Via WeeklyStandard The main achievement of the Gaza border attacks is to remind Israelis that Hamas considers all of Israel’s borders illegitimate. The dispute with Hamas isn’t over settlements or the “occupation” or Gaza itself. It is over Israel’s existence. Yasser Arafat’s Fatah party rules in the West Bank and controls both the Palestinian Authority… Keep Reading
Palestinian Arabs doing what they do best. From Palestinian Rockets Hit Israel, Breaking Hamas Truce: Three Kassam rockets fired from Gaza on Tuesday struck the Israeli town of Sderot and its environs, constituting the first serious breach of a truce between Israel and Hamas, the Islamic group that controls Gaza. Mark Regev, a spokesman for… Keep Reading
Via PA: Hamas Blocked Fuel for Gaza Hospitals: The Palestinian Health Ministry in the West Bank on Sunday accused the Islamist Hamas movement of preventing the delivery of fuel oil to hospitals in Gaza. “Members of Hamas in Gaza opened fire on Sunday on fuel trucks that were full of fuel destined for hospitals in… Keep Reading
Via EU Faults Hamas for Gaza Fuel Crisis: A statement issued by the EU on the fuel shortage in Gaza placed blame on Hamas. “Hamas and other militant groups in Gaza have their share in aggravating the humanitarian situation, including through carrying out the attacks on the Nahal Oz and Kerem Shalom crossings,” the statement… Keep Reading
Via Hamas Disrupts Fuel Supplies to Gaza: Hamas militiamen in Gaza on Sunday attacked fuel trucks headed toward the Nahal Oz border crossing to pick up fuel for UNRWA – to enable food distribution – and for hospitals, forcing them to turn back, sources in the Palestinian Petroleum Authority said. “Dozens of Hamas militiamen hurled… Keep Reading
