The Palestinian Authority (PA)

News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (March 1 – 7, 2017)

Terrorist attacks and preparations for terrorist attacks continue in Judea and Samaria. In the Gaza Strip a rocket was fired into Israeli territory, Palestinians in the northern Gaza Strip shot at an Israeli tractor, and IEDs were placed near the border security fence. Hamas spokesmen and Hamas-affiliated media threatened Hamas would change its policy and
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News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (February 21 – 28, 2017)

This past week terrorist events centered on rockets fired from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory. Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum claimed Israel’s continued attacks on Hamas posts and facilities was a deliberate Israeli attempt at escalation. Turkey hosted a conference called the “Conference of Palestinians Abroad.”
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Support for violence and terrorism and calls for the destruction of Israel at the Sixth International Conference on Palestinian Intifada in Tehran

On February 21-22, 2017, the Sixth International Conference on Palestinian Intifada was held in Tehran. The conference has been held since 1991 in accordance with the “Law on the Support of the People of Palestine’s Islamic Revolution” passed in the Iranian Majles in April 1990. So far, the conference has been held five times (in
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Elections to the Hamas Political Bureau in the Gaza Strip: Overview and Significance

Elections were recently held for Hamas’ political bureau in the Gaza Strip, the highest leadership institution in Gaza. Several thousand voters participated, electing 15 members. Yahya al-Sinwar was chosen to head the new political bureau. He was a senior operative in the Izz al-Din Qassam Brigades, Hamas’ military wing, and a member of the previous
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News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (February 15 – 21, 2017)

This past week no significant terrorist attacks were carried out in Judea and Samaria. However, popular terrorism continued with riots and stones thrown at Israeli vehicles. On February 20, 2017, two rockets were fired at Israeli territory from the Sinai Peninsula.
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News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (February 8 – 14, 2017)

Popular terrorism attacks continue in Judea and Samaria and trickle into Israel. Prominent this past week was a combined shooting and stabbing attack at the entrance to a market in Petah Tikva, in the center of the country. Four rockets were fired at Eilat, Israel’s southernmost city, from the Sinai Peninsula. They were launched by
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