo: AP

Was Ismail Haniyeh poisoned?

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