Hamas

The pro-Hamas British organization Viva Palestina recently failed in its latest attempt to send an aid convoy to Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

The pro-Hamas British organization Viva Palestina recently failed in its latest attempt to send an aid convoy to Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The Egyptian authorities refused to grant it entrance to Egypt and its activists argued about its passage through Syria, which was eventually exploited by the Syrian regime’s propaganda.
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News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (May 23-29, 2012)

Again this week no rocket or mortar shell hits were identified in Israeli territory The Israeli security forces recently exposed a number of terrorist networks operating in the Hebron district. Turkish attorney general had issued indictments against four IDF commanders who had been involved in the events aboard the Mavi Marmara.
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Hamas’ restraint policy in the Gaza Strip: the results of the tension between Hamas’ jihadist ideology and pragmatic considerations, which include governmental obligations and Israel’s deterrent capabilities.

In the three and a half years which have passed since Operation Cast Lead, the Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip has maintained a policy of restraint regarding terrorist attacks.
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News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (May 16-22, 2012)

This past week no rocket hits were identified in Israel’s south. A new Palestinian Authority government was appointed, headed by Salam Fayyad. Nakba Day, passed without exceptional incident.
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Elections for Hamas’ Leading Institutions in the Gaza Strip – Results and Significance

In the middle of April 2012 secret elections were held for Hamas’ leading institutions in the Gaza Strip, with the following results
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Top Hamas leader Musa Abu Marzouk, trying to market Hamas as pragmatic, tells an American-Jewish newspaper that Hamas would agree to a cease-fire (hudna) with Israel.

Top Hamas leader Musa Abu Marzouk, trying to market Hamas as pragmatic, tells an American-Jewish newspaper that Hamas would agree to a cease-fire (hudna) with Israel. On the other hand, he emphasizes that Hamas categorically refuses to recognize Israel, abandon terrorism (“resistance”) or waive the “right of return.”
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