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Tag Archives: Gaza
“Sunday’s surprise announcement that Hamas had dissolved its administrative committee in Gaza and agreed to reconciliation is unlikely to defy the precedent”
THE ATLANTIC The Doomed Palestinian Reconciliation Plan by Grant Rumley September 17, 2017 Of the demands Palestinians often make of their leaders, reconciliation between their two largest political factions perennially tops the list. Fatah, which controls the Palestinian Authority (PA) … Continue reading
Palestinian authorities in West Bank and Gaza Strip “using police state tactics to silence critical media and arbitrarily block people’s access to information”
GATESTONE Palestinians: Taking Journalists Hostage by Khaled Abu Toameh August 23, 2017 Palestinian journalists have once again fallen victim to the continuing power struggle between the Palestinian Authority (PA), which has jurisdiction over parts of the West Bank, and Hamas, … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Politics
Tagged Gaza, Hamas, Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian Authority
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EU Court of Justice reverses earlier decision: Hamas now back on terror list
TIMES OF ISRAEL EU top court rules Hamas to stay on its list of terror groups by Raphael Ahren July 26, 2017 The Court of Justice of the European Union on Wednesday decided to keep Hamas on the EU blacklist … Continue reading
“Gaza Strip residents describe their new reality: sleepless nights, beaches closed due to toxic sewage, and rising food prices; even fresh water is in short supply”
TIMES OF ISRAEL Starved of power, Gaza’s Palestinians buckle under an oppressive heatwave by Dov Lieber July 4, 2017 …Depending on what neighborhood one lives in, say the interviewees, the average Gazan enjoys either 4 to 6 or 2 to … Continue reading
“Abbas’s war on the Hamas…smacks of hypocrisy and is accompanied by a smear campaign against Israel”
GATESTONE Abbas’s Lies and Palestinian Child Victims by Bassam Tawil June 30, 2017 Palestinian children are the latest victims of the power struggle between the two rival Palestinian factions, the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Hamas. PA President Mahmoud Abbas has … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East
Tagged Gaza, Hamas, Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian Authority
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Nikki Haley to UN: “This Security Council must stand up to condemn Hamas’ terror”
JEWISH PRESS US Ambassador to UN Nikki Haley: Hamas is Causing Gaza’s Problems, Not Israel By Hana Levi Julian June 21, 2017 U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley told the UN Security Council on Tuesday that Israel isn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East
Tagged Gaza, Hamas, Nikki Haley, United Nations
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Gaza: If Amnesty International can’t blame Israel, they’re not so interested in the story [IDF VIDEO]
COMMENTARY A Humanitarian Travesty in Gaza by Evelyn Gordon June 14, 2017 Gaza’s worsening electricity crisis provides a textbook example of why many so-called human-rights organizations no longer deserve to be taken seriously. The crisis stems entirely from an internal … Continue reading
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Tagged Amnesty International, Gaza, Hamas, Human Rights Watch
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AP policies reporting on Nazis and Hamas weren’t so different. Would it be better to “not tell the story at all?”
TABLET What the AP’s Collaboration With the Nazis Should Teach Us About Reporting the News by Matti Friedman June 5, 2017 Did the Associated Press, the venerable American agency that is one of the world’s biggest news providers, collaborate with … Continue reading
Gazans in Greece: We Fled Hamas, not Israel
COMMENTARY Gaza on the Brink by Evelyn Gordon June 2, 2017 If you ask Palestinians in either Gaza or the West Bank who’s responsible for their suffering, most would probably say Israel. But what would they say if they were … Continue reading
“The only reason Gaza has enough power for even a few hours a day is that Israel has begun quietly picking up the tab”
COMMENTARY There Won’t Be Peace While the Power Is Out by Evelyn Gordon May 22, 2017 Donald Trump and the mainstream press may act like enemies on many issues, but they are the closest of allies when it comes to … Continue reading