foxnews.com - 1/2/2009
—
Friday, January 02, 2009 As Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and other world leaders try to broker a cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas, one former member of the militant Islamic organization said there will never be lasting peace between the two groups. "There is no ...
jpost.com - 1/3/2009
—
jpost.com —
The Hamas government has placed dozens of Fatah
members under house arrest out of fear that they...
might exploit the current IDF operation to regain control of the Gaza Strip. The move came amid reports that the Fatah leadership in the West Bank has ...
(more)
Hamas moves on Fatah 'collaborators' | Middle East | ...
jeffreygoldberg.theatlantic.com - 1/2/2009
—
jeffreygoldberg.theatlantic.com —
Nizzar Rayyan, the Hamas leader who was killed,
along with two of his wives and several of...
his children, in an Israeli bombing raid earlier this week, was one of the more bellicose Hamas leaders I have known. I saw him last in Gaza two years ago, at a ...
(more)
Nizar Rayyan of Hamas on God's Hatred of Jews
dailymail.co.uk - 1/3/2009
Comments
Blog Reactions
‘Apostate’ Son Of Hamas Leader: “Islam Is Not The Word Of God” - w/Videos
Pat Dollard | Young Americans —
FOX:
As Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and other world leaders try to broker a cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas, one former member of the militant Islamic organization said there will never be lasting peace between the two groups.
“There is no chance. Is there any chance for fire to co-exist with the water?” said Mosab Hassan Yousef, the son of one of the group’s founding members.
Yousef added: “It’s not about Israel, it’s not about Hamas: it’s about both ideologies.” ...
MUST SEE TV: FOX: ESCAPE FROM HAMAS
THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS —
EXCERPT: Yousef, 30, said he realized the true nature of Hamas and radical Islam during a stint in an Israeli prison. He renounced his Muslim faith, left his family behind in Ramallah and converted to Christianity. "Islam is not the word of God," said Yousef. "If you want to be offended it's your problem. But you know something? Go study. Think for a second that I might be right. So wake up, look at your path, see where you're going. Are you really going to heaven with 72 virgins after you kill yourself and kill another 20 ...
Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/3/2009
Gates of Vienna —
... Son of Hamas Leader Gives Glimpse Into Terror Organization As Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and other world leaders try to broker a cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas, one former member of the militant Islamic organization said there will never be lasting peace between the two groups. “There is no chance. Is there any chance for fire to co-exist with the water?” said Mosab Hassan Yousef, the son of one of the group’s founding members. Yousef added: “It’s not about Israel, it’s not ...
Related Content
Hamas and the Palestinians
hudsonny.org 1/4/2009 — It is true that Hamas came to power in January 2006 largely thanks to the corruption and incompetence of
the Palestinian Authority. But it is also true that many of the Palestinians who voted for Hamas were well
aware of the movement’s radical ...
The strike on Hamas
pajamasmedia.com 12/28/2008 — The Times Online reports that Israel carried out attacks on multiple Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip. It says that several schoolchildren were also hurt in the attack.
One perfectly aimed missile demolished the Hamas-control-led Rafah police station. ...
Article or Op-Ed
washingtoninstitute.org 1/2/2009 — Home ' height=25> By Matthew Levitt Forward , January 2, 2009 Operation Cast Lead, initiated in response to resumed Hamas rocket attacks on communities in southern Israel, represents Israel's most furious attack on Hamas since the terrorist group ...
And Again...
lefarkins.blogspot.com 12/28/2008 — Some depressing holiday news : Waves of Israeli aircraft swooped over the Gaza Strip on Saturday, firing missiles at Hamas’s security headquarters and killing more than 200 people, bringing the highest death toll in Gaza in years in a crushing ...
Calling Hamas, part 2
powerlineblog.com 12/28/2008 — Haaretz carries an informative account of the planning that went into Israel's current offensive (Operation Cast Lead) in Gaza. Haaretz's account emphasizes the intelligence-gathering underlying the operation:
[Defense Minister Ehud] Barak gave ...
Hamas and Palestinian Civilians
poligazette.com 12/31/2008 — I’ve had numerous discussions with people, mostly fellow Muslims, in recent days about the Israeli attacks on Gaza and the civilian victims of these bombings. As these people point out to me, purposefully killing innocent people - especially ...
The Beatdown Continues: 'Hamas Has Nothing Left But Rockets'
jammiewearingfool.blogspot.com 1/7/2009 — These chicken-shit terrorists are still hiding behind children and killing members of Fatah. They can't hold up against the IDF and except for the rockets, all they have left is a sympathetic media. Thankfully the Israelis are largely ignoring the ...
A Minority Report from the West Bank and Gaza
michaeltotten.com 2/1/2009 — Khaled Abu Toameh is not your typical Palestinian journalist. He began his career at one of Yasser Arafat's newspapers and today he writes for the Jerusalem Post . He has produced video for European TV stations, and even blogged for a while at ...
HAMAS SUICIDE OPERATIONS
drsanity.blogspot.com 1/8/2009 — More Cartoons by Glenn Foden Or, as Siggy (who has an excellent essay up today on the collision of ideology, theology and Islam ) commented recently, "Israel is only waiting for Hamas to declare 'victory' before it agrees to a ceasefire." You see, ...
Bush calls Hamas attacks an 'act of terror' —
msnbc.com: Politics 1/3/2009
President George W. Bush on Friday branded the Hamas rocket attacks on Israel an "act of terror" and outlined his own condition for a cease-fire in Gaza, saying no peace deal would be acceptable without monitoring to halt the flow of smuggled ...
Bush Asserts Israel’s Right to Defense —
WSJ.com: Washington Wire 1/3/2009
The Bush administration defended Israels military incursion into the Gaza Strip Saturday asserting that Israel had the right to defend itself against Hamas rocket fire. The U.S. also refused to pressure Israel into accepting an immediate ...
Follow BeltwayBlips on Twitter
