Tony Blair says Israel’s acceptance of the Egyptian proposed ceasefire in Gaza was only part of a larger plan to stop the shooting and produce a long-term solution to stabilize the Gaza Strip. Those efforts were torpedoed by the Iran-backed Hamas, which rejected the ceasefire instead of entering into negotiations...

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The eighth day of Operation Protective Edge is over. Not a joke: Syrian news says "Syria’s cabinet condemns Israel’s massacres in Gaza.” Kinda thing we see daily @UN_HRC. pic.twitter.com/prL0sWUWrd — Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) July 15, 2014 The Jerusalem Post reported yesterday: The IDF has destroyed around a third of Hamas’s...

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Ynet reported on Tuesday about the wealth accumulated by the leaders of Hamas, in contrast to the poverty suffered by most residents of Gaza. The Ynet article focuses first on Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. Someone who has benefitted financially is the former Hamas prime minister in Gaza, Ismail Haniyeh. Before 2006 and...

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A group of international notables issued a statement Tuesday condemning Hamas’s terror war against Israel and supporting Israel’s right to defend itself, and demanding that “policy makers, international institutions, the UN, and the European Union” do the same. The statement came from the Friends of Israel Initiative, founded and headed...

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After the Israeli security cabinet voted to accept an Egyptian ceasefire proposal Tuesday morning, Hamas responded with a rocket barrage targeting communities in central and southern Israel. The New York Times: Israel has accepted Egypt’s proposal for a cessation of hostilities with Hamas and other militant Palestinian groups in the...

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At just before 9am local time on July 15, Israel’s cabinet approved a ceasefire and effectively signaled the end of Operation Protective Edge. Moments later during a conference call organized by The Israel Project, former Israeli ambassador to the U.S. Michael Oren told reporters “Now that Israel has accepted the...

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The seventh day of Operation Protective Edge is over. The southern port city of Eilat was attacked with rockets late Monday; one man was lightly injured. To the north, Israel retaliated against rocket fire from Lebanon. The Jerusalem Post reports: A rocket fired from Lebanon landed on Monday night in...

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The Israel Defense Forces shot down a Gaza-launched drone over the Israeli city of Ashdod on Monday. The New York Daily News reports: The unmanned aircraft, about 9-feet-long, was taken out by a Patriot missile along the southern Israeli coast, near the city of Ashdod, Israeli officials said. … Israeli officials...

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An analysis published Sunday written by journalist Khaled Abu Toameh reported that “[President Abdel Fattah el-]Sisi and many Egyptians seem to be delighted that Hamas is being badly hurt.” According to Abu Toameh, Egyptians (and many other Arabs) are starting to view Islamists as a threat. True, there are still...

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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas criticized Hamas on Friday for firing rockets at Israel. Business Week reports: “What are you trying to achieve by sending rockets?” Abbas asked on Palestine TV, without explicitly naming Hamas, which recently lent its backing to his government after a seven-year rift. “We prefer to fight...

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