Avi Issacharoff (Haaretz)
By Avi Issacharoff (Haaretz)
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Fast Forward Hamas Won’t Budge on Gilad Shalit Release Demands
Hamas political leader Khaled Meshal, along with other Hamas officials, will meet with Egyptian intelligence chief General Murad Muwafi on Wednesday for discussions on a deal for the release of captured Israel Defense Forces soldier Gilad Shalit, the London-based Al-Hayat newspaper reported. Palestinian sources emphasized to Al-Hayat that Hamas does not intend to compromise on…
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Fast Forward Report: Israel and Hamas Meet To Discuss Gilad Shalit
Israeli and Hamas officials are due to meet in Cairo on Monday for a second round of indirect talks aimed at securing a deal on abducted Israel Defense Forces soldier Gilad Shalit, the London-based Arab daily Al-Hayat reported. According to the report, the first round of talks took place last week. Senior Hamas official Ahmed…
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Fast Forward Palestinians Denounce Murder of Young Family in W. Bank Settlement
Many Palestinian commentators have denounced the murder of five members of the Fogel family in Itamar over the weekend, but not without noting that Israel and the settlers shared some of the blame. In Palestinian Authority newspapers and on the social network pages of private citizens, denunciations of the murder could be found alongside condemnations…
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Fast Forward PA Arrests Two in Connection With W. Bank Attack
The Palestinian Authority said on Tuesday night that they have arrested two Hamas operatives in connection with the recent West Bank shooting attack that injured two Israelis. The September 1st attack occurred at the Rimonim Junction, near the Israeli settlement of Kochav Hashachar and east of the West Bank city of Ramallah. Two Israelis were…
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Fast Forward Haaretz: Son of Hamas Founder Worked for Shin Bet
The son of a leading Hamas figure, who famously converted to Christianity, served for over a decade as the Shin Bet security service’s most valuable source in the militant organization’s leadership, Haaretz has learned. Mosab Hassan Yousef is the son of Sheikh Hassan Yousef, a Hamas founder and one of its leaders in the West…
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Fast Forward Amid Clashes Over Mount, Erekat Accuses of Israel of Trying to Justify Crackdown
A senior Palestinian official on Tuesday accused Israel of deliberately creating “an extremely dangerous situation” in East Jerusalem, to trigger violence, justify a crackdown and tighten its grip on the disputed city. “Israel is lighting matches in the hope of sparking a fire, deliberately escalating tensions in occupied East Jerusalem rather than taking steps to…
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