Rami Almeghari writing from occupied Gaza Strip Electronic Intifada – 24 June 2010 During his recent visit to the Gaza Strip, Arab League Secretary General Amr Mousa received from Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas a memorandum putting forward Hamas’ terms for signing an Egyptian-brokered reconciliation deal with its rival US-backed Fatah. Dr. Ahmad Yousef, [...]
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Ohio judge: Review US government’s terror probe
Judge: US gov’t must show probable cause for seizing Ohio charity’s assets under terror law AP News Antiwar – 10 May 2010 A judge says the U.S. government must show it had probable cause in 2006 to freeze the assets of an Ohio-based charity it suspects of having ties to the militant Islamic group Hamas.
My Father’s Unjust Incarceration — The Case of the Holy Land Five
By NOOR ELASHI* CounterPunch - 23 March 2010 A decade before my father received a 65-year prison sentence, he handed me an unusual book, one that ultimately shifted the way I perceive the world. It was titled Magic Eye, and it contained pages of what seemed like simple multicolored patterns. But each page had a hidden [...]
‘Bush-Isms’ are causing Trouble in Palestine
by Joharah Baker Media Monitors – 2 November 2009 “One only has to listen to spokespeople from both sides to see how true this is. While the battle with Israel is far from over, leaders and spokespersons from Hamas or the West Bank government would rather deliver blows to one another than focus on the [...]
Hamas – They’re not bad, they’re just drawn that way
By Mary Rizzo Sabbah - 19 October 2009 In many parts of the West, certain political parties or movements are treated as if they come from the Moon or are alien to any body politic. Their existence among the people is always scrutinised as negative, transitory and something created in a boardroom or a backroom, imposed [...]
Breaking apart: Hamas and Jordan’s Muslim Brotherhood
By Oraib Al-Rantawi* The Daily Star 29 September 2009 The relationship between Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan is a high-priority issue for the Islamic movement in Jordan and Palestine as well as for the Jordanian authorities. This is due to the large public space and high position the two movements occupy in both [...]
Israel ramps up efforts to block Hamas fund-raising network
By Anshel Pfeffer, Haaretz Correspondent Haaretz 29 September 2009 The defense establishment recently relaunched its campaign with its Western partners to block Hamas’ fund-raising network, Haaretz has learned. The government, meanwhile, is considering launching an awareness campaign to highlight the link between fund-raising for Palestinian causes and terror funding.
Egyptian opposition branded “terrorist”
Adam Morrow and Khaled Moussa Al-Omrani The Electronic Intifada, 4 August 2009 CAIRO (IPS) – The Egyptian government is now accusing the Muslim Brotherhood of links to Palestinian resistance groups and of establishing “global networks.” Recent months have seen a host of government accusations — which critics say are fabricated — against opposition groups it [...]
Report: Facebook removes Ismail Haniyeh fan page
By Haaretz Service Haaretz Mon., July 27, 2009 The popular online social network Facebook has removed a group supporting Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, the London-based Arabic newspaper Al-Hayat reported on Sunday. The Facebook group, called “Commander Ismail Haniyeh,” had boasted more than 10,000 members before it was shut down. Facebook imposes stringent guidelines on users [...]
Amira Hass: Were IDF close-range killings in Gazan justified?
Haaretz Sun., May 31, 2009 Among the 1,400 Palestinians killed during Operation Cast Lead last December and January, 1,085 died in Israeli air strikes, according to a study by the Gaza-based human rights group Mezan. Israeli soldiers killed 93 Palestinians at close range with rifles, according to the study, which was requested [...]
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