The latest Hamas kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teenagers included another American citizen, Naftali Fraenkel, 16, one of many foreign citizens murdered by the terrorist organization that rules Gaza with an iron Islamic fist and is increasingly imposing its influence on the West Bank. Since its founding in 1987,...

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Israeli officials, world leaders, and supporters of Israel worldwide have condemned the killings of Eyal Yifrach, Gil-ad Shaar and Naftali Frankel, whose bodies were discovered earlier today near Hebron. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at the beginning of tonight’s security cabinet meeting: “With heavy grief, this evening we found three...

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Israeli officials announced Monday evening that the bodies of three Israeli teenagers – kidnapped earlier this month by terrorists affiliated with Hamas – had been found north of the West Bank town of Hebron. Searches for the boys had been ongoing for weeks, and the developments opened up a flood...

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Despite the promise from Palestinian Authority President Mahmnoud Abbas that the new government he created with Hamas would reject violence, some 56 rockets have been fired from Hamas’ Gaza stronghold in the two weeks since three Israeli teens were abducted. The latest barrage on Saturday night led to the destruction...

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In an op-ed published Wednesday in the Wall Street Journal, Israeli Justice Minister Tzipi Livni, who was tapped last year by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to head peace talks for Jerusalem, and who during the most recent negotiations with the Palestinians was a key figure in laying the groundwork for Secretary...

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Israel’s internal security agency, the Shin Bet, announced the names of the suspects in the abduction of Gilad Shaar, Naftali Fraenkel, and Eyal Yifrach two weeks ago. The Times of Israel reports: The two alleged abductors, Amer Abu Aysha and Marwan Kawasme, are both known Hamas members. They have been...

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In the wake of increased rocket attacks from Gaza against Israel’s southern population centers, Hamas official Mahmoud al-Zahar announced an agreement with Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) on Tuesday night. The Jerusalem Post reports: “There will be no security for the Zionists over and under the land,” Zahar said in a...

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On Tuesday NGO Monitor, a watchdog group monitoring the activities of non-governmental organizations (NGO’s), called on European funders of Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) to exercise greater care in funding the organization in light of Israel’s declaring the organization illegal due to IRW’s support of Hamas. According to a statement released by...

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Five rockets were fired at Israel from Gaza Tuesday evening. Two of the rockets were intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defense system before they could explode in populated areas. One of the rockets fell short and exploded in a Palestinian home in Gaza. The blast from that rocket killed...

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The third intifada has begun in the West Bank, according to the man who led Hamas’ regime in Gaza until the power-sharing deal brought in a Fatah-Hamas Palestinian government in June. Former Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh described the clashes as an “intifada,” or uprising. “We’re not saying the intifada will start;...

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