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Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Hamas takes credit for Danon dismissal
Fawzi Barhoum, a Hamas spokesman, says the firing of Deputy Defense Minister Danny Danon is “a victory for the resistance.”
The dismissal attests to Hamas’s ability to undermine the Israeli government, and “reflects the depth of the crisis the resistance inflicted on the occupation,” he says.