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Today we learned that the big Republican/Rand Paul scoop on Chuck Hagel possibly being friends with some organization called “Friends of Hamas” turned out to be based on one guy’s sarcastic quip that stupid people took seriously. The notable handicap of the group not actually existing has not, however, diminished the certainty of the Breitbart [...]
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Hamas plans more “enemy language” Hebrew in Gaza schools
Posted by admin on January 31st, 2013
GAZA (Reuters) – Islamist Hamas authorities plan to expand Hebrew-language classes in the Gaza Strip’s high schools to help Palestinians know their enemy in times of conflict with Israel. Far from a sign that peace will soon break out, Hamas’s promotion of Hebrew learning in the Israeli-blockaded Mediterranean enclave aims to make linguistic skill a [...]
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Tags: Enemy, Gaza, Hamas, Hebrew, language, more, Plans, Schools 
No Comments »Confident Hamas stages rallies in West Bank
Posted by admin on December 14th, 2012
HEBRON, West Bank (Reuters) – Supporters of the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas took to the streets of Hebron on Friday for the first time in five years, in a sign of improving relations with their secular Fatah rivals. Fatah and Hamas have been at loggerheads since the latter pulled off a surprise win in 2006 [...]
Hamas chief ends Gaza visit with call for Palestinian unity
Posted by admin on December 10th, 2012
GAZA (Reuters) – Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal ended his first visit to the Gaza Strip on Monday with a pledge his Islamist movement would strive to heal political rifts with Palestinian rivals who hold sway in the occupied West Bank. His comments reinforced promises he and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, leader of the rival Fatah [...]
Posted in Breaking News Tags: call, chief, ends, Gaza, Hamas, Palestinian, unity, Visit No Comments »Feted in Gaza, Hamas leader to attend “victory rally”
Posted by admin on December 8th, 2012
GAZA (Reuters) – After receiving a hero's welcome on his return from decades in exile, Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal will attend a rally in Gaza on Saturday to mark the founding of his Islamist group and celebrate "victory" over Israel. At least 200,000 Palestinians are expected to attend the outdoor event, which is likely to [...]
Feted in Gaza, Hamas leader to attend “victory rally”
Posted by admin on December 8th, 2012
GAZA (Reuters) – After receiving a hero's welcome on his return from decades in exile, Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal will attend a rally in Gaza on Saturday to mark the founding of his Islamist group and celebrate "victory" over Israel. At least 200,000 Palestinians are expected to attend the outdoor event, which is likely to [...]
Emboldened Hamas leader ends exile, visits Gaza
Posted by admin on December 7th, 2012
GAZA (Reuters) – Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal arrived in the Gaza Strip on Friday, ending 45 years of exile from Palestinian land with a visit that underscored the Islamist group's growing confidence following a recent conflict with Israel. After passing through the Egyptian border crossing, Meshaal knelt on the ground to offer a prayer of [...]
Emboldened Hamas leader to visit Gaza for first time in 45 years
Posted by admin on December 7th, 2012
GAZA (Reuters) – Hamas's exiled leader will step onto Palestinian land for the first time in 45 years on Friday for a "victory rally" in the Gaza Strip, displaying his newfound confidence after last month's conflict with Israel. The Islamist group's leader, Khaled Meshaal, who has not visited the Palestinian Territories since leaving the West [...]
Posted in Breaking News Tags: Emboldened, first, Gaza, Hamas, leader, time, Visit, Years No Comments »Hamas says Gaza conflict, U.N. recognition go together
Posted by admin on November 30th, 2012
DOHA, Qatar (Reuters) – Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal said the de facto recognition of a sovereign Palestinian state won by his rival Mahmoud Abbas should be seen alongside Gaza’s latest conflict with Israel as a single, bold strategy that could empower all Palestinians. Meshaal said the short war which claimed 162 Palestinian lives and five [...]
Posted in Breaking News Tags: Conflict, Gaza, Hamas, Recognition, says, Together, U.N. No Comments »Backed by Hamas, Palestinians eye Thursday vote for U.N. upgrade
Posted by admin on November 26th, 2012
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The Palestinian Authority has circulated a revised draft resolution to U.N. member states calling for an upgrade of its U.N. status to an “observer state” ahead of a planned vote on the issue by the 193-member world body on Thursday. A senior Western diplomat said only minor changes were made to [...]
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