Tag: Hamas
The delusion of reaching an ‘arrangement’ with Hamas
The death of Israeli Border Police officer Bar-El Hadaria Shmueli, who was shot in the head during a riot on the Gaza-Israel border on Aug. 21, is not merely the reflection of a tactical...
Palestinian terror factions: IDF shooting of Gaza suspect crosses ‘all red lines’
The joint control room in Gaza that represents several terrorist factions said the shooting of a Palestinian suspect by the Israel Defense Forces on Thursday represented a “crossing of all red lines, which will...
The Squad loves dead Jews: Support for Hamas implies nothing less
“People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present” is the title of Dara Horn’s new book. I happened to receive a copy last week just as anti-Israel members of Congress were doing their...
Four terrorists killed, two IDF soldiers wounded in clashes during pursuit of Hamas operatives
Palestinian gunmen opened fire on Israel Defense Forces troops conducting a counterterrorism operation in the Jenin and Ramallah areas in the early hours of Sunday morning, the IDF said in a statement.
At least four...
Understanding the enemy: An interview with Dr. Anat Berko
Israel Defense Forces Lt. Col. (ret.) Dr. Anat Berko is a criminologist and a world-renowned expert on terrorism whose research focuses on suicide bombers and their handlers. Over the course of 20 years, she...
Why is Israel’s government making concessions to the Palestinians?
In what appears to be a string of concessions to the Palestinians despite continuing rocket fire, violent border riots in the Gaza Strip, and Palestinian incitement and terrorism in Judea and Samaria, the Office...
Could Gilboa Prison escape help spark another intifada?
The dramatic escape of six Palestinian terrorists from Gilboa Prison in northern Israel on Monday carries the potential of a broader security escalation, a former defense official has cautioned.
Col. (res.) David Hacham, a former...
Hamas: Series of Israeli steps to ease conditions in Gaza are ‘not enough’
Hamas has warned that a series of recent steps by Israel to ease conditions in the Gaza Strip are “not enough,” adding to growing tensions along the Gaza-Israel border. Hamas has threatened to expand...
Hamas ‘should be very worried’ by Israel’s maneuver towards Abbas
Hamas has good reason to be concerned by the recent meeting between Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz and Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah, a former senior Israeli defense official told JNS.
According to...
Gantz-Abbas meeting irks Israeli right and Hamas alike
Right-wing Israeli officials and Gaza’s Hamas rulers alike expressed outrage on Monday over news that Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz and Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas met in Ramallah on Sunday.
Sources in the Prime Minister’s Office...