Tag: Hamas
‘Hamas wants an Islamist state in the West Bank’
In November 2020, many months after cutting all ties with Israel, and with the declaration of Israeli sovereignty in parts of Judea and Samaria off the table, the Palestinian Authority agreed to renew security...
In first, Hamas names woman to powerful politburo
Hamas on Sunday named Jamila al-Shanti as the first female delegate to its powerful political bureau—the terrorist group’s highest decision-making body.
Al-Shanti, a former Palestinian legislator, is the widow of Hamas terrorist mastermind Abdel Aziz...
Singapore security detains 20-year-old man planning attack on synagogue
Singapore security officials have arrested a 20-year-old serviceman for planning to carry out an attack on Jews outside a local synagogue.
Amirull Ali targeted Maghain Aboth Synagogue and had planned to travel to the Gaza...
IDF steadily boosts and builds its readiness against Hezbollah
Despite ongoing disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the Israel Defense Forces has been able to stick to an intensive and large-scale combat training program and build its readiness against adversaries, particularly against the...
Families of murdered Israeli teens slam ICC decision as ‘evil cynicism’
The families of Naftali Frenkel, Gilad Shaar and Eyal Yifrach—the three Israeli teenagers whose abduction and murder at the hands of Hamas terrorists sparked “Operation Protective Edge” in July 2014—released a letter to the public on...
Living in Israel, voting in the PA
In 1996, Arab residents of eastern Jerusalem, which lies within Israel’s sovereign borders, took part in elections in the Palestinian Authority, thereby smashing a taboo. Israel, under the leadership of Yitzhak Rabin and Shimon...
Could Palestinian elections spell bad news for US and Israel?
Israel is not the only one headed to elections this spring. Palestinians made headlines across the news media recently for an unexpected reason: the announcement of new elections for the first time in 15...
Will a Palestinian election matter?
This once would have been the sort of gesture that would have inspired hope for peace in the Middle East, as well as gestures of support and friendship from the U.S. government. But no...
Palestinian Authority, Hamas agree on election timetable
Palestinian factions agreed on Tuesday after a two-day meeting in Cairo to “respect and accept” the results of their upcoming elections, reported Reuters.
Palestinian parliamentary elections are scheduled for May 22, with a presidential vote set...
IDF: Iran can enrich enough uranium for a bomb within four months
Iran could develop a nuclear bomb within two years and Hezbollah will not seek an all-out war, according to the IDF Military Intelligence Directorate’s annual threat-assessment report, which was made public on Tuesday.
The report,...