The Palestinian Authority (PA)

Changes in the Nature and Schedule of the African Aid Convoys to the Gaza Strip (Update, June 12, 2011)

According to updated information, changes were recently made in the route, schedule and nature of the South African convoy to the Gaza Strip, which was supposed to depart during the third week of June 2011. Read more...

Following the Naksa Day events, there was strong internal Palestinian criticism of Ahmed Jibril’s organization (PFLP-GC), affiliated with the Syrian regime, and of other pro-Syrian organizations.

They were blamed for cynically sending young Palestinians to their deaths to serve the interests of the Syrian and other regimes (possibly Iran). PFLP-GC and PFLP-Habash operatives were attacked by relatives of the slain Palestinians during funerals held in Al-Yarmukh refugee camp near Damascus. The PFLP-GC headquarters were torched. Read more...

News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (June 1-6, 2011)

This past week events focused on Naksa Day, June 5, which marked the defeat of the Arab armies in the Six Day War in 1967. Near Quneitra and Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights hundreds of rioters tried again to invade Israeli territory, as had been tried previously on Nakba Day (May 15). They confronted Read more...

An Iranian delegation participated in events held by the IHH in Istanbul on the anniversary of the Marmara flotilla, focused on fostering the myth of the “Marmara shaheeds”.

The Iranian delegation raised the flags of Iran and Hezbollah, and held meetings with IHH activists and radical Islamist elements affiliated with it. Read more...

Anti-Israeli organizations examine implementing propaganda displays based on flying large numbers of activists to Ben-Gurion Airport on commercial flights.

They seek to express solidarity with the Palestinians, embarrass Israel and impress the “right of return” on international public opinion. Hamas urged “Palestinian refugees” to fly to Israel’s airports for Naksa Day. Read more...