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jihadwatch.org - 1/19/2009
Hamas declares "great victory" after Israeli cease-fire
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The decisions of Israel's commanders continue to perplex, as the disastrously inconclusive end of the Second Lebanon War casts doubt on whether this truce is a tactical move in a broader plan to isolate and dislodge Hamas, or another study in half-measures under international pressure to ...
'Hamas torturing Fatah members in Gaza' | Middle East | Jerusalem Post
jpost.com - 1/19/2009
'Hamas torturing Fatah members in Gaza' | Middle East | Jerusalem Post
— jpost.com — Hamas militiamen have rounded up hundreds of Fatah activists on suspicion of "collaboration" with Israel during Operation... Cast Lead, Fatah members in the Gaza Strip told The Jerusalem Post on Monday. They said the Hamas crackdown on Fatah intensified ... (more) 'Hamas torturing Fatah members in Gaza' | Middle East | ...

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Gaza Skirmishes Continue Despite Cease-Fire
nytimes.com - 1/18/2009
Gaza Skirmishes Continue Despite Cease-Fire
— nytimes.com — JERUSALEM — Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups in Gaza announced an immediate, week-long cease-fire in the... conflict with Israel on Sunday, about 12 hours after an Israeli unilateral cease-fire went into effect. The Palestinian groups said in ... (more) Gaza Skirmishes Continue Despite Cease-Fire

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Haniyeh: We have achieved victory | Middle East | Jerusalem Post
jpost.com - 1/19/2009
Haniyeh: We have achieved victory | Middle East | Jerusalem Post
— jpost.com — In a speech broadcast on Hamas television on Sunday night, Hamas prime minister Ismail Haniyeh said the... Palestinians had achieved a historical and strategic victory over Israel, and claimed that Israel's military operation in the Gaza Strip had ... (more) Haniyeh: We have achieved victory | Middle East | ...

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Shocka: Hamas declares 'victory'
Israel Matzav — ... 's auspices is no better. Put US or EU nationals on the ground to distribute the funds? That sounds nice, but who would be willing to expose themselves to that kind of danger? Another problem is how truces are regarded under Islamic law. Jihad Watch reminds us: For example, below is a passage from Umdat al-Salik ( Reliance of the Traveler ), a Shafi'i Islamic jurisprudence manual certified as "reliable" by Egypt's Al-Azhar University: Truces are permissible, not obligatory.... Interests that justify making a truce are such things as Muslim weakness because of lack of ...

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