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| October 19, 2013
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Hamas Threatening to Kidnap Soldiers Again

Two years after Gilad Shalit’s return, Hamas threatens Israel that it will begin kidnapping  soldiers again & “continue the resistance.”

By Elad Benari, Canada

 

Hamas issued a threat to Israel on Friday, warning that it will kidnap more Israeli soldiers in order to bring about the release of all Palestinian Authority Arab prisoners.

The terror group which controls Gaza made the threats in a statement posted on its website on the second anniversary of the release of Gilad Shalit.

Shalit, who was kidnapped by Hamas terrorists in 2006 and was held for more than five years, was released in October of 2011 in exchange for the release of over 1,000 terrorists who had been in prison in Israel, including many mass murderers. Continue Reading »

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| October 15, 2013
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Hamas seeks renewed ties with Assad after Egyptian blacklisting

 

Hamas’ Deputy Politburo Chief Abu Marzouk says Khaled Mashal wrongly choose to support Syrian Rebels & now doesn’t rule out chance of reconciliation with Syrian regime.

By Elior Levy

Hamas’ Deputy Politburo Chief Moussa Abu Marzouk interviewed for Assad affiliated channel Al Mayadeen on Monday, saying Khaled Mashal was wrong in raising the flag of Syrian opposition, and that Hamas had no official ties with any rebel organizations.

Khaled Mashal – Photo: AP

Last June a dramatically important meeting was held in Lebanon concerning the shaken relationship between Hamas and some of the Arab and Muslim world. Group senior Moussa Abu Marzouk conferred there with officials from Iran and from Hezbollah to work out differences that have occurred between Hamas and then in the past two years over the Syrian civil war. Continue Reading »

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| October 11, 2013
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Hamas Is the Palestinian’s Punishment

 

With the downfall of the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt turns its wrathful gaze upon Hamas who has now lost its open door to the Sinai Peninsula, a crucial supply route for the terror group.

Many Palestinians say the group is getting just what it deserves.

By Aviel Schneider

 

 

The Hamas regime in Gaza has found itself cornered between Israel and a now-unfriendly Egypt. “This is precisely what traitor (Hamas) deserves,” a Palestinian from Ramallah told Israel Today. “We will never forget what Hamas has done to us back in 2007 (when the group violently seized control of Gaza. Hamas is a punishment for the Palestinian people.” Continue Reading »

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| October 3, 2013
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Egyptian Army plans attack on targets in Gaza

SPECIAL REPORT FROM EGYPT

In response to Egyptian intel assessment that Gaza militants are responsible for some attacks in Sinai, Egyptian reconnaissance planes have identified potential hostile targets in Palestinian coastal territory, security official tells Ma’an.

By YASSER OKBI, THE POST CORRESPONDENT

 

The Egyptian army has planned military attacks on specific targets in the Gaza Strip in the event that the security situation in the northern Sinai peninsula deteriorates, a senior Egyptian security official told the Ma’an news agency.

Egyptian Army soldiers patrol in Sinai.

Egyptian Army soldiers patrol in an armored vehicle backed by a helicopter gunship during a sweep through villages in in Sheikh Zuweyid, northern Sinai, Egypt in May.

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| September 27, 2013
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Islamic Jihad & Hamas call for 3rd intifada against Jews

Calls for violence against Jewish citizens were issued as protest against visiting Jews to the Temple Mount, their most Holy Site.

Hamas leadership says it has not abandoned its option of sending suicide bombers.

By KHALED ABU TOAMEH

 

 

On the eve of PA President Mahmoud Abbas’s speech at the UN General Assembly, a number of Palestinian groups called for launching a third intifada against Israel.

Hamas's Kassam Brigades [file].

Hamas’s Kassam Brigades [file]. – Photo: REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah

The calls were issued in protest against visits by Jewish groups to the Temple Mount.The groups called on Palestinians to take to the streets following Friday prayers to express their “solidarity with the Aksa Mosque in the face of Israeli aggression.”Hamas’s

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| September 27, 2013
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Armed Fatah Members in Gaza Arrested by Hamas

Hamas crashed an Al Aqsa Brigades press conference before arresting four members then forcing the men to unmask.

By Adam Ross

 

Four members of the Fatah affiliated Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades group have been arrested by Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

The arrests were reported by the Maan news agency, who said the four, yielding weapons, delivered a vitriolic press conference from the Al Ghafri Tower in Gaza City. The report said after journalists left, Hamas men surrounded the building and forced the Aqsa fighters to unmask before they were detained.

In recent months, Hamas security agencies have detained dozens of Fatah-affiliated political activists accusing them of belonging to the ‘Tamarod’ (Rebel) movement, which was formed to overthrow Muslim Brotherhood rule in Egypt. Continue Reading »

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| September 23, 2013
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Despite growing isolation, J’lem believes Hamas won’t hesitate to attack

Is Hamas more concerned in maintaining power in Gaza or in starting another round with Israel?

Cairo is keeping the pressure on Hamas while Fatah is trying to step in.

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Egypt has been squeezing Hamas tighter in recent weeks, demanding that its leadership prevent attacks against Israel at all costs. Cairo insists that Hamas stop any assistance to Islamist organizations in Sinai, which are fighting against Egypt’s new rulers.

Hamas militants in Gaza.

Hamas militants taking part in a protest against peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians, in central Gaza Strip, September 20, 2013. – Photo: Reuters

The military coup in Egypt in July caused a strategic change in the region, with Hamas being one of the main victims so far. Continue Reading »

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| September 16, 2013
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152 smuggling tunnels to Gaza destroyed since July by Egyptian Army

An Egyptian Army Spokesman said that the Egyptian army was closing Gaza’s smuggling tunnels on the Egypt-Gaza border because of Hamas’ military support for Sinai jihadists.

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The Egyptian army has destroyed 152 tunnels on the Egypt–Gaza border since the end of July, an army spokesman said Sunday.

Egyptian soldiers on Sinai border.

Egyptian soldiers stand guard on at the border between Egypt and southern Gaza Strip, July 5, 2013.- Photo: Reuters

Ahmed Ali, the spokesman, said the Egyptian army demolished buildings constituting a security threat up to a kilometer from the border. He added that Gaza-based groups were carrying out operations together with armed Islamists in the Sinai Peninsula. Continue Reading »

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| September 13, 2013
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Egyptian Tanks Cross Border Fence to Gaza

2  Egyptian tanks crossed a fence around the Gaza Strip as the army stepped up its efforts to eliminate Islamic terrorists in the Sinai.

By Adam Ross

 

Two Egyptian army tanks have crossed an initial border fence leading to Gaza for the first time on Thursday, witnesses said.

Egyptian Tank in Sinai – Screenshot

The Hamas administration in Gaza neither confirmed nor denied the incursion, only commenting that no Egyptian tanks had actually entered the Gaza Strip itself.

Witnesses told the AFP news agency that two tanks “crossed the first Egyptian border fence along the corridor between Egypt and (Gaza), and drove along the road running next to the cement wall that Egypt built.”

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| September 13, 2013
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District Court seeks to stop Hamas from influence in Jerusalem

 

Court convicts 3 East Jerusalem residents of affiliation with Hamas & money laundering in attempts to expand terror group’s ideology among city’s Muslim population.

Court says charitable work was clearly meant to spread Hamas terror ideology.

By Edna Adato & Israel Hayom Staff

 

The Jerusalem District Court on Wednesday convicted three residents of east Jerusalem of affiliation with Hamas and laundering money for a terror organization.

Palestinian prisoners in an Israeli jail - Photo: Tal Cohen

Palestinian prisoners in an Israeli jail – Photo: Tal Cohen

Yacoub Abu Asab, Kifah Sarhan and Ahmad Alian, all Israeli citizens, were convicted of heading Hamas’ efforts to expand its foothold in Jerusalem by catering to the city’s Muslims in the fields of education, welfare and religious services.

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| August 27, 2013
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Palestinian court sentences another Gazan to death for ‘collaborating’ with Israel

Unnamed Palestinian defendant was found guilty in a Gaza court of “collaboration with the Zionist occupation against the Palestinian people” and sentenced to death.

By KHALED ABU TOAMEH
 

 

A Palestinian court in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday sentenced a man to death for “collaboration” with Israel.

Execution in Gaza (Archive photo: Reuters)

Execution in Gaza – Archive photo: Reuters

A source in the Hamas govern

ment said that the man, whose name was not released, was found guilty of “collaboration with the Zionist occupation against the Palestinian people.”

The source did not give additional details.

The source claim that the defendant would be allowed to file an appeal against the verdict.

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| August 26, 2013
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Fatah: Abbas will soon implement ‘painful decisions’ against Hamas

 

Fatah official Azzam al-Ahmed, said Hamas will no longer be recognized as a partner in the process after implementation of decisions agreed upon with Israel.

By KHALED ABU TOAMEH

 

The Palestinian Authority will soon take “painful decisions” against Hamas, senior Fatah official Azzam al- Ahmed announced on Sunday.

Palestinian Hamas rally

Palestinian Hamas rally – Photo: REUTERS/Abed Omar Qusini

Ahmed did not specify the nature of the decisions.

However, he said that Hamas would no longer be considered a partner in any process after the decisions are taken by the PA leadership.

The official denied that the PA leadership in the West Bank was considering declaring the Gaza Strip a “rogue entity.”

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| August 23, 2013
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Gazans protest against having Israeli-Palestinian peace talks

 

Hamas leader: Abbas doesn’t have the right to relinquish any piece of Palestinian land. Returning to talks is a blow to jihad & to our sacrifices.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

 

 

Hundreds of Palestinians on Friday protested in the Gaza Strip against the recently renewed Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, AFP reported.

Israeli Arabs wave Palestinian flags during a rally, April 2007.

Israeli Arabs wave Palestinian flags during a rally, April 2007.- Photo: REUTERS/Ammar Awad

The marches, reportedly organized by Hamas and Islamic Jihad, condemned rival West Bank-based Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s “political failure” for returning to the negotiating table with Israel.

Protesters commenced marching from various mosques across the enclave toward a square in central Gaza City, according to AFP.

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| August 19, 2013
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Gaza’s ‘Tamarod’ Youth Renew Call for Overthrow of Tyrannical Hamas

Gaza’s “Tamarod” youth group uploaded a YouTube video calling on all Gazans to oust Hamas, which it calls out as “corrupt” & “tyrannical” in the name of religion.

By Kochava Rozenbaum

As reported last month by Arutz Sheva, the Tamarod Movement in Gaza, recently inspired by the success of the Egyptian Tamarod Movement, is preparing for mass-demonstrations to oust the Islamic Gazan leaders of Hamas this coming November 11th.

“Tamarod” (“Rebel”) is the name of the popular anti-Islamist youth movement which led popular protests against Mohammed Morsi in the run up to his removal by the military.

Now, in a recently uploaded video, four youth Tamarod members have issued a video statement urging Gazans to take to the streets. Continue Reading »

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| August 14, 2013
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Islamist terror organization Hamas getting closer to Iran

 

 

Resumption of peace talks only intensifies internal disagreements between Palestinian factions.


Most Palestinians are still skeptical about results of peace negotiations.

By The Media Line

The Islamist Hamas movement has sharply criticized the Palestinian Authority for resuming peace talks with Israel, saying that President Mahmoud Abbas is giving in to American pressure. The criticism comes as Hamas moves toward a rapprochement with Iran, despite differences over Syria.

Members of Hamas police take part in a graduation ceremony in Gaza City, Dec. 17, 2012. - Photo REUTERS-Suhaib Salem

Members of Hamas police take part in a graduation ceremony in Gaza City,. – Photo REUTERS-Suhaib Salem

“The (Israeli-Palestinian) negotiations will not lead to anything – it’s just wasting time,” Hamas deputy foreign minister Ghazi Hamad told The Media Line. Continue Reading »

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