Ad Hoc Studies

The military-terrorist wings of Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad published books by terrorist activists imprisoned in Israel

At the beginning of January 2023 the Izz al-Din Qassam Brigades issued a book called The Bus Is Burning, apparently written by Hassan Salamehwho is currently serving 46 consecutive life sentences in Israeli prisons. At the end of December 2022 a book about Bassem al-Sa'adi was published. Al-Sa'adi is a high-ranking Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) operative who was detained in Jenin in August 2022, whose detention led to Operation Breaking Dawn. The books were apparently published as part of inculcating the Palestinian public with the shaheed culture
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ISIS in Afghanistan refers to the formation of a new government in Israel, noting that “Palestine” will be liberated through jihad

The Al-Aza’im propaganda arm, which is affiliated with ISIS’s Khorasan devoted the main article of the Voice of Khurasan magazine to an extensive reference to the new government in Israel. The article does not contain a specific threat to the State of Israel but presents ISIS’s position towards the Jews in general and the Palestinian issue in particular.So far, the Israeli-Palestinian issue has hardly been mentioned in the various editions of the magazine,
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Boko Haram: The Relations between the two factions of the organization

Boko Haram,, is an extremist Islamic organiשzation that began to operate in the late 1990s and 2000s in Nigeria. In 2016, about a year after pledging allegiance to ISIS, the organization split into two factions, JAS and ISWAP. The split was a starting point for a long series of conflicts between the two factions, which continue even today and have resulted in a large number of fatalities on both sides.
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Palestinian Reactions to Measures Taken by the Israeli Government Against the Palestinian Authority

Israel's Political and Security Cabinet decided on a series of steps to counter the PA's proposal to request an advisory legal opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) regarding the "Israel's ongoing violations of the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination," and to examine how Israel's "continuing occupation" in Judea and Samaria influenced the legal status of the occupied territory and possible consequences of the "occupation" on international relations towards Israel. The Cabinet's decision led to strong Palestinian protests and condemnations.
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Palestinian public opinion poll reveals increase in support for armed terrorist attacks against Israel and attacks inside Israeli territory.

On December 13, 2022, Dr. Khalil Shqaqi's Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (PCPSR) issued its public opinion-poll report for the last quarter of the year. According to the results, the Palestinian public's support for an "armed struggle" against increased in comparison to the third quarter, especially in Judea and Samaria.. A number of possible reasons were given for the results, among them the formation of the new government in Israel, the escalating military clashes, and number of Palestinian casualties in clashes with Israeli security forces.
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A Palestinian “victory” in the international arena: the UN votes to ask the International Court of Justice for a legal opinion regarding Israel’s practices in the territories.

On the night of December 30, 2022, the UN General Assembly voted in favor of a Palestinian resolution calling for a legal opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) regarding “Israeli practices...[in] the occupied territories The Palestinians were pleased with the vote, regarding it as another international victory for Palestinian diplomacy which will open the door to additional achievements. Even if the vote has no immediate consequence, it is a significant achievement for the Palestinian Authority (PA) in the international arena and its smear and lawfare campaigns against Israel
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