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With Israel under attack from US-designated terror group Hamas, Andrew Yang is now sorry he had shown support for Israel

NEW YORK POST Andrew Yang apologizes for pro-Israel tweet after criticism from the left by Julia Marsh May 12, 2021 Democratic mayoral contender Andrew Yang backtracked on his support for Israel amid the latest battle in its ongoing conflict with Palestinian militants — … Continue reading

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“It is important to understand that this timeline is similar to how tensions grew in 2014 and other cycles that led to tensions in Gaza and Jerusalem”

JERUSALEM POST Escalation over Jerusalem is how wars start by Seth J. Frantzman April 24, 2021 The recent string of events leading to greater clashes in Jerusalem and rocket fire from Gaza is part of the cycle that has led … Continue reading

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After 36 rockets fired into Israel, Netanyahu convenes with security officials at Kirya base; military says Kohavi delaying visit ‘in light of the events and expected developments’

TIMES OF ISRAEL PM says to ‘prepare for any scenario’ in Gaza; IDF chief postpones US trip by Staff April 24, 2021 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said to “prepare for any scenario” vis-a-vis the Gaza Strip on Saturday afternoon amid … Continue reading

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Israel’s new border fence has three levels: “a deep underground layer, an upper fence physical layer, and an upper hi-tech layer that includes detection devices like robots, drones, unmanned ground vehicles and more”

REAL CLEAR DEFENSE A Closer Look at Israel’s New High-Tech Barrier by Jacob Nagel and Jonathan Schanzer April 10, 2021 Israel reported significant progress last month on an underground fence around the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. Officials say Israel is close … Continue reading

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Some Palestinians who attended the pro-peace conference in Bahrain “reported direct and indirect threats of violence from Fatah and Hamas”

I24NEWS PA tortured Palestinians who took part in US-led peace workshop in Bahrain in 2019, US says April 1, 2021 The Palestinian Authority took action against Palestinians who took part in a US-led peace workshop in Bahrain in 2019, the … Continue reading

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“Israel could have taken the easy way out and attacked without phone calls or warning strikes. But it didn’t. The IDF officers and soldiers in the command center knew what they had to do”

JERUSALEM POST How the IDF invented ‘Roof Knocking’, the tactic that saves lives in Gaza by Yaakov Katz March 25, 2021 December 2008 was the turning point. After a year of incessant rocket fire, the Israeli government decided enough was … Continue reading

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Hamas and Islamic Jihad “see Soleimani as a hero because of his role in providing the Gaza-based terror groups with cash and weapons in order to continue their jihad against Israel and Jews”

GATESTONE Palestinians: Why Terrorists Support Mass Murderers by Khaled Abu Toameh March 12, 2021 While many Palestinians hold Iran’s slain military commander Qassem Soleimani responsible for committing massacres against Palestinians and Arabs, especially in war-torn Syria, the Palestinian Islamist groups … Continue reading

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Schumer opponent Khaled Salem favors “definitive action” against terrorist organizations that destabilize the region”

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) Democratic Senate candidate: Israel should ‘end’ Hezbollah, Hamas by Staff February 17, 2021 Senate candidate Khaled Salem, an Egyptian-born American who is running as a Democrat against Sen. Chuck Schumer in the 2020 mid-term … Continue reading

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“The result of the 2006 election showed that majority of Palestinians fully supported Hamas’s call for ending corruption in the Palestinian Authority, imposing Islamic law and, most importantly, continuing the armed struggle against Israel”

GATESTONE Palestinians: What Real Education Means by Khaled Abu Toameh February 16, 2021 The last Palestinian parliamentary election, held on January 25, 2006, resulted in a victory for Hamas, the Islamist movement controlling the Gaza Strip. The next parliamentary election … Continue reading

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“Aman said he had told the court he was not calling for a normalisation of ties with Israel”

REUTERS Hamas releases Palestinian peace activists arrested after Zoom call with Israelis by Staff October 26, 2020 Gaza’s Islamist rulers Hamas convicted three Palestinian peace activists of “weakening revolutionary spirit” for having held a Zoom call with Israelis peace campaigners, … Continue reading

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