Reports continue to be received of intentions to dispatch aid flotillas to the Gaza Strip. As Hamas strengthens and entrenches its control over the Gaza Strip and continues its military buildup… Continue reading
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu issued a warning to Israel’s enemies Wednesday evening, following a series of attacks on Israel on several fronts… Continue reading
Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero will lead a European Union delegation that is scheduled to visit the Gaza Strip in early September. But promoting greater EU involvement in Gaza could backfire on Israel… Continue reading
Why are the Turks turning anti-Western? Why are Turks viewing themselves in contrast to the West – meaning the United States across the world – Israel in the Middle East and Europe within… Continue reading
The State of Israel published a new update of the investigations into the Gaza Operation. This update follows the publication of… Continue reading
Hamas and Hezbollah expressed sympathy with the president of Sudan over the second arrest warrant issued against him by the International Criminal Court for counts of genocide… Continue reading
A comparison of the IHH violence directed against the IDF during the Mavi Marmara flotilla and the violence employed by the Lifeline 3 activists against the Egyptian security forces shows many similarities… Continue reading
On June 7, 2010, the French government instructed its broadcasting authority to terminate the transmissions of Al-Aqsa TV. Hamas activists took immediate action in an attempt to lift the ban… Continue reading
Senior Hamas figures reveal their intention to exploit the flotilla as part of their campaign to delegitimize Israel, continuing their commitment to jihad… Continue reading
The Hamas regime is not just a threat to Israel but to Egypt. Egypt’s government doesn’t forget that for a moment… Continue reading
The French government is banning Hamas’ Al-Aqsa TV for inciting hatred and encouraging terrorism. Hamas denounced the French government’s decision… Continue reading
There are other initiatives to organize aid flotillas and convoys to the Gaza Strip, some of which plan to transfer the goods through Egypt… Continue reading
At home, the Justice and Development Party, or AKP, has promoted the Islamist mindset of “us Muslims” in conflict with “the bad others” through the media and also by spreading Hamas’ views throughout Turkey… Continue reading
One might suggest that the present line-up is that Western governments support the Palestinian Authority while the Western left supports Hamas. The attempt is now to turn the governments in that direction as well… Continue reading
I’m not sure what the sentence “It’s wrong” actually means. I can think of dozens of things in the Middle East, or in the world, that can said to be “wrong,” yet what… Continue reading
The de facto Hamas administration is consolidating its social control by upping its efforts to “Islamize” Gaza… Continue reading
Hamas has formed a social-infrastructure network based on charity funds from the Territories and abroad as part of the Islamic Zakkat (=charity) decree. Some of these funds are used to support terror… Continue reading
If we could liberate the Negev now, we would continue [our military activity], but our capabilities dictate that after we got rid of the Israeli presence in Gaza, we must finish off the remnants… Continue reading
Masked men trashed a U.N. summer camp Monday, tying up guards and slashing tents and an inflatable pool in the second such attack blamed on suspected extremists… Continue reading
In other words, the United States has no problem with Hamas ruling Gaza as long as weapons are kept out. There is absolutely no strategic concept in the… Continue reading
The Prime Minister’s Office on Sunday released the new guidelines for the Gaza blockade. The government will make a new list of products that may not be imported into Gaza… Continue reading
reliable intelligence indicates that Hamas uses cement for military needs as part of its overall strategy of giving priority to its military infrastructure… Continue reading
“Hamas is not just a terrorist organization. Hamas is an idea, a desperate and fanatical idea that grew out of the desolation and frustration of many Palestinians.” It must be our fault… Continue reading
Aside from all this, Obama displays no strategic sense. He should make clear that the United States does not want an Iranian client, a revolutionary jihadists Taliban-like regime on the Mediterranean Sea. It should be the goal of U.S. policy to avoid… Continue reading
Als we de verkiezingsprogramma’s vergelijken van de partijen die meedoen met de Tweede Kamer verkiezingen op 9 juni 2010, dan valt op dat vooral de linkse partijen een desastreus Midden Oosten politiek volgen vanwege hun eenzijdige benadering van het Israëlisch-Palestijns vraagstuk… Continue reading
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