haaretz.com - 11/11/2008
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The Arab daily Al-Hayat on Tuesday quoted a senior Hamas official as saying that United States President-elect Barack Obama's advisors met with members of the Palestinian militant group before the U.S. presidential election. Ahmed Yusuf, a political advisor to Hamas' Gaza leader Ismail Haniyeh, ...
pajamasmedia.com - 11/12/2008
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 | ...
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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Did Obama’s team meet with Hamas before the election?
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... and Ha’aretz both report that Hamas says it met with Obama advisers in the Gaza Strip before last Tuesday’s elections, after first having made connections via the Internet: The Arab daily Al-Hayat on Tuesday quoted a senior Hamas official as saying that United States President-elect Barack Obama’s advisors met with members of the Palestinian militant group before the U.S. presidential election. Ahmed Yusuf, a political advisor to Hamas’ Gaza leader Ismail Haniyeh, reportedly told the London-based paper that, “The connection was made via email and after that we met with them ...
Terrorist Group Hamas Claims Obama Representative Met With Them Before The Election
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The claim is being reported in two Israeli newspapers, and the Obama campaign has yet to respond to the claim.
The Arab daily Al-Hayat on Tuesday quoted a senior Hamas official as saying that United States President-elect Barack Obama’s advisors met with members of the Palestinian militant group before the U.S. presidential election.
Ahmed Yusuf, a political advisor to Hamas’ Gaza leader Ismail Haniyeh, reportedly told the London-based paper that, “The connection was made via email and after that we met with them ...
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