Posted on Mon, June 20, 2011 at 20:40 pm CEST
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Understanding Hamas, A Detailed Assessment

What do you have to do to be recognized as a revolutionary Islamist group using terrorism… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Hamas • Islamic Terrorism • Palestinian Terrorism • Salafism 
Posted on Sun, June 19, 2011 at 23:29 pm CEST
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The Unbearable Lightness of Mainstream Thinking on Israel-Palestinian Issues

An analysis of the Lying-for-Peace Movement and of how the main arguments on the… Continue reading

Topics: Hamas • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Palestinian Authority • Peace Process 
Posted on Thu, June 9, 2011 at 16:48 pm CEST
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Internal Palestinian Clashes Following the Naksa Day Events

Following the Naksa Day events, there was strong internal Palestinian criticism of Ahmed Jibril’s organization, affiliated with the Syrian regime… Continue reading

Topics: Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Palestine Liberation Organization • Palestinian Terrorism • Syria 
Posted on Fri, June 3, 2011 at 01:27 am CEST
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It’s Official: I Announce My Candidacy to be Middle East Czar for the U.S. Government

A politician needs the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month, and next year… Continue reading

Topics: Satire • The Middle East • U.S. Middle East Policy • United States of America 
Posted on Thu, June 2, 2011 at 15:16 pm CEST
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The People Have Voted and Barack Obama Is Not The Next “Muslim Idol”

How can anybody continue to spout nonsense about how President Barack Obama’s policies and endless attempts to… Continue reading

Topics: Global Islam • Islamic Countries • The Middle East • U.S. Middle East Policy • United States of America 
Posted on Tue, May 31, 2011 at 23:40 pm CEST
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Where Obama is leading Israel

In the aftermath of US President Barack Obama’s May 19 speech on the Middle East, his supporters argued that the policy toward Israel… Continue reading

Topics: Canada • Fatah • Hamas • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Sat, May 28, 2011 at 19:15 pm CEST
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Egypt’s anti-Israel pro-Islamist Regime Opens Rafah Crossing

Despite Israeli concerns, Egypt’s regime eased travel restrictions for residents of Gaza, opening the Rafah crossing on the Egypt-Sinai-Gaza border… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Egypt • Gaza and Westbank • Hamas 
Posted on Sat, May 28, 2011 at 01:27 am CEST
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Nakba Day: “Right of Return” is Central to Palestinian’ Strategy to Liberate “Palestine”

The main theme of the various Nakba Day events was the Palestinian refugees’ return to the 1948 territories and the destruction of the State of Israel… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Hamas • Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Jew-Hatred • Jihadism • Palestinian Authority 
Posted on Tue, May 24, 2011 at 02:46 am CEST
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Palestinian Politics Is About to Make a Transition For the Worse; Bad Time to Push for Peacemaking

Palestinian Authority “president” Mahmoud Abbas is retiring and has called on Fatah to choose a replacement… Continue reading

Topics: Israel • Palestinian Authority • Peace Process • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Mon, May 23, 2011 at 22:15 pm CEST
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Mahmoud Abbas: “Hamas is Onderdeel van de — Democratische — Palestijnse Samenleving”

Nu de ontwikkelingen in Egypte, na de in het Westen zo bejubelde Egyptische revolutie, de verkeerde kant op gaan is het… Continue reading

Topics: Crethi Plethi • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Jordan • Nederlands • Palestinian Authority 
Posted on Sat, May 21, 2011 at 18:54 pm CEST
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PA gaat Maandelijks Salaris Betalen aan alle Terroristen in Israëlische Gevangenissen

Volgens een nieuwe wet, die in April gepubliceerd werd in het officiële register van de Palestijnse Autoriteit, krijgen alle… Lees verder

Topics: Europe • Funding Islamic Terrorism • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Nederlands • Palestinian Authority • Palestinian Terrorism 
Posted on Sat, May 21, 2011 at 00:56 am CEST
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Netanyahu, Obama remarks following meeting at White House, May 20, 2011

A day after President Obama’s speech on the Middle East and North Africa, where he spoke on the changes sweeping the region… Continue reading

Topics: Israel • U.S. Middle East Policy • United States of America 
Posted on Tue, May 17, 2011 at 17:12 pm CEST
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Mahmoud Abbas about Nakba: “We Left Galilee on Our Own”

After the “Nakba” riots on Sunday may 15, widely reported by the mass media as the killing of several unarmed “peacefull” protesters… Continue reading

Topics: Arab-Israeli Conflict • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict 
Posted on Mon, May 16, 2011 at 15:04 pm CEST
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Radical Islamist Hamas Movement Struggles to Present a Moderate Image Since the Palestinian Reconciliation Agreement

Statements made by senior Hamas figures since the internal Palestinian reconciliation agreement attempt to present a moderate image… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Hamas • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict 
Posted on Wed, May 11, 2011 at 22:34 pm CEST
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The Main Points of the Fatah-Hamas Reconciliation Agreement

On May 3 a reconciliation agreement was signed in Cairo between Fatah and Hamas. The signing was attended by… Continue reading

Topics: Fatah • Hamas • Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Palestine Liberation Organization 
Posted on Tue, May 10, 2011 at 00:29 am CEST
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Why The Palestinian Authority-Hamas Deal Is So Dangerous

The Fatah-Hamas decision to reconcile, form a joint Palestinian Authority (PA) government and hold elections seems to be a… Continue reading

Topics: Fatah • Hamas • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Palestinian Authority 
Posted on Mon, May 9, 2011 at 18:33 pm CEST
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“Intifada of Unity”: Iranian Press and its Support for the Palestinian Reconciliation Agreement

The Hamas-Fatah reconciliation agreement achieved in Cairo last week was enthusiastically supported by Iran… Continue reading

Topics: Fatah • Global Islam • Hamas • Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Iran • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict 
Posted on Sun, May 8, 2011 at 22:01 pm CEST
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Palestinians: Poll Shows Overwhelming Support for Islamism

I’m always a bit wary of using public opinion polls in the Middle East because much depends on the day the poll is done… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Fatah • Hamas • Islamism • Palestinian Authority 
Posted on Sat, May 7, 2011 at 17:52 pm CEST
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U.S. Policy Toward Palestinian Authority-Hamas Deal: Any Change Coming?

Here’s Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on the Hamas-Palestinian Authority deal… Continue reading

Topics: Fatah • Hamas • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Tue, May 3, 2011 at 22:05 pm CEST
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Bin Laden’s Death Creates Teachable Moments about the Middle East

Ding-dong, bin-Ladin’s dead. The Wicked Terrorist of the West is no more. But there are plenty more around… Continue reading

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Hamas • Islamic Terrorism • Israel • Palestinian Authority • The Middle East • U.S. Middle East Policy • War on Terrorism 
Posted on Wed, April 27, 2011 at 23:57 pm CEST
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Fatah-Hamas Agreement: Another Nail in the “Peace Process’s” Coffin

Suddenly, after years of persistent failure, Fatah and Hamas — which means the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Hamas — have signed a… Continue reading

Topics: Fatah • Hamas • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Peace Process 
Posted on Sat, April 9, 2011 at 21:56 pm CEST
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Hamas Fires More Grads and Mortars at Southern Israeli Towns Saturday

Saturday, April 9, Hamas and its allies, acting now on Hizballah guidelines from Lebanon, fired 24 heavy Grad missiles and more than… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Hamas • Hezbollah • Israel Defense Forces • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Palestinian Terrorism 
Posted on Fri, April 8, 2011 at 21:32 pm CEST
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WikiLeaks: U.S. Discusses Gaza with Israeli Security Chief

During an October 3 meeting with ISA (Shin Bet) Director Yuval Diskin, The Ambassador stressed the need to find a way to keep… Continue reading

Topics: Hamas • Israel • Palestinian Authority • U.S. Middle East Policy • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Wed, April 6, 2011 at 21:30 pm CEST
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Hamas says Goldstone’s “Reconsideration” is Surrender to Israeli-American Pressure

Hamas responded to Goldstone’s “reconsideration” by labeling it surrender to Israeli-American pressure, in sharp contrast to its… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Goldstone Report • Hamas • Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • United Nations 
Posted on Sun, April 3, 2011 at 11:12 am CEST
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Arab Spring: Male-on-Female Atrocity in Gaza

Last month, at least eight Muslim Palestinian female journalists were physically beaten with clubs, iron chairs, and fists, stabbed, and tortured… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Democracy • Gaza and Westbank • Hamas • Human Rights • Islamism • The Media