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HAMAS

Type: Organization

Name: HAMAS (Hamas, Islamic Resistance Movement, Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiya, Izz al-Din al Qassam Battalions, Izz al-Din al Qassam Brigades, Izz al-Din al Qassam Forces, Izz al-Din al-Qassim Battalions, Izz al-Din al-Qassim Brigades, Izz al-Din al-Qassim Forces, Students of Ayyash, Students of the Engineer, Yahya Ayyash Units)

Fact Sheet: Fact Sheet for HAMAS

First Reported 19 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 13 Documents

Mahmoud Abbas

Apathy, as Mahmoud Abbas abandons an irrelevant presidency

- Powered by A political leaders decision not to seek re-election usually triggers fervent discussion about potential heirs. Yet, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas withdrawal from the presidential election scheduled for January 24, 2010, has produced ... [Lebanon Daily Star - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Mahmoud Abbas, Palestine Liberation Organization, HAMAS, First Intifada, Marwan Barghouti

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 5 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Israel Talking With Hamas?

In an interview, Abbas says they're discussing a Palestinian state with temporary borders. Hamas is denying it. But if the talks were secret, that's to be expected.The claim comes, perhaps not coincidentally, a few days after a senior Israeli general ... [The New Republic Online - 11/19/2009]

Entities: HAMAS, Israel

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 22 hours ago - 10 Documents

Underground tunnels targeted by Israeli forces

th November, 2009The Israel Air Force has attacked two smuggling tunnels in the southern Gaza Strip.The airstrikes were near the border town of Rafah.Israeli military officials also claimed its forces destroyed a weapons factory in Khan Younis, in response ... [Uzbekistan News - 22 hours ago]

Entities: Israel, HAMAS, Bangladesh Army

First Reported 14 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 5 Documents

Fatah Party

Who Will deliver the Palestinian State?

The is a guest note by Fadi Elsalameen, publisher of the Palestine Note. For the past several years Palestine Prime Minister Salam Fayyad's name on the streets of the West Bank and Gaza has become synonymous with the words credibility, honesty, and ... [The Washington Note - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Fatah Party, Salam Fayyad, HAMAS

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 4 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Israeli airplanes raid Gaza after rocket attacks

GAZA, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Israeli air force raided two smuggling tunnels and a Hamas training camp in the Gaza Strip early Thursday, in response to Palestinian rocket fires on southern Israel, security sources said.The airstrikes targeted the two smuggling ... [Xinhua News Agency - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Smuggling, HAMAS, Khan Younis (Gaza Strip)

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 17 hours ago - 9 Documents (in Politics)

Marwan Barghouti

PALESTINIANS: Jailed activist Barghouti calls for Palestinian unity and diplomatic action

Jailed Palestinian activist Marwan Barghouti has said in an interview from his prison cell that there is no justification for the Palestinian divisions he blames for the breakdown in the diplomatic campaign for statehood.REUTERS - Peace talks with Israel ... [France24 - 17 hours ago]

Entities: Marwan Barghouti, HAMAS, Israel

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 17 hours ago - 3 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Gilad Shalit

Israel warns of 'disinformation' on kidnapped soldier

JERUSALEM: Following various reports of progress in efforts to secure the release of kidnapped Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman warned Friday against believing 'disinformation.''We're reading a lot of things in the media, ... [CHINAdaily - 17 hours ago]

Entities: Israel, HAMAS, Avi Benayahu, Israel Defense Forces, Gilad Shalit

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Hamas: Prisoner swap talks ongoing

German mediators are continuing to broker efforts to produce a prisoner swap deal for with the release of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, senior Hamas leader Usama Al-Muzeini said.Al-Muzeini, the official in charge of the talks within the Hamas ... [Trend News Agency - 11/19/2009]

Entities: HAMAS, Gilad Shalit, Egypt, Palestinian Legislative Council, Fatah Party

First Reported 12 hours ago - Updated 12 hours ago - 3 Documents

In Morocco, Tzipi Livni backs Mideast talks

Opposition chief Tzipi Livni reiterated her support Friday for a Palestinian state and the resumption of peace talks as she made a rare foray by an Israeli leader into the Arab world.However, speaking at a forum in the coastal city of Tangiers devoted ... [France24 - Middle East - 12 hours ago]

Entities: Tzipi Livni, Morocco, HAMAS

First Reported 13 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Israeli air strikes target Gaza tunnels, wound three

- Powered by GAZA: Israeli warplanes bombed two smuggling tunnels and a military training compound in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, wounding three people, said officials in the Palestinian territory ruled by the Islamist Hamas movement. An Israeli Army ... [Lebanon Daily Star - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Israel, Smuggling, HAMAS, Khan Younis (Gaza Strip)

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 3 Documents

The "green zone" called Jordan

MUWAQQAR, Jordan (IPS) - In the bleak and seemingly endless desert expanse that unfolds east of Jordan's capital city, Amman, lies a crucial cog in the ambitious regional designs of the US and its allies in the Middle East.Commonly known by its acronym ... [Electronic Intifada - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Jordan, HAMAS, Dayton's

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 4 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Memo From Jerusalem: Mideast Peace Talks Hang in Balance Over Abbas

JERUSALEM Two weeks after the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, and hinted that he might resign, the Middle East peace process has sunk into a deep crisis amid urgent efforts to revive it.The Israeli security establishment is in a state of alarm ... [New York Times - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Jerusalem, Fatah Party, HAMAS

Quotes

Al-Aboushi said the five officers "were combating political crime in accordance with their leadership's instructions." In a separate development, Hamas said on Friday that the security forces loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrested seven of its members and...

Israeli Army arrests five PA security officers [Arab News - 5 hours ago]

...However, it's hard to read the description of King Abdullah's reforms as anything other than a press release. The report lauds Abdullah for "his ability to enact multiple landmark reforms to fight corruption, balance the Saudi budget, tailor the education system, [and] address women's and minority rights." This, in a country where women cannot drive...

These are the world's 500 most influential Muslims? [FP Passport - 5 hours ago]

"Israel took action in Gaza earlier this year to attack Hamas and knock out the Hamas rocket launchers in the Gaza Strip," he said. "Israel took enormous cautionary measures to prevent civilian casualties. Even though Israel and the Palestinian Authority are not signatory members of the ICC, the ICC is still investigating the Israeli military to see if they can prosecute members of the Israeli Army for war crimes."

Obama may put Americans under world judges' power [Free Dominion - 8 hours ago]

More Content

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These are the world's 500 most influential Musl... [Foreign Policy Magazine - 1 hour ago]
Israeli air strikes target Gaza tunnels, wound ... [Lebanon Daily Star - 2 hours ago]
Apathy, as Mahmoud Abbas abandons an irrelevant... [Lebanon Daily Star - 3 hours ago]
Palestinian panel to sidestep vote [Washington Post - 3 hours ago]
Abbas confirms delay in Palestinian election [Gulf Times - 4 hours ago]
Israeli Army arrests five PA security officers [Arab News - 5 hours ago]
It is not yet Time for a Palestinian Confrontat... [Dar Al Hayat - 6 hours ago]
Keeping the Haj safe for pilgrims [Abu Dhabi National - 8 hours ago]
Obama may put Americans under world judges' power [Free Dominion - 8 hours ago]
Israel deserves respect in global forums [The Australian - 9 hours ago]
Trying KSM [The National Interest - 9 hours ago]
Barghouti calls for 'campaigns' to press Palest... [Oman Tribune - 10 hours ago]
Palestine after Abbas? [Daily News Egypt - 10 hours ago]
Bad Paper [The National Interest - 11 hours ago]
Abbas: Israel talking to Hamas [JTA - 11 hours ago]
Mexico [Student Operated Press - 11 hours ago]
Abbas prods Brazil to help end Iran support for... [Haaretz - 11 hours ago]
Hamas Denies Secret Talks With Israel [World Jewish Daily - 11 hours ago]
Neither Komen nor Egypt pink with embarrassment [Intermountain Jewish News - 11 hours ago]
Interview: Conflict In Yemen Widens Amid Charge... [Radio Free Europe - 12 hours ago]
In Morocco, Tzipi Livni backs Mideast talks [France24 - Middle East - 12 hours ago]
In Morocco, Tzipi Livni backs Mideast talks [France24 - culture - 12 hours ago]
Abbas prods Lula to seek end of Iranian support... [Earthtimes.org - 12 hours ago]
In Morocco, Tzipi Livni backs Mideast talks ... [Yahoo! News - 12 hours ago]
Israel arrests 5 PA intelligence officers [Independent Media Review Analysis - 12 hours ago]
Yoram Ettinger: Demographic trends in Israel's ... [Independent Media Review Analysis - 12 hours ago]
Official says Hamas won't sign unity deal [Independent Media Review Analysis - 12 hours ago]
Thanks to Egypt - Gaza smuggling at pre-Cast Le... [Independent Media Review Analysis - 13 hours ago]
IDF source: 'The Palestinian Water Authority wo... [Independent Media Review Analysis - 13 hours ago]
Interview with FM Liberman on REKA Radio - 13 N... [Independent Media Review Analysis - 13 hours ago]

Blogs

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These are the world's 500 most influential Musl... [FP Passport - 5 hours ago] Georgetown University's Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, like any good institution, knows that the way to steer publicity towards ...
Ray Hanania: Re-Energizing The Two-State Soluti... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 7 hours ago] Yes, I am running for President of Palestine in the next election, if there is one. No, I don't expect to win. But then, many long shot candidates who ...
Mote-Beam Scenario At New Statesman [Harry's Place - 7 hours ago] The New Statesman has published a footling story with a rather exciting headline: Exclusive: easyJet grounds in-flight magazine after Holocaust gaffe What sort ...
Who Will deliver the Palestinian State? [The Washington Note - 8 hours ago] The is a guest note by Fadi Elsalameen, publisher of the Palestine Note. For the past several years Palestine Prime Minister Salam Fayyad's name on the streets ...
David Suissa: Peace In Arabic [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 10 hours ago] It's not that I get tired of listening to Jewish speakers. More often than not, they motivate and inspire me. Whether I agree with them or not, there's ...

Audio/Video

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Follow the Rockets [Slate Magazine - 11/13/2009]
How rockets transformed the Middle East arms ra... [Slate Magazine - 11/13/2009]
How rockets transformed the Middle East arms ra... [Slate Magazine - 11/13/2009]
Riz Khan - The Goldstone report dispute - 4 Nov... [Al Jazeera - YouTube - 11/05/2009]
Riz Khan - The Goldstone report dispute - 4 Nov... [Al Jazeera - YouTube - 11/05/2009]

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