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Hamas Bans Elections In Gaza Strip

AFP | Sakher Abu El Oun | Posted 10.28.2009 | World


GAZA CITY : The Hamas-run interior ministry in the Gaza Strip said on Wednesday that it will ban the organisation of elections called for by Palestini...

Aristotle Negotiates the Middle East

Mitchell Cohen | Posted 10.13.2009 | World


Mitchell Cohen

Can we learn something from Aristotle about Israeli-Palestinian arguments? Who can persuade whom of what?

Hamas Blocks Gaza Patients Seeking Care: PA

IMEMC | Posted 09.04.2009 | World


The Palestinian Ministry of Health issued on Tuesday a press release accusing the Hamas-run government in Gaza of barring dozens of patients, includin...

Hamas Chief Outlines Terms For Talks On Arab-Israeli Peace

wsj.com | JAY SOLOMON and JULIEN BARNES | Posted 09.01.2009 | World


DAMASCUS -- The chief of Palestinian militant group Hamas said his organization is prepared to cooperate with the U.S. in promoting a peaceful resolut...

The Blockade of Gaza, Two Years On

Bill Van Esveld | Posted 08.01.2009 | World


Bill Van Esveld

Under Israel's blockade, only 18 food items are approved for import into Gaza, where 65 percent of people live below the poverty line. Other prohibited goods include soccer balls, ink, and paper.

The United Nations Kangaroo "Investigation" of Israeli "War Crimes"

Alan Dershowitz | Posted 07.31.2009 | World


Alan Dershowitz

Richard Goldstone knows that unless his report condemns Israel, at least as forcefully as it condemns Hamas, it will never be accepted by the UN Human Rights Council.

The Coming Storm: Obama and American Jewry

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 07.16.2009 | Politics


Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

Sunshine Jewish patriots who back Israel when convenient will be pitted against those who stand with Israel even when it means losing their invitation to the White House Chanuka party.

Hamas: Jimmy Carter Has Our Ear

DPA | Posted 07.11.2009 | World


The Palestinian movement Hamas said it will "listen" to former US president Jimmy Carter and "learn about his efforts to deal with the Palestinian sit...

Obama Move To Aid Hamas Alarms Israel Supporters

LA Times | Paul Richter | Posted 05.28.2009 | World


Reporting from Washington -- The Obama administration, already on treacherous political ground because of its outreach to traditional adversaries such...

US Judge Orders Iran To Pay $25M For IDF Soldier's Murder

AP | Posted 04.27.2009 | World


A U.S. judge on Friday ordered Iran to pay $25 million plus interest to the family of Israeli soldier Nachshon Wachsman, who was kidnapped and execut...

The Right To Freedom Of Movement In The Holy Land Must Be Restored

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 04.24.2009 | World


Daoud Kuttab

Israel's willingness to abort the Shalit deal by insisting that some Hamas prisoners must be deported reveals a long-term problem, namely Israel's intention to hold on to the West Bank indefinitely.

Hamas Officials Caught Smuggling $850,000 Stuffed In Candy Tins Into Gaza

AP | ASHRAF SWEILAM | Posted 04.17.2009 | World


CAIRO — Two Hamas officials returning from Egypt were caught trying to cross the Gaza border Tuesday with nearly $850,000 stuffed into candy tin...

Israel Will Exchange All 450 Hamas Prisoners For Gilad Shalit: Haaretz

Haaretz | Posted 04.13.2009 | World


Israel has agreed to free all 450 of the prisoners demanded by Hamas in exchange for kidnapped Israel Defense Forces soldier Gilad Shalit, and the dis...

Hamas, Fatah To Begin Talks On Closing Rift

AP | KARIN LAUB | Posted 03.27.2009 | World


GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The Islamic militants of Hamas and the moderates of Fatah have never had more compelling reasons to repair the rift betw...

White Phosphorous Shells Used In Gaza Made In U.S.: Amnesty International

Times Online | Posted 03.27.2009 | World


White phosphorus bombs used by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip were produced and supplied by American arms manufacturers, according to an Amnesty Int...

Kerry Handed Hamas Letter For Obama On Mideast Trip

AFP | Posted 03.23.2009 | Politics


US Senator John Kerry was meeting Israeli and Palestinian officials on Friday after a trip to war-ravaged Gaza, where he was given a letter to Preside...

Israel: No Truce Until Kidnapped Soldier Released

Jerusalem Post | JPOST.COM STAFF and AP | Posted 03.17.2009 | World


Israel will not agree to a truce with Hamas in the Gaza Strip without the release of kidnapped IDF soldier Cpl. Gilad Schalit, the Prime Minister's Of...

Hamas Murder Campaign In Gaza Exposed: Human Rights Group

Huffington Post | Jessica Gusman | Posted 03.16.2009 | World


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

Israel Rules Out Hamas Contacts, Threatens Force

AP | ARON HELLER | Posted 03.05.2009 | World


HERZLIYA, Israel — Israel's foreign minister threatened Monday to keep hitting Hamas as long as it attacks Israel, ruling out negotiations with ...

My Military's Moral Low

Simcha Leventhal | Posted 03.03.2009 | World


Simcha Leventhal

As a veteran of the Israeli Defense Forces, I am stunned that the soldiers of my country are firing artillery into a densely populated city.

Tony Blair: Hamas Must Be Brought Into Peace Process

Times Online | Philip Webster | Posted 03.02.2009 | World


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...

Keeping Civilians Away From Violence

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 03.02.2009 | World


Daoud Kuttab

Israel's latest assault on Gaza showed a very weak attempt at avoiding civilian deaths and injuries or the destruction of infrastructure. Similarly, Hamas rockets showed lack of concern for Israeli civilians.

Hamas Seizes Control Of Gaza Tunnels, Moves Arms Back Into Strip

The Jerusalem Post | YAAKOV KATZ | Posted 02.23.2009 | World


Hamas has seized control of all the smuggling tunnels under the Philadelphi Corridor in southern Gaza and has been moving additional arms into the Str...

Iran: Palestinians Have Right To Arms Against Colonialists

The Independent | Posted 02.21.2009 | World


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...

Tzipi Livni Rules Out Hamas Talks

Xinhua | Posted 02.12.2009 | World


JERUSALEM, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni on Monday stressed that she sees no reason or need to negotiate with Hamas, saying...