ynetnews.com - 11/11/2008
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Ismail Haniyeh's political advisor says Islamist group met with US president-elect's aides in Strip following online correspondence; 'they told us not to come out with any statements so as not to harm Obama's campaign,' Ahmad Yousuf says Roee Nahmias Ahmad Yousuf, Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh's ...
jpost.com - 11/5/2008
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jpost.com —
A barrage of rockets hit Gaza-belt communities Wednesday
morning after IDF forces engaged Hamas gunmen inside the...
Strip. It was the worst outbreak of violence since a shaky cease-fire took effect in June. At least 30 rockets were fired into Israel, ...
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Israel: We are committed to cease-fire | Israel | ...
pajamasmedia.com - 11/12/2008
reuters.com - 11/5/2008
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reuters.com —
GAZA (Reuters) - Hamas fired dozens of rockets
at Israel on Wednesday after Israeli forces killed six...
Palestinian militants in an eruption of violence that disrupted a four-month-old truce along the Gaza frontier. The rocket attacks, which included ...
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Israel-Hamas violence disrupts Gaza truce
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Naivete Shows in First Foreign Policy Faux Pas
QandO —
Well this ought to forge tighter relations between the incoming administration and Israel: Ahmad Yousuf, Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh’s political advisor, said that during the recent US presidential race a secret meeting between senior Islamist group figures and advisors to President-elect Barack Obama was held in Gaza. "We were in contact with a number of Obama’s aides through the Internet, and later met with some of them in Gaza, but they advised us not to come out with any statements, as they may have a negative effect ...
HAMAS' President-Elect: Obama Was Talking to HAMAS for Months Using "Fired" Advisor
Debbie Schlussel —
... Well, not only was that a lie--Malley was NOT fired--but Malley has been making entreaties to HAMAS on behalf of Obama for months. I'm sure all the dummies--Jewish and otherwise--who voted for this man for President won't care about this latest news, since they weren't bothered by Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Rashid Khalidi, Louis Farrakhan, William Ayers, and Bernadine Dohrn. ...
Obama’s “advisors” quietly met with Hamas
Flopping Aces —
... Another Middle East report from Ynet News stating that Obama’s “advisors” met with Hamas in Gaza. This report follows the still unverified (nor debunked) news release yesterday that ...
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