Top figures from the U.S.-backed Palestinian Authority (PA) on Thursday lashed out against Hamas, criticizing the Palestinian terror organization for what now appears to have been a deliberate series of escalatory gambits in the Gaza Strip and West Bank, which ultimately triggered, respectively, Israel’s Operation Protective Edge and Operation Brother’s...
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In an essay published Wednesday in The New Republic, Yossi Klein Halevi celebrates the resilience shown by Israelis during Operation Protective Edge, when nearly all of Israel came under attack by Hamas rockets and mortars, by concluding that the message Israel sent its enemies is, “We’re here to stay.” In...
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Hamas was forced to accept a ceasefire with Israel without securing any of its core demands – an end to import restrictions on the Gaza Strip, salaries for Hamas operatives, the release of captured terrorists, the construction of a sea port, and so on – despite the group having long...
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The Jerusalem Post reported today that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas criticized Hamas for refusing to accept a ceasefire until this week, as well as for carrying out summary executions last week. He confirmed that Hamas targeted Fatah members in Gaza and condemned their public executions. “Kill spies within the...
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On Monday, the IDF translated and published the contents of a Hamas bomb-making manual that it captured during Operation Protective Edge. The IDF blog quotes from the manual: The explosives manual recommends teaching civilians how to build and store bombs in their homes. According to the manual, the goal is...
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Today is the fifty-first day of Operation Protective Edge #Hamas celebrates "victory" with celebrations that leave 1 dead and dozens injured. Meanwhile, #Israel mourns every death on both sides — StandWithUs (@StandWithUs) August 27, 2014 In a speech today, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Operation Protective Edge a success. Herb...
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The Iran-backed terror organization Hamas is already broadcasting strong signals that it has no interest in peace and is gearing up for its next war against Israel. The Izzadin Al-Qassam Brigades tweeted (Arabic link): We won, and swore by Allah that we will continue to dig (tunnels), and create more (rockets),...
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Hamas fighters have acknowledged that the terror organization used civilian structures to hide its operatives and conduct attacks. Using information that was published on the Shin Bet’s website in Hebrew, Israel Hayom reported yesterday: “During interrogations of Hamas operatives arrested during the Gaza operation, it has become disconcertingly clear that Hamas is...
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Rocket fire from Gaza continued to chase Israelis into bomb shelters Tuesday as diplomatic efforts to end the barrage centered on two key avenues: an Egyptian-brokered open-ended ceasefire, and an American-led initiative for a UN Security Council resolution. Chico Menashe of Israel Radio reported that the ongoing conflict was generating internal pressure in...
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Today was the forty-ninth day of Operation Protective Edge. Leo McKinstry in @Daily_Express on #British progressive ('useful idiots') and their "obsessive hatred of #Israel" – http://t.co/ADY7zSGbJH — Arsen Ostrovsky (@Ostrov_A) August 25, 2014 IDF statistics for Operation Protective Edge show that, between July 8th and August 25th, more than 4,150 rockets and mortars...
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