The Palestinian Authority (PA)

The Gaza Strip after Operation Cast Lead: The rebuilding of the civilian and military infrastructure in the Gaza Strip carried out by Hamas. At the same time, Hamas continues entrenching its control of the Gaza Strip.

Operation Cast Lead caused severe damage to Hamas’s military, security, administrative and civilian structures in the Gaza Strip, as well as to the infrastructure and public installations from or near which Hamas operated during the fighting. In the six months since the fighting ended, Hamas has made an effort to restore its internal security forces
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at Bar-Ilan University and a selection of initial reactions

On June 14 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a political speech at Bar-Ilan University.
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News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (June 9-15, 2009)

The relative quiet in the western Negev continued this past week. Diplomatic activity focused on the speech given by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Bar-Ilan University on June 14.
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The hate industry: Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) continue to inculcate the values of hate and support of terrorism in Palestinian children, viewed by those terrorist organizations as a highly important target audience.

Hamas and the PIJ consider children to be a highly important target audience and the organizations’ potential future recruits.
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News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (June 2-9, 2009)

Terrorist events this past week focused on the prevention of a multifaceted showcase attack near the Nahal Oz fuel terminal, carried out by a network affiliated with the global jihad. On the political front, American President Barack Obama delivered a speech in Cairo carrying a strong message of conciliation for the Arab-Muslim world. The Palestinian
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Initial Arab-Muslim responses to President Obama’s speech in Cairo from Iran and Hezbollah, Syria, the Palestinian arena and the global jihad

American President Barack Obama’s speech in Cairo was intended as a historic moment to redefine the status, image and mutual relations between the United States and the Arab-Muslim world.
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