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At memorial ceremonies for Gazans killed in Operation Protective Edge, Mahmoud al-Zahar reiterated his vicious anti-Semitic theory, intended to justify attacks on Jews and the destruction of the State of Israel.

In September 2014 Mahmoud al-Zahar, a member of Hamas’ political bureau, gave speeches at two memorial ceremonies for Gazans killed in Operation Protective Edge, both broadcast by Hamas’ Al-Aqsa TV. They had strong anti-Semitic and anti-Israeli themes.
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News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (October 7 – 21, 2014)

Israel’s south remains quiet. There were violent clashes on the Temple Mount during the High Holidays between Palestinians rioters and the Israeli security forces. Senior Hamas figures incited the residents of Judea and Samaria and Israeli Arabs to confront the Israeli security forces. Hamas spokesmen stated that the indirect negotiations in Cairo would be renewed
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Examination of the names of Palestinians killed in Operation Protective Edge – Part Six*

This document is the sixth in a series of publications of the Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center (ITIC), as part of a project examining the names of the Palestinians killed in Operation Protective Edge. The project’s goal is to determine which of the fatalities are terrorist operatives and which are non-involved civilians, and to examine
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News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict October 1 – 6, 2014 *

This past week Israel’s south remained quiet. Senior Hamas figure Mahmoud al-Zahar claimed that after the Eid al-Adha holiday (October 7, 2014) the Egyptian mediator would determine a date for renewing the negotiations with Israel. Ismail Haniya, delivered a sermon for Eid al-Adha in which he explicitly clarified Hamas would refuse to disarm and would
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News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (September 23 – 30, 2014)

Israel’s south remains quiet. Rioting continues in Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria. In Hebron, two of the terrorist operatives who abducted and murdered the three Israeli youths in June were killed in an exchange of fire with IDF forces. On September 24, 2014, indirect negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians were renewed in Cairo. Mahmoud Abbas,
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Hamas-affiliated media report: the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades has begun establishing a “popular army” for the next confrontation with Israel.

The Hamas-affiliated media recently reported that the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades was planning to establish what it called a “popular army.” According to the reports, the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades was recruiting as many civilian volunteers as possible, regardless of age.
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