jpost.com - 1/15/2009
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The war against Hamas is taking place not only in the Gaza Strip, but in the West Bank as well, Palestinians said on Thursday. Fatah-dominated Palestinian Authority security forces, they noted, had stepped up their crackdown on Hamas supporters and figures in the West Bank since the beginning of ...
israelnationalnews.com - 1/16/2009
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(IsraelNN.com) "Hamas took a gamble. We thought, at
worst Israel will come and do something from the
air - superficial." The so-called "Iranian Unit" of Hamas has been destroyed, according to Gaza sources cited Thursday by the Haaretz daily. The ...
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"Iranian Unit" Destroyed, Hamas was Suprised - ...
jpost.com - 1/15/2009
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Hamas's interior minister, Said Siam, was killed along
with his brother Iad and his son, as well
as another senior Hamas man in an IAF strike on a house in the Jabaliya neighborhood in Gaza City, Israeli defense officials told The Jerusalem Post . ...
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Hamas interior minister Said Siam dies in IAF air strike ...
jpost.com - 1/17/2009
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Prime Minister Ehud Olmert declared Operation Cast Lead
a victory Saturday night and threw the ball into
Hamas's court, declaring a unilateral cease-fire that suspends the three-week operation, whose future depends on whether Hamas continues to fire ...
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PM says all Israel's goals in Cast Lead have been ...
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Quislings on the loose
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Disgusting: Fatah-dominated Palestinian Authority security forces, [Palestinians] noted, had stepped up their crackdown on Hamas supporters and figures in the West Bank since the beginning of Operation Cast Lead. The latest anti-Hamas measures in the West Bank, which are being carried out in coordination with the IDF and under the supervision of US security experts, are designed to foil any attempt by the movement to overthrow the PA. Earlier this week, Israeli security officials expressed satisfaction with the coordination between ...
Operation Cast Lead: Day 21
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... United Nations. Funny, but where were his calls to ban the Palestinian Authority and Hamas from talks when they were engaging in terrorism against Israel? He was silent. Keep in mind that Erogdan has his own problems to worry about - namely Islamists who threaten to destablize his regime. He's playing to multiple audiences, but don't expect Turkey to cut off relations to Israel or cease its training with the Israelis anytime soon. At the same time Israel is taking on Hamas in Gaza, Fatah is cracking down on Hamas in the West Bank . Are there going to be calls for the world to ...
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