The terrorist organization Hamas has launched a strategic plan to attempt to strengthen its popularity among Muslim-majority countries in Southeast Asia, particularly Indonesia and Malaysia. The aim of this strategy is to expand the number of countries that support the Palestinian terror group financially and militarily as an alternative to...
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Hamas and Fatah are continuing to fight each other for funds and influence instead of working to rebuild Gaza, Avi Issacharoff reported Sunday in The Times of Israel. Issacharoff reports that at the end of December, a meeting in Gaza between Palestinian Authority (PA) officials and Hamas to discuss reconstruction ended...
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The Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, a paramilitary group run by the terrorist organization Hamas, announced the opening of military youth camps throughout the Gaza Strip under the name “Pioneers of Independence.” The Al-Qassam Brigades’ Twitter account issued a statement (Arabic link) declaring that the camps are designated for youth aged 15-21. The camps...
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Gaza reconstruction has once again been put on hold has the Palestinian Authority (PA) is unwilling to release funds for that purpose until it has full control of Gaza The Times of Israel reported Thursday. Following a rare government meeting in Gaza Tuesday, the government of Rami Hamdallah said Wednesday...
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Iran’s Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman condemned the deadly attack on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, but called the magazine’s irreverent style of satire a form of extremism. Iran’s semi-official Press TV reported that spokeswoman, Marziye Afham, called “any terrorist action against innocent people as being against Islam’s teachings.” However Afham also implicitly condemned...
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Turkey’s top diplomat on Wednesday said that Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal was free to come to Turkey, following conflicting reports earlier this week that Meshaal was forced out of Qatar, where he has lived for several years. The reports, first published Monday, indicated that the Hamas leader, along with several...
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