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Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby holds a press conference at the Saint John Eye Hospital compound in the Christian quarter of Jerusalem's Old City on May 10, 2017. (AFP/Gali Tibbon)
May 10, 2017, 7:50 pm
Anglican head backs Trump’s Israeli-Palestinian peace effort
Justin Welby says he will pray for US president's success, hopes dialogue with Hamas will be possible in the future
By AFP
Members of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, attend a memorial in the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah on January 31, 2017. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
May 10, 2017, 6:42 pm
Hamas assures critics Israel’s destruction still its goal
Rejecting pushback over new policy paper, group's co-founder says 'no negotiations' over right to all of historic Palestine
By Dov Lieber
Palestinian supporters of Islamic Jihad take part in an anti-Israel protest against the recent visits by Jewish activists to the Temple Mount compound, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, November 7, 2014 (photo credit: Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
May 9, 2017, 3:35 pm
You’re not kidding anyone, Hamas
So now their charter only targets 'Zionists' and promises religious freedom? Try putting up a Christmas tree.
By Lyn Julius
Palestinian supporters of the Islamic Jihad terror group take part in a protest in the southern Gaza Strip town of Khan Yunis on April 7, 2017. (AFP Photo/Said Khatib)
May 6, 2017, 2:51 pm
Islamic Jihad rejects Palestinian state limited to 1967 borders
Iran-backed terrorist group expresses concern over what it sees as softer language in new Hamas program
By AFP and TOI staff
Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal in the Qatari capital of Doha, on August 10, 2014. (AFP/al-Watan Doha/Karim Jaafar)
May 5, 2017, 11:08 pm
Hamas to begin selection of new leader to replace Khaled Mashaal
Group to decide on new political bureau chief on Saturday, Palestinian sources indicate; Haniyeh said to be top contender
By TOI staff and Dov Lieber
Exiled Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal (R) looks on during a news conference in the Qatari capital, Doha on May 1, 2017 (AFP PHOTO / KARIM JAAFAR)
May 4, 2017, 6:09 am
New Hamas policy document a PR exercise aimed at undermining PLO
Program does not replace terror group's charter, aims to convey moderation at a time when funds are drying up
By Avi Issacharoff
Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal speaks in Doha, Qatar, August 28, 2014 (AP/Osama Faisal)
May 3, 2017, 7:09 pm
Hamas leader urges ‘bold’ Trump to press for ‘equitable solution’
Khaled Mashaal says new Hamas document presents opportunity for US president ahead of meeting with Abbas
By Dov Lieber
The deputy chief of Lebanon's powerful Shiite terror group Hezbollah, Sheikh Naim Qassem speaks during the funeral of Mustafa Badreddine, a top Hezbollah commander who was killed in an attack in Syria, at the martyrs' cemetery in the Ghobeiry neighborhood of southern Beirut on May 13, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / STRINGER)
May 2, 2017, 9:17 pm
Hezbollah slams Hamas for accepting Palestinian state in ’67 lines
Lebanese terror group condemns revised charter, says Gaza rulers must 'liberate' all territory from Mediterranean Sea to Jordan River
By Sue Surkes
Hamas and Fatah officials discuss reconciliation in Gaza, Tuesday, April 22, 2014 (photo credit: AFP/Mahmud Hams)
May 2, 2017, 2:55 pm
Fatah demands ‘softened’ Hamas apologize for treason accusations
After terror group seems to align with stance taken by more moderate rival in 1988, spokesman says decades of criticism should be atoned for
By TOI staff
Exiled chief of Hamas' political bureau Khaled Meshaal (2nd-R) speaks with Hamas deputy leader Musa Abu Marzuk (L) ahead of their conference in the Qatari capital, Doha on May 1, 2017 (AFP PHOTO / KARIM JAAFAR)
May 1, 2017, 9:51 pm
New Hamas program softens language, retains goal of eliminating Israel
Policy document, rejected by Israel as a bid to 'fool the world,' calls for the 'complete liberation of Palestine, from the river to the sea'
By Agencies, Raphael Ahren and Dov Lieber
Members of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, attend a memorial in the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah on January 31, 2017. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
May 1, 2017, 7:41 pm
Israel dismisses purportedly ‘friendlier’ Hamas principles
Palestinian terror group, forced to postpone document's release, won't succeed in bid to 'fool the world,' Netanyahu spokesperson says
By Raphael Ahren and Dov Lieber
Senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh gestures to the crowd as he takes part in a rally marking the 28th anniversary of Hamas's founding, in Gaza City on December 14, 2015. (Emad Nassar/Flash90)
April 30, 2017, 11:06 pm
New Hamas chief to be announced soon: officials
Terror group's revised charter to be released on Monday; Ismail Haniya expected to become its leader
By AFP
Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal speaks in Doha, Qatar, August 28, 2014 (AP/Osama Faisal)
April 26, 2017, 11:06 pm
Hamas to unveil revised charter on May 1
Terror organization‘s chief Khaled Mashaal to announce amended document in Doha
By AFP
Senior Hamas leader Khalil al-Haya holds a press conference on April 18, 2017 in Gaza City. (AFP Photo/Mahmud Hams)
April 26, 2017, 11:06 pm
Hamas says it won’t be cowed by Abbas’s threats
Terror group's No. 2 in the Gaza Strip says PA president will fail to 'make Gaza kneel' if he goes through with drastic funding cuts
By Agencies
Yahya Sinwar (R) the new leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip and senior Hamas official Ismail Haniyeh attend the funeral of Hamas official Mazen Faqha in Gaza city on March 25, 2017. (AFP Photo/Mahmud Hams)
April 4, 2017, 5:16 am
Despite facelift, Hamas is as hostile to Israel as ever
In a new charter, the terror group is apparently toning down the rhetoric -- to appease the West and mollify Egypt; it won't be recognizing the Jewish state
By Avi Issacharoff
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