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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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Civilians as human shields: additional evidence from various sources demonstrating the use made by Hamas of civilian houses for military purposes during Operation Cast Lead – file no. 5

What follows is evidence from various sources – photographs, aerial imagery, air strike footage, prisoner interrogations, and a seized document – clearly showing how Hamas and other terrorist organizations made use of civilian houses for military purposes during Operation Cast Lead. The houses were used as laboratories for weapons production, arms storehouses, booby-trapped areas designed
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The Palestinian terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip regard the last round of escalation as having negative results but claim “victory.”

The Palestinian terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip regard the last round of escalation as having negative results but claim “victory.” They boast of disrupting daily life in Israel’s south, threaten to launch longer-range rockets, and lyingly claim Israel agreed to end the targeted killings.
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