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US State Dept: Hamas’ control of Gaza is why we’re reallocating $200m in aid

Posted on August 24, 2018 by

REUTERS Trump cuts more than $200 million in U.S. aid to Palestinians by David Brunnstrom August 24, 2018 The United States is cutting more than $200 million in aid to the Palestinians, the State Department said on Friday, amid a … Continue reading →

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“Extensive damage has been inflicted upon protective thickets of trees planted around eleven communities in the Western Negev”

Posted on August 24, 2018 by

KEREN KAYEMETH LEISRAEL/JEWISH NATIONAL FUND Life-Saving Trees Burnt by Incendiary Kites August 19, 2018 Hundreds of acres of security plantings carried out in this part of Israel since the 1950s have now gone up in smoke due to incessant incendiary … Continue reading →

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“Over the years, Israel’s various security branches have developed a penchant for liquidating dangerous enemies who seek to inflict harm on the Jewish State”

Posted on August 18, 2018 by

FRONT PAGE MAG Israel’s Long Arm Reaches Peddler of Death by Ari Lieberman August 17, 2018 The spasm of Hamas-provoked violence that gripped the Gaza Strip and parts of southern Israel last week has halted for the time being. According … Continue reading →

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“There’s an old adage that there are no atheists in a foxhole. Let me add a corollary to that adage — there are no pacifists in a bomb shelter. The urge to strike back at your attacker is instinctive”

Posted on August 9, 2018 by

TIMES OF ISRAEL Musings from a bomb shelter by Mark Werner August 9, 2018 Most Americans have never had the experience of being wakened in the middle of the night by a Tzeva Adom (“Code Red”) siren, rushing to the … Continue reading →

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Hamas leadership “wants to signal to Israel, Egypt and the Palestinian Authority that it is willing to go all the way in its quest to end Gaza’s isolation”

Posted on August 9, 2018 by

JNS Hamas is taking the region to the brink of war by Yaakov Lappin August 9, 2018 The security escalation in southern Israel and the Gaza Strip over the last 24 hours shows that Hamas is prepared to take the … Continue reading →

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Hamas TV network urging kids to “Shoot the Jews” may not be so helpful for peace efforts

Posted on July 29, 2018 by

THE JEWISH VOICE IDF Cuts off Hamas-Related TV Station by Ralph Hedderman July 31, 2018 IDF forces in the Binyamin area early Monday morning made sure one television station couldn’t carry Hamas propaganda over the airwaves anymore as the Israeli … Continue reading →

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“The standard ceramic vest Staff Sgt. Aviv Levi was wearing when he was fatally shot in the chest near the Gaza border Friday cannot stop the advanced weapon”

Posted on July 22, 2018 by

TIMES OF ISRAEL IDF believes Gaza snipers used Iranian armor-piercing rifle to kill soldier by Staff July 22, 2018 An initial investigation by the IDF has concluded that Staff Sgt. Aviv Levi, killed Friday by Palestinian sniper fire on the Gaza … Continue reading →

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