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| May 11, 2013
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PA Warns Int’l Community about cleric’s ‘Fake Palestinian Passport’

The Palestinian Authority asks world countries to take legal action and seize the fake ‘Palestine’ passport given by Hamas to the Muslim cleric Yousef al-Qaradawi.

By Elad Benari, Canada

The Palestinian Authority Ministry of Interior put out a notice on Friday, informing countries that recognize “Palestine” that radical Muslim cleric Yousef al-Qaradawi holds a “fake” Palestinian passport, according to the Ma’an news agency.

קרדאווי והנייה, היום. אזרחות עזתית ודרכון דיפלומטי (צילום: רויטרס)

Hamas’s PM Ismail Haniyeh and Yousef al-Qaradawi – Reuters

In a letter, the ministry called on all countries to take legal action to seize the passport if it is used contrary to international law.

The passport was given to Qaradawi by Hamas’s Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyeh, during the cleric’s visit to Gaza. Continue Reading »

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| May 9, 2013
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New Gaza Laws: If Guilty, Lashes for Drinking & Cutting Off Thieves’ Hands

Hamas is seeking stricter enforcement of Islamic law in Gaza, which includes provisions for cutting off the hands of thieves.

By David Lev

 

Hamas is lobbying for a stricter enforcement of Islamic law in Gaza – including provisions to cut off the hands of thieves, and execution of individuals who cheat on their spouses. A report in the Al-Hayat daily newspaper said that Hamas expects the new regulations to take effect in the coming months, after introduction of the legislation in the PA parliament.

Existing laws mete out the death penalty to individuals convicted of murder, spying, homosexuality, or selling land to Jews. Continue Reading »

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| May 8, 2013
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Israeli state security arrest terrorist group planning to kidnap & kill IDF soldier

Hamas terror cell in W. Bank busted by the Shin Bet for plotting to fire rockets into Israeli cities and planning a kidnapping of an IDF soldier to kill him.

By YAAKOV LAPPIN

 

 

Security forces arrested a Hamas terror cell in the West Bank that plotted to manufacture and fire rockets, and kidnap and kill a soldier, the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) announced on Wednesday.

Palestinian Hamas rally

Palestinian Hamas rally – Photo: REUTERS/Abed Omar Qusini

The arrests, carried out by the Shin Bet and the IDF, occurred in January and February, and also disrupted plans by the cell to plant explosives, the Shin Bet added.

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| May 3, 2013
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Analysis: Egypt & Iran vie in power struggle over Gaza

While Tehran voices it’s dissatisfaction on the cease-fire between Hamas & Israel, Cairo is doing its utmost to maintain calm.

By YAAKOV LAPPIN


 

 

Egypt and Iran are locked in a power struggle over their influence and conflicting aims in the Gaza Strip, and Egypt appears to have the upper hand.

IDF soldier sits atop a tank just outside northern Gaza - Photo REUTERS-Amir Cohen

IDF soldier sits atop a tank just outside northern Gaza – Photo: REUTERS-Amir Cohen

While Tehran is dissatisfied with the relative durability of the cease-fire between Hamas and Israel, and is pushing Palestinian armed factions to violate the truce, Cairo is doing its utmost to reinforce the calm, which it views as serving Egypt’s national interest.

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| May 3, 2013
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Hamas jail 6 Islamist extremists in Gaza

The statement by the Hamas gov’t in Gaza comes days after an IAF airstrike killed a Salafi who was responsible for recent rocket attack on southern Israel from Gaza and the Sinai.

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The Gaza Strip’s Hamas government says it has arrested six militant extremists it says is suspected of stealing weapons and plotting attacks.

Members of Hamas security forces.

Members of Hamas security forces take part in a graduation ceremony in Gaza. – Photo: Reuters

 

Hamas’ Interior Ministry said Thursday that four men were charged with stealing rockets belonging to Palestinian militants and two others had tried to attack targets in Gaza. Continue Reading »

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| May 2, 2013
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Hamas tightened Gaza security with its Kassam Brigade to stop rocket fire

‘Asharq Al-Awsat’ reports Hamas deployed Kassam Brigade fighters to border, replacing local police in areas previously used for rocket launching at Israel.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

Hamas has replaced policemen at the Gaza Strip border areas with fighters from its Kassam Brigades in an effort to stop rocket fire at southern Israel, the London-based Asharq Al-Awsat reported on Wednesday.

Hamas's Kassam Brigades [file].

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

The paper quotes a Palestinian source as saying that Israel passed messages to Hamas through Egyptian mediators threatening to launch another large-scale operation in the Gaza Strip if the rocket fire doesn’t stop.Hamas’s Kassam Brigades have set up fixed and mobile roadblocks and have begun searching cars in areas near the border.

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| April 26, 2013
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Gaza Rulers Blasts PA for Postponing Anti-Israel Resolutions

Hamas condemns PA compromise which allows the PA to postpone anti-Israel resolutions in exchange for a UNESCO ‘investigation’ on Jerusalem.

By Elad Benari

 

Gaza’s Hamas terrorist rulers condemned on Thursday a decision by the Palestinian Authority to postpone five UNESCO resolutions against Israel.

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David’s Citadel, Jerusalem – Photo: IsraelandStuff/PP

“This step is like a reward to the occupation for its crimes and violations,” Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum said in a statement quoted by the Bethlehem-based Ma’an news agency.

“It is a contribution in erasing the Arabic and Islamic identity of Jerusalem, and it encourages the occupation to continue its Judaization program,” Barhoum said. Continue Reading »

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| April 16, 2013
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Fatah: Now that Fayyad Quit, Go Make Peace with Hamas

A member of the Fatah party says PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas must now form a gov’t with Gaza’s Hamas terror group.

By Elad Benari

 

 

Now that Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad has resigned, PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas must form a government with the Hamas terror group, a high-ranking member of Abbas’s Fatah party said on Monday, according to an AFP report.

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Mahmoud Abbas

“The president must hold consultations with Palestinian movements to form a national unity government and set a date for elections,” Azzam al-Ahmed, a leader of the Fatah party, told Voice of Palestine radio.

Fatah, which controls the PA-assigned areas of Judea and Samaria, has been at odds for years with its bitter rival, the Hamas terror group that governs Gaza. Continue Reading »

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| April 16, 2013
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Hamas bulldozes 3,000-year-old Roman seaport for military training

Hamas military wing destroys part of ancient Roman, Byzantine harbor, slated as UNESCO heritage site, due to “urgent need” for military training site.

By JTA

 

 

The Hamas-run government in Gaza bulldozed part of a UNESCO heritage site to expand a military training zone.

Palestinian diplomats at UNESCO - Photo: REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

Palestinian diplomats at UNESCO – Photo REUTERS Benoit Tessier

The military wing of Hamas, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, bulldozed a part of the ancient Anthedon Harbor in northern Gaza along the Mediterranean Sea last month, the Al-Monitor news website reported.

The 3,000-year-old seaport discovered in 1997 was named an international heritage site by UNESCO in 2012, and is the oldest harbor in Gaza.

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| April 14, 2013
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Hamas Reports: 123 Israeli Spies Exposed by Anonymous

Gaza terror group says Anonymous broke into Mossad website server & relayed names to Hamas.

By Gil Ronen

 

 

Terror group Hamas was quoted Saturday as saying that members of the hacking group Anonymous broke into a Mossad website and revealed the names of 123 Israeli spies.

According to a report in Egyptian newspaper Al Shaab al Masri, the claim was made by an officer for the “internal security intelligence” mechanism in the interior ministry of the Hamas government of Gaza.

The officer said that 48 of the spies work in Egypt’s and Saudi Arabia’s stock exchanges. Another 52 work in the EMPC building, where Egypt’s central television studios are located, 15 work on oil rigs in the Persian Gulf and Libya, ten in Egyptian communications media networks, and three in private firms. Continue Reading »

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| April 11, 2013
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HRW: Hamas didn’t probe executions of suspected spies

Human Rights Watch says Hamas neglected to investigate executions of 7 Palestinians accused of spying for Israel during November’s Gaza operation.

By REUTERS

 

 

GAZA – Human Rights Watch accused the Islamist Hamas government in Gaza on Thursday of failing to investigate the summary executions of seven Palestinians alleged to have spied for Israel during Operation Pillar of Defense last November.

Gunmen ride motorcycles dragging body of alleged collaborator

Gunmen ride motorcycles dragging body of alleged collaborator Photo: REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

Ihab al-Ghusain, head of the Hamas government media office, denied the allegation and said an inquiry headed by the prosecutor general was set up shortly after the incidents and had made recommendations to the cabinet.

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| April 10, 2013
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A Normal Life Becomes Increasingly Unattainable Under Hamas-Ruled Gaza

Hamas’ latest craziness involves snatching young men off the streets & cutting off hair the Islamic group deems to be “too long”.

Also decided is that girls are forbidden to study with boys past age 9.

By Ryan Jones

 

Hamas’ campaign to subject the Gaza Strip to strict Sharia Law is moving forward, with little or no interference from an international community that continues to insist that Israel turn over full control of much of the region to such groups.

Life becomes increasingly unbearable in Hamas-ruled Gaza - Israel Today

Life becomes increasingly unbearable in Hamas-ruled Gaza – Israel Today

For years already Hamas has been cracking down on certain types of social behavior in Gaza. Continue Reading »

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| April 6, 2013
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Report: Western spies arrested in Gaza

Gaza-based terrorist group claims to have detained spies from EU countries & the U.S., half of whom allegedly confessed to collaborating with Israel.

Hamas security chief claims Gaza “swarming with Western intelligence agencies.”

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

 

Hamas claimed it arrested Western spies from the US, UK, France and Germany that were operating in the Gaza Strip and targeting the organization, AFP reported on Saturday.

Photo REUTERS-Suhaib Salem

“The Gaza Strip is swarming with Western intelligence agencies, such as the American, British, French and German services,” Mohammed Lafi, a security chief, was quoted in the Hamas Interior Ministry website as saying.Hamas has a “list of collaborators who will be arrested once the time for them to repent has run out,” Lafi was quoted as saying.

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| April 5, 2013
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Syrian rebels trained by Hamas

London ‘Times’ reports the Hamas’ Kassam Brigades began training members of opposition in Damascus after braking ties with former ally Assad.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

 

The military unit of Hamas has broken ties with former ally Syrian President Bashar Assad and began training members of the opposition’s Free Syrian Army in Damascus, the Times of London reported on Friday.

Member of the Free Syrian Army

Member of the Free Syrian Army – Photo: REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

Anonymous diplomatic sources told the Times that members of the Izzadin Kassam Brigades were training FSA units in the rebel-held neighborhoods of Yalda, Jaramana and Babbila in the Syrian capital.

“The Kassam Brigades have been training units very close to Damascus.

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| April 2, 2013
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Palestinian prisoners begin hunger strike after prisoner dies of cancer

As clashes erupt in Hebron, PA President Abbas says Israel responsible for death of 64-year-old Maysara Abuhamdieh.

By Yaniv Kubovich, and Gili Cohen

Maysara Abuhamdieh, a 64-year-old security prisoner from Hebron, died Tuesday morning at Soroka Medical Center in Be’er Sheva. Following his death, Palestinians clashed with Israeli security forces in Hebron, while security detainees in Israeli prisoners announced a three-day hunger strike. Security was beefed up in prisons in case of further unrest.

A Palestinian woman holds a photograph of a prisoner on hunger strike during a rally

A Palestinian woman holds a photograph of a prisoner on hunger strike during a rally in the West Bank city of Hebron to show solidarity with prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails, in February.

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