January 19, 2015
12:05 pm

Palestinians hold Hamas flags and chant slogans during a celebration organized by Hamas in the West Bank city of Nablus, on Friday, August 29, 2014 (photo credit: AP/Nasser Ishtayeh)

EU seeks to put Hamas back on terror blacklist

Council of the European Union to appeal General Court’s decision to remove Hamas’s classification as a terrorist organization

By Judah Ari Gross

January 18, 2015
6:41 pm

A kindergarten in the Eshkol region that was hit by a rocket fired from Gaza, August 21, 2014. (photo credit: Flash90)

Politician breaks down during testimony to Gaza UN panel

Eshkol Council head Haim Jelin chokes up while describing death of Daniel Tragerman, 4, in mortar attack during summer war

By Jonathan Beck

January 17, 2015
7:57 pm

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon (R) and IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz (L) at the Command and Control Center of the 162nd Armored Division in southern Israel, July 21, 2014. (Photo credit: Kobi Gideon /GPO/Flash90)

Netanyahu derides ‘preposterous’ ICC probe of Israel

PM says court’s own lofty goals being subverted, warns other terror groups will follow Palestinians’ lead; Hamas welcomes The Hague’s decision, promises help

By Justin Jalil

January 17, 2015
6:54 pm

A general view shows the collapsed minaret of a destroyed mosque in Gaza City, on July 30, 2014 after it was hit in an overnight Israeli strike. (photo credit: AFP/MAHMUD HAMS)

Hamas lauds ICC probe of alleged Israeli crimes

Gaza terror group says it will provide The Hague court with ‘thousands of reports and documents’ incriminating the Jewish state

By Justin Jalil

January 16, 2015
4:55 pm

Former Hamas Interior Minister Fathi Hammad (photo credit: image capture from YouTube video uploaded by Middle East Info)

Cracks appearing in Hamas leadership in Gaza

Radical secret wing targets Fatah in the Strip; attempts to reconcile with Iran and Hezbollah rebuffed

By Avi Issacharoff

January 15, 2015
10:26 am

Masked Hamas members carry a model of a rocket during a rally in the Central Gaza Strip on December 12, 2014. (Photo credit: Abed Rahim Khatib / Flash90)

Hamas hardliner runs secret Gaza terror cells targeting Fatah

Islamist terror group’s former interior minister, Fatahi Hamad, seen behind recent series of bombings, aims to prevent Palestinian unity progress

By Avi Issacharoff

January 14, 2015
8:10 pm

Hamas blames ‘Zionist lobby’ for new Charlie Hebdo cartoon

Gaza terror group condemns caricatures of Prophet Muhammad, accuses Israel and US of targeting Muslim culture

By Marissa Newman and Adiv Sterman

January 14, 2015
7:29 pm

Palestinian school students take part in a military march organized by Hamas national security in the town of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, February 27, 2014 (photo credit: Abed Rahim Khatib/Flas90)

Hamas official warns Gaza becoming ‘ripe for terrorism’

Islamist MP says international community must accelerate rebuilding of Strip or else extremism will spread

By AFP

January 14, 2015
6:40 pm

A sign held by a Palestinian employees of the former Hamas government (not pictured) during a protest at the gate of the Palestinian unity government cabinet headquarters in Gaza, January 13, 2015 (photo credit: AFP/MOHAMMED ABED)

Hamas MPs meet, slam Abbas in sign of Palestinian rifts

Representative of Gaza-based group emphasizes that president has no authority to forbid assembly of parliament

By AFP

January 13, 2015
11:36 pm

Palestinians gather outside a classroom at the Abu Hussein UN school in Jabaliya refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, allegedly hit by an Israeli strike earlier, on Wednesday, July 30, 2014. (photo credit: AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Gaza deadliest place for UN civilian staff in 2014

61 employees were killed over the last year, says union, including 11 during Israel’s war with Hamas-led fighters

By AP

January 13, 2015
8:42 pm

Palestinian authority President Mahmoud Abbas, left, shakes hands with Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal, right, as the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, center, looks on, after signing an agreement in Doha, Qatar, Monday, February 6, 2012 (photo credit: AP/Osama Faisal)

Despite his claims, unlikely Liberman convinced Qatar to boot Hamas head

Israel has almost no clout with Doha, and the FM saying he prodded the emirate’s crackdown on Islamists could actually sabotage the whole thing

By Raphael Ahren

January 13, 2015
5:21 pm

Hamas workers in Gaza begin sit-in over salary dispute

Union says 26,000 civil servants in Strip have not been paid since formation of Palestinian unity government

By AFP

January 12, 2015
4:20 pm

Hamas is denying claims that its exiled leader, Khaled Mashaal, has been expelled from his base in Qatar.

Qatar denies plans to expel Hamas leader

Doha dismisses Israeli claims it is kicking out Khaled Mashaal

By AP

January 12, 2015
3:22 am

French President Francois Hollande welcomes Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas at the Elysee Palace before attending a unity rally “Marche Republicaine” on January 11, 2015 in Paris in tribute to the 17 victims of a three-day killing spree by homegrown Islamists. (Photo credit: AFP/ DOMINIQUE FAGET

Hamas slams Abbas ‘hypocrisy’ for Paris trip

Terror group says PA president should first worry about his own people, show solidarity with them

By Times of Israel staff

January 11, 2015
12:25 pm

Cars being transported near the Erez crossing into Gaza (photo credit: Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90)

In Gaza, Hamas and the PA are at each other’s throats again

The non-payment of salaries and poor economic conditions are fueling unrest in the Strip, while Israel’s withholding of PA tax revenue isn’t helping in the West Bank either

By Avi Issacharoff

Topic: Hamas

EU seeks to put Hamas back on terror blacklist

Council of the European Union to appeal General Court’s decision to remove Hamas’s classification as a terrorist organization

Politician breaks down during testimony to Gaza UN panel

Eshkol Council head Haim Jelin chokes up while describing death of Daniel Tragerman, 4, in mortar attack during summer war

Netanyahu derides ‘preposterous’ ICC probe of Israel

PM says court’s own lofty goals being subverted, warns other terror groups will follow Palestinians’ lead; Hamas welcomes The Hague’s decision, promises help

Hamas lauds ICC probe of alleged Israeli crimes

Gaza terror group says it will provide The Hague court with ‘thousands of reports and documents’ incriminating the Jewish state

Cracks appearing in Hamas leadership in Gaza

Radical secret wing targets Fatah in the Strip; attempts to reconcile with Iran and Hezbollah rebuffed

Hamas hardliner runs secret Gaza terror cells targeting Fatah

Islamist terror group’s former interior minister, Fatahi Hamad, seen behind recent series of bombings, aims to prevent Palestinian unity progress

Hamas blames ‘Zionist lobby’ for new Charlie Hebdo cartoon

Gaza terror group condemns caricatures of Prophet Muhammad, accuses Israel and US of targeting Muslim culture

Hamas official warns Gaza becoming ‘ripe for terrorism’

Islamist MP says international community must accelerate rebuilding of Strip or else extremism will spread

Hamas MPs meet, slam Abbas in sign of Palestinian rifts

Representative of Gaza-based group emphasizes that president has no authority to forbid assembly of parliament

Gaza deadliest place for UN civilian staff in 2014

61 employees were killed over the last year, says union, including 11 during Israel’s war with Hamas-led fighters

Despite his claims, unlikely Liberman convinced Qatar to boot Hamas head

Israel has almost no clout with Doha, and the FM saying he prodded the emirate’s crackdown on Islamists could actually sabotage the whole thing

Hamas workers in Gaza begin sit-in over salary dispute

Union says 26,000 civil servants in Strip have not been paid since formation of Palestinian unity government

Qatar denies plans to expel Hamas leader

Doha dismisses Israeli claims it is kicking out Khaled Mashaal

Hamas slams Abbas ‘hypocrisy’ for Paris trip

Terror group says PA president should first worry about his own people, show solidarity with them

In Gaza, Hamas and the PA are at each other’s throats again

The non-payment of salaries and poor economic conditions are fueling unrest in the Strip, while Israel’s withholding of PA tax revenue isn’t helping in the West Bank either

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