Palestinian Affairs

The Shin Bet, Israel’s internal security agency, announced that it broke up a large Hamas terror cell that operated an explosives laboratory and planned to carry out suicide bombings, The Times of Israel reported Wednesday. The majority of the cell’s members were students at Al-Quds University in Abu Dis, near Jerusalem, and...

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Two Israelis were killed and one more seriously wounded after a Palestinian stabbing attack at the Jaffa Gate outside the Old City of Jerusalem today. Ofer Ben Ari, a 46-year-old Jerusalemite with two daughters, was wounded by police gunfire in the process of subduing two Palestinian terrorists who had begun stabbing passersby. Shaare Zedek Medical Center announced his death moments...

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In a packed event at New York’s 92d Street Y on Thursday, Bernard-Henri Lévy, one of France’s top public intellectuals, called for forces of the liberal Left to unite in confronting the growing threat of violent jihad. In particular, he criticized those who have abandoned internationalist liberalism in favor of opposition to America...

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A recent public opinion poll revealed that two-thirds of Palestinians support knife attacks against Israelis, while 54% oppose a two-state solution, The Jerusalem Post reported on Tuesday. In the survey, consisting of 1397 adults throughout the West Bank and Gaza, 67 percent of respondents said they supported the use of knife terror attacks...

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A report published Monday in Ynet that documents ties between Hamas and the Sinai-based branch of ISIS also shows Iran’s role in supporting ISIS. Israel’s security establishment has pointed out a clear paradox in this dangerous collaboration: the bulk of Hamas’ financial support comes from Iran, which is persistently fighting ISIS...

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A Palestinian driver rammed his car into a crowd of pedestrians at a Jerusalem bus stop on Monday, injuring 14 people, including a 15-month-old baby and an elderly woman, The Times of Israel reported. Three bystanders– a civilian, a security guard, and a soldier– opened fire on the driver as...

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