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Charles Krauthammer knows what’s behind Hamas’ latest phony offer of a temporary truce: The Hamas ‘Peace’ Gambit. WASHINGTON — The Times conducted a five-hour interview with Hamas leader Khaled Meshal at his Damascus headquarters. Mirabile dictu, they’re offering a peace plan with a two-state solution. Except. The offer is ...
Charles Krauthammer, opinion, Hamas, Khaled Meshaal, Hudna, Truce
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert may be about to announce a unilateral ceasefire in Gaza; there’s liveblogging going on at Israellycool, Israel Matzav, The Muqata, Mere Rhetoric, and Soccer Dad.
Palestinians, Hamas, Gaza, Terrorism, Israel, Ceasefire, Hudna
Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal, safely hiding from Israel in Syria, is talking tough with absolutely nothing to back it up. DOHA, Qatar – Hamas’ political chief rejected Israeli conditions for a Gaza cease-fire Friday and demanded an immediate opening of the besieged territory’s borders, taking a tough line as ...
Palestinians, Hamas, Gaza, Terrorism, Israel, Militant Islam, Truce, Hudna, Ceasefire
Is Hamas starting to get cold feet for their jihad? Haniyeh: We’ll deal positively with any cease-fire initiative. As diplomats scrambled across the Middle East trying to put together a Gaza cease-fire, Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh indicated Monday night that he was willing to discuss a truce. In ...
Palestinians, Hamas, Gaza, Terrorism, Israel, Ceasefire, Hudna
Today Israel is continuing to pound Hamas targets from the air, and massing troops on the Gaza border for a ground assault; Israeli defense minister Ehud Barak has declared this a “war to the bitter end.” Hamas official Moussa Abu Marzouk, hiding in Damascus, says “No truce for Israel.” ...
Palestinians, Hamas, Gaza, Rockets, Terrorism, Israel, Truce, Hudna
This is the scene outside the Israeli embassy in Madrid, where Palestinian supporters are carrying openly antisemitic banners: More photos here.
Palestinians, Hamas, Gaza, Terrorism, Israel, Ceasefire, Hudna, Protest, Spain, Madrid, Swastika
Egyptian border guards have opened fire on Palestinians who broke through the Egyptian border to escape Israel’s attacks on Gaza. An Egyptian security official said there were at least five breaches along the nine-mile border and hundreds of Palestinian residents were pouring in. At least 300 Egyptian border guards ...
Palestinians, Hamas, Gaza, Terrorism, Israel, Ceasefire, Hudna, Rockets, Egypt
Arab protesters are taking to the streets to demand action from the corrupt dictators and sheikhs and emirs who rule them: Arab protesters demand response to Gaza. BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Protesters burned Israeli and American flags on Sunday in a string of Arab countries and demanded a stronger response ...
Palestinians, Hamas, Gaza, Terrorism, Israel, Ceasefire, Hudna, Rockets, Protest, Arab Street
As Israeli forces prepare to enter Gaza on land, and warplanes continue to attack Hamas targets from the air, the Foreign Minister of Egypt is blaming ... Hamas? [Video] (Hat tip: Aaron.)
Palestinians, Hamas, Gaza, Terrorism, Israel, Ceasefire, Hudna, Rockets, Egypt
It’s been a long time coming, but Hamas made a major miscalculation (what else is new?) when they announced the end of the “truce” and barraged Israel with rockets: More than 200 dead as Israel hammers Hamas-run Gaza. GAZA CITY (AFP) — Israel hammered Hamas targets in Gaza on ...
Palestinians, Hamas, Gaza, Terrorism, Israel, Ceasefire, Hudna, Rockets
While trying to randomly murder Israelis today, Palestinians in Gaza managed to misfire one of their shoddy rockets and murder two young Palestinian girls instead. GAZA (Reuters) — A rocket apparently fired by Palestinians on Friday struck a house in the Gaza Strip, killing two Palestinian sisters aged five ...
Palestinians, Hamas, Gaza, Terrorism, Israel, Ceasefire, Hudna, Rockets
Hamas displays that unpleasant mix of jihadi warrior and whining crybaby that’s so distinctive of militant Islamic fanatics, complaining, “Israel is forcing us to fire these rockets.” With Kassam rockets raining down on cities in the western Negev, including Ashkelon, the Hamas military wing lashed out at Israel late ...
Palestinians, Hamas, Gaza, Terrorism, Israel, Ceasefire, Hudna, Rockets
Hamas launched a large-scale rocket and mortar attack on Israel this morning, and Reuters comes up with our mega-stupid headline of the day: Flare-up dims truce hopes along Israel-Gaza border. GAZA (Reuters) – Palestinian militants in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip fired dozens of rockets and mortar bombs at Israel ...
Palestinians, Hamas, Gaza, Terrorism, Israel, Ceasefire, Hudna, Rockets
Hamas is declaring the end of a nonexistent ceasefire, probably because they’ve managed to stockpile enough weapons and ammunition to feel brave again: Hamas declares end to ceasefire with Israel in Gaza. GAZA (Reuters) - Hamas Islamists Thursday declared the end of a six-month-old Egyptian-brokered ceasefire with Israel in ...
Palestinians, Hamas, Gaza, Terrorism, Israel, Ceasefire, Hudna
You’ve got to be kidding. Not this again. ’We accept state on ‘67 borders’. Hamas agrees to a Palestinian state established along the 1967 borders, exiled Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal says. In an interview published Wednesday in Palestinian newspaper Al-Ayam, Mashaal referred to the 2006 prisoners’ document as proof ...
In a disgusting display of propaganda and mendacity, the Reuters news wire service continues relentlessly promoting a huge lie—that Palestinians are observing a “truce:” Palestinians renew truce, demand it include W.Bank. It’s a truce that includes threats of violence against civilians. GAZA (Reuters) - Palestinian armed factions renewed their commitment ...
LGF, Palestinians, Fatah, Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Terrorism, Ceasefire, Truce, Hudna, Media Bias, Reuters
Saudi Sheikh ’Abd Al-Muhsin Al-’Obikan, writing in London Arabic daily Al Sharq al Awsat, criticizes Hizballah for provoking a war with Israel. Before we break out the flying pig, though, note that the Sheikh is only saying it isn’t time for war yet. Showing an admirable sense of realism, he ...
Hamas says they’ll stop firing rockets into Israel, and the wire service headlines are a case study in pro-Palestinian propaganda. By Nidal al-Mughrabi, at al-Reuters: Hamas govt says it wants ceasefire with Israel. By Ibrahim Barzak, at the Associated Press: Hamas offers to renew truce with Israel. Agence France Presse’s ...