Posts Tagged ‘Gaza’

 

Hamas leader Haniyeh: Goal is destruction of Israel in stages – Abbas: Hamas agrees to ‘67 borders

editor 4 January 2012

By Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik.. At a ceremony marking the 24th anniversary of the founding of Hamas, Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip Ismail Haniyeh said that Hamas may work for the “interim objective of liberation of Gaza, the West Bank, or Jerusalem,” but that this “interim objective” and “reconciliation” with Fatah will not change Hamas’ long-term “strategic” goal of eliminating all of Israel (more…)

 

Human trafficking in Sinai Desert

Kees de Vreugd 2 December 2011

During the past year thousands of people from North Africa have disappeared in the Sinai Desert region while crossing the border between Egypt and Israel.

Following is a letter from an Israeli soldier serving at the Egyptian border that shows the Israeli side of the picture. Israeli medical soldiers stand ready to receive these refugees and give them a human treatment: (more…)

 

Israel Palestinian Conflict: The Truth About the Peace Process

Andrew Tucker 15 September 2011
Israel’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Danny Ayalon explains the historical facts relating to the Israeli Palestinian conflict. The video explains that the reason there is no successful peace process is because of decades of Palestinian and Arab recalcitrance and the main reason for the conflict is not Israel’s presence in the West Bank, but successive Palestinian leaders resistance to Jewish sovereignty.
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Israelis strike in Gaza – self-defence, not “retaliation”!

Andrew Tucker 19 August 2011

In the international press, the attack by Israeli Defence Forces in Gaza yesterday evening were often referred to as  “retaliation”. That makes it sound like Israel is obsessed by hitting back when hit, in a kind of tit-for-tat or eye-for-an-eye. (more…)

 

US and EU Funding Palestinian Repression

Andrew Tucker 19 August 2011

by Khaled Abu Toameh.
It is time that international donors demanded that the Palestinian Authority stop using American and EU taxpayers’ money to clamp down on journalists and political activists. Otherwise, the world could witness next month the creation of yet another Arab dictatorship in the Middle East. (more…)

 

How the Dutch Gaza Flotilla Backfired Politically

editor 6 July 2011

By Yochanan Visser …A fascinating tale of contemporary political warfare. A Dutch ship was organized as part of the Gaza flotilla in order to help Hamas, portray that effort has humanitarian, and create anti-Israel sentiment. The story of how this effort backfired is a fascinating tale of contemporary political warfare. Indeed, the end result has been to make the Dutch debate more pro-Israel and anti-Islamist. (more…)

 

The Gaza Flotilla and its Hamas connections

editor 4 July 2011

Despite assurances that the Second Flotilla to Gaza is a ‘humanitarian’ mission that has no connection to Hamas, reports suggest otherwise. (more…)

 

‘Navy prepared to board flotilla ships if they don’t stop’

editor 31 May 2011

By YAAKOV KATZ .. On anniversary of ‘Marmara’ operation, senior Navy officer says Israel preparing “surprises” for new flotilla to Gaza, soldiers under order to use force but objective will be to take over ships non-violently. (more…)

 

Hamas: “No recognition – no negotiations”

editor 4 May 2011

by Itamar Marcus and Barbara Crook …The Palestinian Authority Fatah movement and Hamas reached a reconciliation and unification agreement, even though Hamas did not agree to recognize Israel. Israel has condemned the PA saying they have to choose between peace with Israel and peace with Hamas.

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There is no humanitarian crisis in Gaza

editor 27 April 2011

The Gaza Strip is not suffering from a humanitarian crisis, the deputy head of the Red Cross in Gaza said this week. Mathilde Redmatn, who had been assigned to Congo and Colombia in the past, said that the “fabric of life” in the region was problematic. (more…)


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