jpost.com - 1/19/2009
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A day after Hamas announced a truce with Israel, a spokesman for Izzadin Kassam, the group's military wing, stressed that Hamas will continue to rearm despite efforts to stop the weapon smuggling into the Gaza Strip. "Do what you like, but the manufacturing of holy weapons is our goal," masked ...
jpost.com - 1/19/2009
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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 ...
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'Hamas torturing Fatah members in Gaza' | Middle East | ...
jpost.com - 1/19/2009
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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 ...
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Haniyeh: We have achieved victory | Middle East | ...
nytimes.com - 1/18/2009
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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 ...
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Gaza Skirmishes Continue Despite Cease-Fire
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Newspaper Roundup for Jan. 19, 2009
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Home News Politics CNSNews.com Newspaper Roundup for Jan. 19, 2009 Monday, January 19, 2009 By Susan Jones, Senior Editor New York Times: More Joining American Military as Jobs Dwindle USA Today: Random drug, alcohol testing of teachers debated across U.S. Boston Globe: Abstinence-only funding in limbo South Florida Sun-Sentinel: Rent-to-own home leases becoming more popular Jerusalem Post: Hamas: We will continue to smuggle weapons into Strip Jerusalem Post: Hamas leader Haniyeh: We have achieved victory Washington Times: Pelosi pushes Obama on repeal of tax breaks Eyes Bush anti-terror approach Denver ...
Shocka: Hamas declares 'victory'
Israel Matzav —
Shocka: Hamas declares 'victory' [image] With the local Hamas leadership crawling out of its bunkers underneath Shifa Hospital , the organization declared 'victory' on Sunday night to the applause of its Iranian patrons. 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 failed. The Hamas leader repeated the terror organization's demand for a complete Israeli withdrawal from the Strip, and for the opening of the border crossings. Haniyeh promised that Hamas would give aid to Palestinian families whose relatives were killed or ...
Goals and Objectives
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... That was done with a propagandists' eye to undermining Israel's right to defend itself and to take the appropriate actions against terrorists operating in densely populated areas. Hamas makes no bones about its intentions. This is a hudna. It is meant to allow Hamas to regroup and rearm for the next phase of its genocidal conflict with Israel. Hamas would sacrifice the lives of all Gazans to fulfill its religious obligations to destroy Israel. They say that they will continue to smuggle weapons into Gaza for that purpose . ...
Truce? What Truce?
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As if this will come as a surprise to anyone: A day after Hamas announced a truce with Israel, a spokesman for Izzadin Kassam, the group’s military wing, stressed that Hamas would rearm, despite efforts to stop weapons smuggling into the Gaza Strip. "Do what you like, but manufacturing holy weapons is our goal," masked spokesman Abu Obaida said at a Gaza press conference on Monday. "Bringing arms into Gaza is not smuggling. The natural situation would be for all Arab and Muslim countries, along with the rest of the free ...
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