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Gaza: First Restaurant Waitress Since Hamas Takeover

Anav Silverman | Posted 05.15.2012

Anav Silverman

For the first time in Gaza, since Hamas seized control in 2007, a woman has been allowed to work as a waitress in a restaurant, serving men food and drinks.

Official: Israeli Government Authorizes 'All Necessary Steps' Against Gaza Rockets

Posted 01.01.2012

By Ian Deitch -- The Associated Press JERUSALEM — Israel has authorized its military to take all necessary steps to stop rocket fire from Gaza, i...

Hamas Requires Foreigners To Apply For Gaza Visa

AP | IBRAHIM BARZAK | Posted 12.10.2011

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Gaza's Hamas rulers have imposed new entry restrictions requiring most foreigners to obtain a visa to enter the coastal ...

Israeli Army Kills Two Palestinians In Gaza

AP | Posted 10.16.2011

IAN DEITCH, Associated Press JERUSALEM — The Israeli military killed two Palestinians in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Tuesday, one in an airstri...

U.S. Threatens To Suspend $100 Million In Gaza Aid

AP | By MATTI FRIEDMAN | Posted 10.12.2011

JERUSALEM -- The U.S. will cut $100 million in American aid money to Palestinians in Gaza if the territory's Hamas rulers continue with "unwarranted a...

Thousands Protest In Gaza Over Leaked Papers

AP | IBRAHIM BARZAK | Posted 05.25.2011

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Thousands of cheering Hamas supporters in Gaza burned effigies of President Mahmoud Abbas and his aides Wednesday, as Al...

Hamas Attacked, Killed Dozens Of Political Opponents: Human Rights Watch

AP | KARIN LAUB | Posted 05.25.2011

RAMALLAH, West Bank — Hamas directed gunmen to eliminate political opponents and suspected collaborators under the cover of Israel's military of...

Hamas Murder Campaign In Gaza Exposed: Human Rights Group

Huffington Post | Jessica Gusman | Posted 05.25.2011

The terrorist organization Hamas has allegedly killed and tortured dozens of people accused of being "collaborators" with Israel, according to the Gua...

Tony Blair: Hamas Must Be Brought Into Peace Process

Times Online | Philip Webster | Posted 05.25.2011

Hamas must somehow be brought into the Middle East peace process because the policy of isolating Gaza in the quest for a settlement will not work, Ton...

Iran: Palestinians Have Right To Arms Against Colonialists

The Independent | Posted 05.25.2011

Iran, accused by Israel of supplying arms to Hamas militants, today said resistance groups around the world like those in Gaza had the right to have a...

Rep. Mark Kirk: 'It's Time To Take Out The Trash In Gaza'

Progress Illinois | Posted 05.25.2011

While Israel's recent incursion into Gaza is a thorny issue and one beyond our purview here at Progress Illinois, I think there's one thing we can all...

What Was Hamas Thinking? Understanding the Events in Gaza

Shadi Hamid | Posted 05.25.2011

Shadi Hamid

So what are Hamas's strategic imperatives? Hamas still behaves like a traditional guerrilla or terrorist group -- such groups are interested in relative, not absolute, victory.

IDF Photos of Hamas Targets in Gaza Before Strike

Karin Kloosterman | Posted 05.25.2011

Karin Kloosterman

2008-12-28-targets.jpg Israel Defense Forces released aerial photos of the Hamas facilities targeted by fighter pilots on Saturday's Operation Cast Lead. The red outline indicates the Hamas facilities targeted.

Gaza Militants Bombard Israel With Dozens Of Rockets, Mortars

AP | AMY TEIBEL | Posted 05.25.2011

JERUSALEM — Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip bombarded southern Israel with dozens of mortars and rockets on Wednesday, sowing panic and ...