The Palestinian Authority (PA)

Senior Hamas figures reiterate extremist positions, reject the Palestinian Authority’s proposed September UN move and emphasize the ideological and strategic differences between Hamas and the PA.

Senior Hamas figures reiterate extremist positions, reject the Palestinian Authority’s proposed September UN move and emphasize the ideological and strategic differences between Hamas and the PA. Their statements, reflecting the impasse of the Hamas-Fatah reconciliation, are probably meant to prevent Mahmoud Abbas from making concessions to the United States and Israel.
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News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (July 27-August 2, 2011)

Sporadic rocket fire from the Gaza Strip into Israel continued this past week – two rocket hits were identified. Hamas and the other terrorist organizations exploited the relative quiet in the Gaza Strip to hold extensive training exercises. The Palestinian Authority continued its diplomatic preparations for its move in the United Nations this coming September.
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Cairo recently hosted a conference in support of the “resistance” (i.e., terrorism).

It was attended by Palestinian and Shi’ite terrorist organizations (Hamas and Hezbollah), and representatives from Arab and Muslim countries. There were indications that the Muslim Brotherhood and Islamist groups attempted to use the popular Arab protests to support terrorism.
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News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (July 20-26, 2011)

After two weeks of increased rocket and mortar shell fire from the Gaza Strip, this past week was relatively quiet. On July 24-25 a conference was held in Egypt in support of the so-called “resistance” (i.e., terrorism
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News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (July 13-19, 2011)

On July 19 Israeli naval commandos took control of the French boat Dignité/Al Karama,. This past week there was an increase in rockets fired from the Gaza Strip into the western Negev. The Palestinian Authority continued promoting its September appeal to the United Nations for recognition of a Palestinian state.
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News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (July 6-12, 2011)

This past week sporadic rocket fire attacks continued targeting the western Negev. This past week another propaganda display, part of the campaign to delegitimize Israel, was prevented.
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