Posts Tagged: Gaza blockade

EU Officials Warn: Hamas Siphoning Off Reconstruction Funds to Rearm, Despite Aid Projects
Hamas in Gaza may be exploiting European Union (EU) funds to rearm instead of rebuild after its pounding in this summer's Operation Protective...

Israeli Officer Says Gaza Shore is Giant Smuggling Tunnel
Times of Israel - As the Gaza Strip's authorized fishing zone grows, so shall the danger posed to Israeli gas processing platforms off the coast...

Hamas is Already Gearing Up for Another War
Amid a shaky and uncertain ceasefire with Hamas, Israelis did not celebrate in the streets as Hamas and the people in Gaza did with fireworks...

What Did Israel Really Give Up in the Gaza Cease-Fire?
It has been hard to find the actual terms of the truce agreement between Israel and Hamas (officially, the PA). The closest I've seen was published...

Analysis: The Anatomy of a Cease-Fire
JNS.org - After at least 11 failed attempts at achieving a lasting cease-fire between the Hamas terrorist group and Israel, negotiators in Cairo on...

Qatar Pledges to Fund New Gaza Flotilla After Turkey Pulls Support (VIDEO)
The government of Qatar and the Turkey-based, terror-tied IHH Islamic charity on Monday agreed that the Gulf state would fund an upcoming "humanitarian" flotilla to...

How Hillary Clinton Enabled Hamas’ Construction of Terror Tunnels
Much has been said and written about the terror tunnels that Hamas built in Gaza. But too little has been said about who it was...

It’s Time for Netanyahu to Call Hamas’ Bluff
The earlier failure to achieve a new and lasting ceasefire between Israel and Hamas was not surprising. For Hamas to demand the complete lifting of...

Humanitarian Pressure Helped Create Terror Tunnels in Gaza
JNS.org -With the withdrawal of ground troops from Gaza on Tuesday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it completed its mission of dismantling a...

Hamas Leader: We Won’t Accept Ceasefire if Gaza Blockade Not Lifted
JNS.org - The terrorist group Hamas will not accept a cease-fire with Israel if the agreement does not include the lifting of the blockade...

A New Phase of Operation Protective Edge Begins: IDF Aims to Target Hamas Terror Tunnels and End Rocket Fire
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon instructed the Israel Defense Forces to begin a ground action to strike at terror tunnels...

Obstacles ‘Substantially Overcome’ in Turkey-Israel Normalization Talks
JNS.org - Obstacles have been "substantially overcome" in negotiations to restore diplomatic relations between Turkey and Israel, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said, Reuters reported. The...

Erdogan’s Demand to Lift Gaza Blockade ‘Not Under Consideration’ by Israel
JNS.org - Israel clarified on Wednesday that Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's demand to lift the sea blockade on the Gaza Strip in...

Goodbye, Harriet Sherwood: 3 Years Covering Gaza, No Lessons Learned
Harriet Sherwood's latest 3,200 word report, Goodbye Gaza, accurately reflects the Guardian's unwritten ideological "style guide," which seems to dictate that even the most malevolent Palestinian...