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Fast Forward Hamas Insists Islamic State Radicals Impotent in Gaza
Islamic State sympathizers in the Gaza Strip are making their presence felt on social media, but the enclave’s Hamas rulers said on Thursday the group has no real foothold in the Palestinian territory. Statements signed “Supporters of the Islamic State” have appeared recently on Twitter and several websites, accusing the Islamist group Hamas of arresting…
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Fast Forward General Says Israel and Hamas Share ‘Common Interests’
Israel and Hamas share common interests, and the Palestinian Islamists must stay in power in the Gaza Strip to prevent the enclave descending into chaos, an Israeli general was quoted as saying on Tuesday. Major-General Sami Turgeman, who as commander of Israel’s forces outside Gaza had a leading role in last year’s war with Hamas,…
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Opinion A Split in Hamas That Might Bring Calm, But No Peace
While Benjamin Netanyahu’s defense philosophy continues to prompt grumbling among his generals and spymasters, it turns out that the Israeli prime minister isn’t the only political leader in the neighborhood who’s at odds with his military echelon. New intelligence reports indicate that the military and political wings of Hamas are feuding over relations with Iran…
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The Schmooze #AskHamas Is a Twitter Disaster — Or Is it?
Twitter As an Israeli, I really believe in open and honest dialogue with Palestinians — but an #AskHamas social media campaign isn’t really what I had in mind. No, it’s not a joke. Hamas has launched an English-language campaign on Twitter, calling on people to tweet questions at the organization. Hamas leaders will livetweet answers. According…
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Fast Forward 30 Hamas Activists Arrested in West Bank Round-Up
Palestinian security forces detained dozens of supporters of Hamas in raids across the West Bank overnight, the Islamist group said on Monday, calling it the biggest round-up in years as internal Palestinian tensions rise. A spokesman for the Palestinian Authority’s security services confirmed that 30 people had been detained but denied the arrests were political….
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Fast Forward Israel Destroys Gaza Terror Tunnel
The Israeli military completed the demolition of a Gaza terror tunnel discovered during the Israel Defense Forces’ operation last summer in Gaza. The tunnel stretched from Gaza City to the southern Israeli community of Nahal Oz. Israel has been in control of the tunnel since Operation Protective Edge. The tunnel was destroyed recently on Israeli…
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Fast Forward Egyptian Court Bans Armed Wing of Hamas
An Egyptian court on Saturday banned the armed wing of the Palestinian group Hamas and listed it as a terrorist organization. The ruling came days after the country faced some of the bloodiest attacks on security forces in years. Hamas is an offshoot of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood which the authorities have also declared a terrorist…
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Fast Forward Gaza Extremists Protest Charlie Hebdo Cartoons of Prophet Muhammed
Hamas security forces allowed a rare rally on Monday by rival jihadist Salafi activists in the Gaza Strip in support of Islamic State and the deadly attacks by three Islamist gunmen in France. “Today, we are telling France and world countries that while Islam orders us to respect all religions, it also orders us to…
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