Islamic Jihad

Some Lessons From the Latest Gaza Confrontation

Alan Elsner | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Iran, Gaza, Islamic Jihad, Terrorism, Israel, Hamas, Hezbollah, Idf, Iron Dome, World News

The latest confrontation between Israel and Iranian-backed terrorists in the Gaza Strip seems to be coming to an end. So what are some of the lessons from this episode?

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Israeli Airstrike Kills 5 In Gaza

AP | KARIN LAUB and IBRAHIM BARZAK | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Israel Airstrike, Gaza, Islamic Jihad, Israel Palestinian Conflict, Gaza Rockets, Hamas, Israel, Israel Gaza, World News

By KARIN LAUB and IBRAHIM BARZAK -- The Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- Israeli airstrikes killed three Palestinian civilians and tw...

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What Does 'Death to Israel' Mean to You?

Bradley Burston | Posted 01.07.2012

Read More: Syria, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestine, Iran, Haaretz, Gaza, Benjamin Netanyahu, Middle East, Islamic Jihad, Terrorism, Israel, Bradley Burston, World News

If progressives cannot see Israelis as people, if they -- we -- cannot summon up the same compassion and concern for unarmed combatants on both sides of a battle front, it's time they checked their ideology for holes.

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Gaza Rocket Attacks Shake Israel's Metropolitan Areas

Anav Silverman | Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Gaza, Islamic Jihad, Terrorism, Iran, Hamas, Israel, Syria, Israel Dome, Israel-Missile, Israel Rockets, Iron Dome, Israel Iron Dome, World News

On the same day that the Sheetrit family's home was struck by rocket shrapnel, an Ashkelon man, Moshe Ami, a father of four, was killed in a rocket attack on his way home.

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Israel And Gaza Militants Exchange Newest Round Of Fire

AP | IAN DEITCH | Posted 12.29.2011

Read More: Palestinian Territories, Gaza, Israel Palestinian Conflict, Gaza Rockets, Islamic Jihad, Palestinians, Hamas, Gaza Missiles, Israel, Israel Gaza, World News

JERUSALEM — Israeli aircraft struck at Palestinian militants in Gaza on Saturday who responded with a volley of rockets which rained on southern...

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Hamas To Honor Israeli Truce In New Government

AP | Posted 07.03.2011

Read More: Islam, Gaza, West Bank, Islamic Jihad, Pakistan, Fatah, Hamas, Israel, World News

CAIRO -- A top Palestinian negotiator says 15 smaller factions, including militant Islamic groups, have thrown their weight behind a reconciliation de...

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Wanted: New Palestinian Political Parties

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 06.21.2011

Read More: Mahmoud Abbas, Salam Fayyad, Mustafa Barghouti, Political Parties, Communists, Fateh, Islamic Jihad, Fatah, Plo, Hamas, World News

If the coming year will witness the birth of the state of Palestine, we need to see from now what kind of state it will be. Programs that can give concrete answers to this question will undoubtedly do better than generalities.

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Teaching During Terror: Bombing Shakes Israel's Capital

Anav Silverman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Al Aqsa Brigades, Jerusalem, Palestinian, Fatah, Be'er Sheva, Missile Attacks, Students, Ashdod, International Community, Gaza, Islamic Jihad, Grad Rocket, Israel, Jerusalem Bombing, Fogel Family, Teachers, US, Rockets, World News

We Jerusalem teachers continue on regularly with lessons, as terror continues to strike at southern Israel. The transition from relative quiet to unrest can engulf cities in different parts of this country within a day.

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Red Sea Sharks Made in Israel?

Firas Al-Atraqchi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nile River, Egypt, Tourism, Egyptian Islamic Jihad, Sinai, Cairo, Sharm-El-Sheikh, Islamic Jihad, Nile, Israel, Red Sea, Sharks, World News, World News

A German tourist was mauled to death by a shark off Egypt's Red Sea coast Sunday, but if popular rumors on the street are to be believed, it was the I...

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What Jihadists Talk About Online

Amarnath Amarasingam | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: War on Terror, Counter-Terrorism, Internet Terrorism, Online Jihad, Internet Jihad, Terrorist Communication, Islamic Jihad, Terrorists Online, Online Terrorism, Religion News

Internet cafes have become hubs of youth radicalization, where jihadists can discuss their ideological viewpoints with like-minded individuals thousands of miles away.

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Ex-AP Hostage Terry Anderson Back in Beirut to Teach U.S. J-Students How to Report Accurately on Middle East

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hostages, Lebanon, Hezbollah, Shiite, Beirut, Ohio University, Issam Fares, Northern Ireland, Rev. Ian Paisley, Islamic Jihad, Arabs, U.S. Media, The Associated Press, Committee to Protect Journalists, Lebanese, Islam, Presbyterians, Press Freedom, Imad Mughnieh, Time Magazine, Terrorism, President Barack Obama, Twitter, United States, Terry Anderson, Den of Lions, Hamra District, Facebook, New York, Palestinians, Muslims, University of Kentucky, Afghanistan, E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, Hassan Nasrallah, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, Iowa State University, Beirut-Lebanon, Media News

"Unfortunately, I wasn't scared enough, and I wasn't cautious," Anderson admitted. "I got caught because I refused to take the precautions that I probably should have."

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