Category Archives: Gaza

The beginning of Hamas’ end?

The natives of Gaza are getting very, very tired of Hamas tyranny and brutality. As the mourners sat on a long row of plastic chairs in the alley next to Ibrahim’s home, his father was too distraught to join in … Continue reading

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Terrorist vs. terrorist

Hamas killed seven and wounded 85 in a rally for Yasser Arafat yesterday. Today, they’re making mass arrests. Yeah, that freedom that they promised the Palestinians? Not seeing it yet. Hamas security forces moved swiftly against their Fatah rivals in … Continue reading

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Giving Hamas advance warning on Gaza

Ehud Barak is giving Hamas and the Palestinians advance warning that the IDF is about to retake the Philadelphi Corridor. Israel has informed PA authorities in Ramallah of its intention to send the IDF into the Gaza Strip in order … Continue reading

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The Gaza operation: Hamas is waiting

Hamas has been training with Iranians, and the battle of Gaza is going to be difficult, dangerous, and bloody. Reserve-duty paratroopers who completed a month of duty in the Gaza Strip last week say that facing militant groups such as … Continue reading

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Gaza switch-off and armchair generals

Seth Freedman has, in his endearingly provocative manner, slapped together another piece for CiF. As in most of his other articles, the recipe was simple: take one side of the Israeli/Palestinian strife, ignore all that is not black and white … Continue reading

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Palestinians paying the piper

And about damned time. Of course, we can’t discount this being the usual Palestinian spokesliar propaganda. A senior Palestinian official said Israel dramatically reduced fuel supplies to the Gaza Strip on Sunday after threatening to impose sanctions in response to … Continue reading

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An AP Israel bias lesson

Let us compare and contrast two news articles with a similar subject, and see the differences. First, the headline: Israeli Troops Kill Hamas Fighter Compared to: Palestinian infighting in Gaza kills 4 Note that Israeli troops killed the Hamas “fighter,” … Continue reading

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The AP tones down PIJ terror

I know the AP likes to think of itself as an unbiased, objective media outlet. But this interview with a top PIJ terrorist belies that. Abu Hamza is a small, soft-spoken man with a wide smile, but the rockets that … Continue reading

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Now it is the booksellers’ turn

The body of a Christian official who was kidnapped over the weekend was discovered in Gaza City early Sunday, Palestinian sources said. The man was identified as Rami Ayyad, 31, director of The Teacher’s Bookshop, which is operated by the … Continue reading

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Palestinians: Israeli occupation was better than Hamas rule

Palestinians are so tired of Hamas they’re longing for the good old days of Israeli occupation: Asked a routine question about the 2006 Palestinian elections yesterday, Khaled abu Ahmed slipped off his sandal and used it to beat his head … Continue reading

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Egypt helping Israel’s enemies

Say, those 80 Hamas terrorists that Egypt let through the Rafah crossing? Turns out they got military training in Iran. Peachy. Israel has issued a message to Egypt expressing the seriousness with which it regards Cairo’s decision to allow at … Continue reading

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The intifada: It’s over, they lost

This is what defeat looks like: Every year, large rallies in the territories and abroad commemorated the anniversary of the Palestinian uprising that broke out in 2000. But this year, there was nothing and Palestinians are asking themselves whether anything … Continue reading

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AFP: Only IDF-caused fatalities count

Check out this statement by AFP: GAZA CITY (AFP) — The Israeli military killed three Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, bringing to 12 the death toll in one of the bloodiest 24 hours in the Hamas-run territory … Continue reading

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Barbarians in Gaza

Barbarians. Israeli military forces killed at least eight Palestinians and wounded 25 in an airstrike and a tank-led ground operation Wednesday, the bloodiest day in the Gaza Strip since Israel declared it a “hostile territory.” […] The bodies in the … Continue reading

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Gaza operation imminent?

Well, maybe not imminent, but it does appear to be in the works. The army said Palestinians also lobbed at least 20 mortar shells into Israel from the southern part of the strip, but no casualties were reported. The Popular … Continue reading

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