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Two Hamas Leader Murder Suspects Possibly in US
Of the twenty-six possible suspects sought by the Dubai police for participating in the killing of a Hamas leader, at least two may have...
Mar 1, 20131 min read
Israel Arrests Top Hamas Leader
Israeli forces arrested Maher U’dda, a top Hamas official said to be responsible for killing more than 70 Israelis. The arrest came...
Mar 14, 20101 min read
Son of Hamas Founder Was a Spy for Israel
The Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported Wednesday that Mosab Yousef, the 32-year-old son of Sheik Hassan Yousef, a Hamas founder serving a...
Feb 26, 20102 min read
Mossad Behind Assassination of Hamas Official, Says Dubai Police Chief
Lt. Gen. Dahi Khalfan Tamim, Dubai’s police chief, said Thursday that there is a “99 percent” chance that the Mossad was behind the...
Feb 19, 20101 min read
Dubai Names Suspects Wanted for Killing Hamas Leader
Authorities in Dubai are seeking international assistance in the search for the 11 suspects who are thought to be responsible for the...
Feb 16, 20101 min read
Fatah and Hamas Meet in Gaza
Representatives from Fatah and Hamas have come together for the first time since Hamas took control of Gaza in the 2007 elections. Senior...
Feb 7, 20101 min read
Israel Disciplines Military Officials Over UN Compound Attack
Israeli officials have admitted responsibility for an artillery attack which caused a UN compound in the Gaza strip to catch fire. In a...
Feb 1, 20101 min read
Hamas Leader's Death Could Impede Flow of Weapons to Gaza
According to both Israeli and Hamas sources, the recent death of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh – a high-ranking Hamas leader in Gaza – could have...
Feb 1, 20101 min read
Hamas Says It Will Continue Its Resistance Against Israel
At a rally in the capital city of Syria, marking “the end of the Israeli attack on Gaza a year ago that killed 1,400 Palestinians,” Hamas...
Jan 23, 20101 min read
Hamas, Fatah Still at Odds
Palestinian’s will have to wait a little longer to see a reconciliation between its major parties, Fatah and Hamas, after Palestinian...
Jan 14, 20101 min read
Israel Claims Gazans Tried to Launch Rockets Days After Hamas Agreement on Ceasefire
The Israeli Air Force launched an attack on Friday against a target in Gaza, claiming that it was thwarting an attempted rocket attack...
Nov 27, 20091 min read
Israel and Hamas Closer to Prisoner Exchange
Amid the backdrop of recent missile strikes exchanged by Israel and Palestine, it appears that the two governments are on the verge of...
Nov 23, 20091 min read
Israel Negotiating with Hamas According to Abbas; Obama Criticizes Settlement Expansion
On Thursday in an interview with the BBC, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas stated that Israel is carrying out secret negotiations with...
Nov 20, 20091 min read
UN General Assembly Votes to Back the Goldstone Report
In a 114 to 18 vote, with 44 member-states abstaining, the UN General Assembly voted today to endorse the Goldstone report. The report,...
Nov 5, 20091 min read
Israel's Response to the Goldstone Report
The reported that Israel’s defense minister convened his security cabinet today to discuss the response to the Goldstone report, which...
Oct 20, 20091 min read
UN HRC endorses Goldstone Report
In a twenty-five countries to six vote (including the US and the Netherlands), with eleven countries abstaining and five declining to...
Oct 16, 20091 min read
Fatah Signs Palestinian Unity Pact
After announcing that it would push for UN action on the Goldstone report this Saturday, Fatah signs a reconciliation pact that calls for...
Oct 14, 20091 min read
PA reverses previous stance on UN report
In a reversal from an announcement earlier this month, Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas said he would push for immediate...
Oct 12, 20091 min read
Hamas and Fatah put reconciliation agreement on hold.
Hamas announced Saturday it was postponing the agreement. Disagreement centers on the Palestinian Authority decision to delay action on...
Oct 12, 20091 min read
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