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Investigation Committees Appointed to Investigate the Mavi Marmara Flotilla

The international community continues probing the Mavi Marmara flotilla and its outcome, and the UN has appointed two committees to investigate… Continue reading

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Hezbollah and Hamas Solidarity With Sudans Genocidal President Omar al-Bashir

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

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IHH Activists Previously Declared Their Desire to Become Shaheeds

An analysis of the names of the Turks killed in the violent confrontation with the IDF aboard the Mavi Marmara shows that almost all of them… Continue reading

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Is Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza legal?

What is the legality of the blockade and did Israel’s intervention breach international law? Israel has said it will continue a naval blockade of the Gaza Strip despite… Continue reading

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Irish Attitudes Toward Israel

In Irish politics sympathies are very much with the Palestinians. The negative attitude toward Israel is in line with that of the European Union and its belief that Israel was in the wrong… Continue reading

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Flotillas and Convoys to the Gaza Strip – Update

The Libyan aid ship reached the port of El Arish in Egypt on the night of July 14. Other initiatives to send ships and convoys to the Gaza Strip are in the planning stage… Continue reading

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The IHH Violence Against the IDF Was Similar as the Violence Against the Egyptian Security Forces

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

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The Importance of Israel

Michael Steele spoke at the 17th annual Israel Day Concert about America’s ties to Israel in faith, in freedom, and in destiny, and slammed the Obama administration for “dithering” while Iran arms itself… Continue reading

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Hamas Circumvents France’s Ban on Al-Aqsa TV

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

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Hamas Calls for the Destruction and Delegitimization of the State of Israel

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

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IDF Military Advocate General Indicts Soldiers Following Investigations into Incidents during Operation Cast Lead

The IDF Military Advocate General, Maj. Gen. Avichai Mendelblit, has decided to take legal action regarding a number of incidents that occurred during Operation Cast Lead… Continue reading

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Egypt Versus Gaza

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

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France Banning Al-Aqsa TV for Inciting Hatred and Encouraging Terrorism

The French government is banning Hamas’ Al-Aqsa TV for inciting hatred and encouraging terrorism. Hamas denounced the French government’s decision… Continue reading

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Flotillas and Convoys to the Gaza Strip

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

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The Libyan Ship Intifada

A Libyan charitable society headed by the son of Muammar Gaddafi organized an aid ship to the Gaza Strip. It set sail on July 10 and is expected to… Continue reading

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The AKP’s Hamas Policy: “Us vs. Them”

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

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Israel Easing the Restrictions on the Gaza Strip

Following an Israeli Cabinet decision taken June 20, Israel has begun implementing a new policy of easing restrictions on the Gaza Strip… Continue reading

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The Jihadist “Istanbul Declaration” and the Gaza Flotilla

The violent nature of the flotilla and the events on board the Turkish ship Mavi Marmara would not have been a surprise if someone had connected the dots before the takeover… Continue reading

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Netanyahu-Obama: the US-Israel Bond is Unbreakable

US President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu exchanged affirmations of the strength of the US-Israel relationship during an Oval Office meeting Tuesday in…Continue reading

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Netanyahu-Obama Talks To Stress On Five Key Issues

Five time bombs with short fuses are ticking under the seats of Israeli prime minister Benyamin Netanyahu and US president Barack Obama on five key issues on which the US president… Continue reading

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The Western Left: Non-Violent Terrorist Sympathizers

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

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Mainstreaming the Extremists; Marginalizing the Moderates

Evidence changes, dislikes stay the same. Radicals become moderate; moderates become radical. Israel-bashers know what they are against even if they don’t know why. Perhaps they don’t care why… Continue reading

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What the Sentence “It’s Wrong” Actually Means

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

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An Open Letter to Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdogan

“You have accomplished in eight years what no other contemporary Turkish politician could achieve. You have successfully entered the final stages in your efforts to transform Atatürk’s Turkey into an Arab-style Islamist dictatorship… Continue reading

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Hamas Upping its Efforts to “Islamize” Gaza

The de facto Hamas administration is consolidating its social control by upping its efforts to “Islamize” Gaza… Continue reading