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Tag Archives: Gaza
Lieberman resigns, last straw “apparently Netanyahu’s decision to agree to latest Egyptian-brokered cease-fire with Hamas”
ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) Defense Minister Lieberman resigns, urges early elections by Staff November 14, 2018 Yisrael Beytenu leader Avigdor Lieberman announced Wednesday that he was resigning his position as defense minister and exiting the coalition. His resignation … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Politics
Tagged Avigdor Lieberman, Benjamin Netanyahu, Gaza, Hamas
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The proposed Hamas-Israel truce: “As for Egypt, Qatar, and the UN, they are acting strictly out of concern for their own and Hamas’s interests”
GATESTONE INSTITUTE The Middle East “Truce”: Why Hamas Cannot Be Trusted by Bassam Tawil November 5, 2018 …Egypt wants a truce between Hamas and Israel because it wants quiet along its shared border with the Gaza Strip. Qatar wants the … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Jewish
Tagged Egypt, Gaza, Hamas, Muslim Brotherhood, Qatar, United Nations
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Another (proposed) #Hamas ceasefire deal
YNET Al Akhbar publishes draft of Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal by Elior Levy November 3, 2018 The Hamas-affiliated Lebanese newspaper Al Akhbar published Saturday an initial draft of the ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel, including ten provisions, with every provision … Continue reading
“Israeli military spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Jonathan Conricus accused Syria and Iran of involvement in the rocket attack”
ALGEMEINER Islamic Jihad Declares Ceasefire After Firing 30 Rockets at Israel, Massive Retaliation by Reuters and Algemeiner Staff October 27, 2018 Palestinian terrorist group Islamic Jihad said on Saturday that it would halt attacks into Israel from the Gaza Strip … Continue reading
“The main strategic takeaway from Gaza and from Judea and Samaria is that there is no solution, military or otherwise to the Palestinians’ never-ending war against the Jewish state”
JERUSALEM POST Mowing the Lawn in Gaza by Caroline B. Glick October 18, 2018 … Moreover, if Hamas [Gaza] were toppled tomorrow, it wouldn’t be replaced by a peaceful regime. It has no moderate opponents. As The Jerusalem Post’s Khaled … Continue reading
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Tagged Gaza, Hamas, Palestinian Authority, Palestinians
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US State Dept: Hamas’ control of Gaza is why we’re reallocating $200m in aid
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
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Politics
Tagged Donald Trump, Gaza, Hamas, Jared Kushner, Jason Greenblatt, Palestinians, US State Department
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“Extensive damage has been inflicted upon protective thickets of trees planted around eleven communities in the Western Negev”
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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Tagged Gaza, Hamas, Jewish National Fund, JNF, kites, Negev
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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”
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
“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”
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
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”
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