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| November 22, 2012
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Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal: I accept a Palestinian state on ’67 borders

Mashaal says he’ll move to a peaceful path contingent on the “end of the occupation” & Palestinian statehood.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal declared a position on Palestinian statehood that is nearly identical to that of his Fatah rival, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, in an interview with CNN aired Wednesday.

Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal - Photo: Screenshot CNN

Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal – Photo: Screenshot CNN

“I accept a Palestinian state according [to] the 1967 borders, with Jerusalem as the capital, with the right to return,” the Hamas leader told Christine Amanpour in Cairo.

Pushed about his party’s refusal to recognize Israel, Mashaal said such a declaration could only be made once a Palestinian state has been created.

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| November 22, 2012
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Barak reiterates: Gaza…Hamas, Jihad took a hard hit

Defense Minister & Finance Minister  comment on Gaza operation, supporting PM’s decisions but apprehensive in face of what lies ahead.

‘Hamas will bounce back,’ Ashdod mayor Yehiel Lasri says.

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“The price the other side paid was so great that it will have to think 70 times before doing this again,” said Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz in a special Ynet Live broadcast Thursday, discussing the ramifications of the ceasefire with Hamas and the aftermath of Operation Pillar of Defense.

Defense Minister Ehud Barak – Photo: Ohad Zwigenberg

“We had two alternatives, and we reached a crossroad,” the finance minister said. Continue Reading »

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| November 22, 2012
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Gaza’s Hamas Gave Israel No Choice but to Strike

Negotiations leading to peace can be realistic with an adversary who shares that goal. But Hamas, whose covenant calls for the slaughter of Jews worldwide, is striving not to join peace talks, but to prevent them.

By MICHAEL B. OREN

 

CRITICS of Israel’s campaign to defend millions of its citizens from deadly Hamas rocket fire claim that it lacks a clear objective. Israel has bombed Gaza in the past, they argue, and received only rockets in return. Is there any logic, much less an end, to the cycle of violence? Can it lead to negotiations and peace?

Such questions can be answered only by going back to the origin of the campaign that we Israelis now call Operation Pillar of Defense. Continue Reading »

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| November 22, 2012
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Netanyahu: Ground Incursion May be Necessary After All

Responding to criticism on his Facebook page, PM Netanyahu said that ‘next time’ would be different if Hamas doesn’t keep the cease-fire

By David Lev

 

On Wednesday evening, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu that Israel was accepting the U.S.-Egypt brokered cease-fire with Hamas, saying that it would “provide an opportunity for the situation to stabilize and become calmer.” But on his Facebook page Wednesday night, Netanyahu wrote that despite the cease-fire, “it may be necessary for us to conduct a major and harsh military campaign” against Hamas – and if such a campaign would become necessary, Israel would follow through.

Netanyahu was responding to thousands of Facebook commenters who slammed him, along with Defense Minister Ehud Barak and Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, for failing to fully rout Hamas and engage in a ground campaign to destroy the terror group for once and for all. Continue Reading »

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| November 21, 2012
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Hamas breaks truce as rockets hit south after cease-fire; IDF doesn’t respond

After ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took effect at 9 pm, Gaza terrorists continue to launch rockets toward Israel

By Ynet reporters

 

Several rockets were launched from Gaza toward south Israel after 9 pm Wednesday, when the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel took effect. The IDF held its fire.

‘IDF has stopped firing’ – Photo: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit

Air raid sirens were heard after 9 pm in Eshkol, Sderot and the Hof Ashkelon and Sha’ar Hanegev regional councils. Rockets landed in the Eshkol and Sha’ar Hanegev regional councils, but there were no reports of injury or damage.

Sirens were sounded in Ashdod, Kiryat Malachi and surrounding communities shortly after 10 pm. Continue Reading »

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| November 21, 2012
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Gaza in possession of Iranian missile technology

Gen. Mohammed Ali Jafari said Iran has supplied technology to Gaza for missiles to be produced ‘quickly’ reports Iran’s Semiofficial ISNA news agency.

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Iran has supplied Hamas in Gaza with the technology to “quickly” produce longer-range missiles on their own without needing direct shipments, said a report Wednesday that quoted the head of Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard.

An Iranian Fajr-3 missile.

An Iranian Fajr-3 missile. – Photo by AP

The comments by Gen. Mohammad Ali Jafari offer some of the clearest insights on Iran’s weapons support for Hamas, whose Iranian-engineered Fajr-5 missiles have struck near Tel Aviv and Jerusalem during weeklong battles with Israel. Continue Reading »

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| November 21, 2012
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Arabs Celebrate Tel Aviv Bus Bombing by Lighting Fireworks

Arabs celebrated after a bomb ripped through a bus in Tel Aviv Wednesday, injuring over 20 people.

By Rachel Hirshfeld

 

Arabs living in Lebanese refugee camps celebrated Wednesday after a bomb ripped through a bus in Tel Aviv, injuring over twenty people.

Arab terrorists

Arab terrorists – Reuters

In Nahr al-Bared camp in north Lebanon muezzins sang out words of praise to G-d via their megaphones, while fireworks lit the sky and terrorists handed out sweets, AFP reported.

In Ain al-Hilweh near the southern city of Sidon, fighters shot live rounds into the air and chanted religious texts.

The blast took place following the meeting between U.S. Continue Reading »

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| November 21, 2012
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With no truce reached, it’s an intensive night as IDF pounds Gaza

Diplomatic pressure to end conflict between Israel & Gaza moves forward but fails to secure ceasefire agreement

Clinton arrives in Israel, calls for ‘durable outcome’ to violence.

IDF intensifies strikes on Hamas & Associates

Yoav Zitun, AP

 

A diplomatic push to end the hostilities between Israel and Gaza terror groups gained momentum Tuesday, with Egypt‘s president predicting that airstrikes would soon end, the US secretary of state racing to the region and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying the Jewish state would be a “willing partner” to a ceasefire with Hamas.

IDF artillery fire – Photo: AFP

As international diplomats worked to cement a deal, a senior Hamas official said an agreement was close even as relentless airstrikes and rocket attacks between the two sides continued. Continue Reading »

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| November 21, 2012
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Without trial Hamas thugs executes 6 suspected Israel collaborators

Masked Hamas gunmen publicly kill 6 men suspected of working with Israel, then drag 1 through the streets while screaming ‘Spy!, Spy!‘

 

 

Masked gunmen publicly shot dead six suspected collaborators with Israel in a large Gaza City intersection Tuesday, witnesses said. An Associated Press reporter saw a large mob surrounding five of the bloodied corpses shortly after the killing.Hamas’ military wing claimed responsibility.

Palestinian gunmen drag suspected collaborator

Palestinian gunmen drag the body of a man suspected of working for Israel in Gaza City, Nov. 20, 2012. – Photo by Reuters

Some in the crowd stomped and spit on the bodies. Continue Reading »

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| November 20, 2012
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Iranian Foreign Ministry: Go ask the Israelis how Fajr-5 rockets reached Gaza

In response to Nasrallah’s praise of Hamas, for using Iranian-made Fajr-5 rockets, senior Iranian lawmaker Alaeddin Boroujerdi denied Iran was sending missiles to Gaza.

 

Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman on Tuesday refused to confirm or deny whether Iran had supplied Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad with artillery rockets.
Iran Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast - Photo: Caren Firouz/Reuters

Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast – Photo: Caren Firouz/Reuters

Asked whether Iran had supplied its Fajr-5 rockets to Hamas, Rahmin Mehmanparast replied that it was “the duty of all nations, especially Islamic countries to take action to defend the oppressed people of Palestine, at a time when the Zionist regime is committing a crime,” according to reports in Iran’s state media. Continue Reading »

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| November 20, 2012
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Hamas chief , Mashaal ‘calls Israel’s Bluff’, ‘I Dare You to Invade’

Khaled Mashaal, leader of Hamas, charges an Israeli ground invasion into Gaza as a bluff. “If you wanted to launch it, you would have done it.”

By Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu

 

Hamas’ supreme leader Khaled Mashaal charged in Cairo that Israel is bluffing by preparing for a ground incursion in Gaza. “If you wanted to launch it, you would have done it,” he told journalists Monday.

IDF reservists in Pillar of Defense

IDF reservists in Pillar of Defense
Israel news photo: IDF Spokesperson’s Office

The following day, Hamas’s senior military commander Mohammed Deif broadcast a rare audio message on Hamas’ Al Aqsa television and warned, Israel will “pay a heavy price” if it launches a ground operation in Gaza. Continue Reading »

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| November 19, 2012
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Possible Gaza ceasefire discussed at inner cabinet meeting

Khaled Mashaal Hamas leader, says Israel must initiate cease-fire

Obama speaks with Egypt’s Morsi 

PM Netanyahu on how to move forward

UN’s Ban Ki Moon arrives in Cairo.

By TOVAH LAZAROFF, KHALED ABU TOAMEH

 

Israel diplomatic and security cabinet met late Monday night to discuss latest cease-fire initiatives, as international leaders continued to press for an end to Gaza hostilities.

Israel had agreed to briefly hold off on sending ground forces into Gaza, to allow time for cease-fire efforts in Cairo to continue, an Israeli official told The Jerusalem Post on Monday.

PM Biyamin Netanyahu at cabinet meetin - Photo: Kobi Gideon/GPO

PM Biyamin Netanyahu at cabinet meetin – Photo: Kobi Gideon/GPO

“Israel prefers a diplomatic solution,” the official said. Continue Reading »

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| November 19, 2012
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IDF Takes Control of Hamas TV Programming

IDF took over operational control of Hamas TV “to broadcast warnings” to its viewers on the 6th day of Pillar of Defense.

By Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu

 

The Israeli army on Monday took over programming at a Gaza-based Hamas television station “to broadcast warnings” on the sixth day of Operation Pillar of Defense.

PMW Feature Hamas TV

PMW Feature Hamas TV – PMW Screenshot

Al-Aqsa television, the official station of Gaza’s Hamas regime, said in a statement the Israeli army “is interfering with Al-Aqsa TV,” with the picture going on and off for several hours and sometimes appearing scrambled, according to AFP.

“We took over the Hamas television to broadcast warnings,” a military spokeswoman said, indicating the takeover would probably last for a number of hours. Continue Reading »

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| November 19, 2012
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Israel Gives Hamas a 36-Hr Ultimatum: Stop, Or Else!

Diplomatic message to Morsi: Hamas terrorism must cease by Tuesday evening or Ground Incursion is on

By Gil Ronen

 

Israel has delivered an ultimatum to Hamas through Egypt, according to which the IDF will widen its offensive in Gaza in 36 hours unless Hamas ceases firing rockets and smuggling arms into Gaza, IDF Radio reported Monday morning.

Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz told the station that the time left before Israel steps up its attack can be measured in “hours, not days.”

“We are at a junction,” he said. “Either we go toward a calm or toward a meaningful widening of the operation… including a possible move to achieve complete military decision.” Continue Reading »

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| November 18, 2012
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Hamas videos: Tel Aviv hit by missile & jet downed

Terror group releases fake videos allegedly documenting Fajr-5 missile targeting TA & Israel Air Force jet hit, in attempt to demonstrate effectiveness.

By Elior Levy

 

Following the assassination of Hamas military chief Ahmed Al-Jabari, Palestinian factions in Gaza have threatened to “burn down Israeli towns.” Indeed, Israel’s south has been subjected to ceaseless rocket attacks in recent days – but a video allegedly documenting the launch of a Fajr-5 missile toward Tel Aviv turned out to be false.

Launched toward TA? – From Hamas clip

Hamas’ military wing is trying to prove, mainly to Gazans, that it possesses the capability to launch long-range rockets. Continue Reading »

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