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Sotloff, US Journalist Beheaded by ISIS, Was Also Israeli Citizen

Steven Sotloff, the US journalist beheaded by ISIS, was Jewish, had moved to Israel to study, became an Israeli citizen, and, while in captivity, risked his life to fast on Yom Kippur and pray towards Jerusalem. The Israeli government Wednesday

Sotloff, US Journalist Beheaded by ISIS, Was Also Israeli Citizen

Syrian Refugees Top 3 Million; Half of All Syrians Displaced

The United Nations said the number of Syrian refugees registered in neighboring countries since 2011 will pass the three-million mark as of Friday, according to Reuters. That figure is one million refugees higher than last year. In addition, another 6.5

Syrian Refugees Top 3 Million; Half of All Syrians Displaced

Netanyahu's Approval Sinks After Gaza Ceasefire

A new Israeli poll shows that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s job approval rating has suffered dramatically in the wake of the Gaza ceasefire, which many Israelis felt was premature. At the same time, another poll shows that Israel’s right-wing parties

Netanyahu's Approval Sinks After Gaza Ceasefire

The Gaza War, By the Numbers

Fifty days. If the current ceasefire holds, that is how long intense, cross-border rocket fire into Israel by Gaza terrorists was met with retaliatory attacks on Gaza by the Israel Defense Forces and Israel Air Force. Here is a look

The Gaza War, By the Numbers

Israel Finds Hamas Training Manual in Gaza

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released a page from a seized Hamas training manual that supports its case that Palestinian militants deliberately use the cover of residential areas for combat operations, reports Reuters. Hamas “dismissed the document as a forgery

Israel Finds Hamas Training Manual in Gaza

Analysis: End of the Line for Hamas?

Hamas is in trouble. Eventually, barring some cataclysmic event or full-scale Israeli invasion, one of these serial cease-fires will more or less hold and the 2014 Gaza War will sputter to an end. And, sometime thereafter, Hamas will fall from

Analysis: End of the Line for Hamas?

Hamas Goes on Killing Spree of Alleged 'Collaborators'

Hamas killed 11 Gazans suspected of informing for Israel on Friday, a Gaza security official said. The killings of the 11 were also reported by al-Rai and al-Majd, two websites linked to Hamas. The execution spree followed Thursday’s assassinations of

Hamas Goes on Killing Spree of Alleged 'Collaborators'

Benjamin Netanyahu: ISIS and Hamas Part of 'the Same Savagery'

At a wide-ranging press conference Wednesday night, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu went on the offensive to describe Hamas as part of a network of Islamist terror groups, which include the Islamic State (IS), Hezbollah, and al-Qaeda. Netanyahu was making an

Benjamin Netanyahu: ISIS and Hamas Part of 'the Same Savagery'

Senior Fatah Source: Qatar Pushed Hamas to Break Ceasefire

Why did the temporary ceasefire between Israel and Hamas suddenly break down on Tuesday, even before its expiration? Why would Hamas, in the middle of negotiations and without pretense of provocation, fire rocket barrages against Israel? According to Israel National News,

Senior Fatah Source: Qatar Pushed Hamas to Break Ceasefire

Poll: Americans Slam Obama's Israel Policy

A Fox News poll reveals that a solid majority of Americans reject President Barack Obama’s policies on Israel. 54% of respondents voiced disapproval of Obama’s policies on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, while only 30% approved. The poll was conducted August 10-12,

Poll: Americans Slam Obama's Israel Policy

Report: Obama Blocks Israel Missile Shipment

A new Wall Street Journal report reveals that President Barack Obama’s administration blocked a shipment of missiles to Israel in late July and tightened additional weapons shipment procedures to Israel, revealing increasing tensions between the two governments.  The U.S. decision

Report: Obama Blocks Israel Missile Shipment

Even Under Fire, Israel Is Still Providing Gaza with Essential Supplies

Palestinian news service Ma’an reports that 10 new electric back-up generators have been imported from Israel and installed across the Gaza Strip in order to avert a humanitarian crisis in the coastal enclave. The Gaza Electricity Distribution Company said that

Even Under Fire, Israel Is Still Providing Gaza with Essential Supplies

BBC: 'Civilian' Casualty Figures Supplied by Hamas Require Caution

If Israeli attacks in Gaza have been “indiscriminate,” as the UN Human Rights Council says, why have they killed three times as many “civilian” men as women? Anthony Reuben, the head of Statistics for BBC News, points out ample reason to

BBC: 'Civilian' Casualty Figures Supplied by Hamas Require Caution

Foreign Press Give Accounts of Hamas Intimidation During Gaza Coverage

Some journalists from international news outlets have reported being threatened or intimidated by Hamas while reporting from Gaza, reports The Jerusalem Post. In one example, Indian television station NDTV broadcast a report by Sreenivasan Jain on Tuesday showing rockets being

Foreign Press Give Accounts of Hamas Intimidation During Gaza Coverage

Arab Leaders, Seeing Hamas as Worse Than Israel, Stay Silent on Gaza

Following the military ouster of the Islamist government in Cairo last year, Egypt has led an emerging coalition of Arab states — including Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates — that has, through its silence, effectively lined up

Arab Leaders, Seeing Hamas as Worse Than Israel, Stay Silent on Gaza

Hamas TV: Muslims to Exterminate the Jews

Though glossed over in major media reporting on the Israel-Gaza confrontation, the Hamas conflict with the Jewish State remains deeply ideological. Hamas’s Al-Aqsa TV broadcast a sermon Friday reaffirming the Hamas ideology that according to Islam, it is Muslim destiny

Hamas TV: Muslims to Exterminate the Jews

After Anti-Israeli Comments, Erdogan 'Glad' to Return Jewish Award

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will be “glad” to return an award given to him in 2004 by a prominent American Jewish group, Turkey’s embassy in the US said Tuesday, amid a growing controversy over the premier’s anti-Israel remarks. According

After Anti-Israeli Comments, Erdogan 'Glad' to Return Jewish Award

U.S. Fuming over Israeli Criticism of Kerry Cease-Fire Efforts

Obama administration officials were fuming Monday over a torrent of Israeli criticism of Secretary of State John Kerry’s latest bid to secure a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, reports the Associated Press. In unusually harsh language, officials said the criticism

U.S. Fuming over Israeli Criticism of Kerry Cease-Fire Efforts

Turkey Supporting New "Freedom Flotilla" to Gaza

As Israel conducts its Operation Protective Edge to stop Hamas’ rocket and terror attacks from Gaza, another “Freedom Flotilla” is being organized in Turkey purportedly to bring humanitarian aid to the Hamas-controlled Palestinian coastal enclave–with the protection of the Turkish

Turkey Supporting New "Freedom Flotilla" to Gaza

US Intelligence Source: Hamas Has Many More Tunnels Than Israel Says

The Jerusalem Post reports that Israel may be underestimating the extent of tunnel penetration on its southern border. The Post cited Steven Emerson, founder and executive director of the Washington-based Investigative Project on Terrorism, who says that US intelligence officials

US Intelligence Source: Hamas Has Many More Tunnels Than Israel Says

Israel Reported to Hit Hamas-Bound Rocket Arsenal in Sudan

The Jerusalem Post on Monday reported sources in Khartoum claiming that Israeli forces struck a Sudanese weapons arsenal which held long-range missiles for Hamas. The UK-based newspaper Al-Arab reported that the Sudanese government would not confirm the incident, hoping to cover up

Israel Reported to Hit Hamas-Bound Rocket Arsenal in Sudan

Turkish Anti-Israel Protests Grow Violent, Threats Made to Jewish Community

Demonstrators pelted the Israeli consulate in Istanbul with stones on Thursday in protest of Israel’s ground offensive on Gaza, Israeli news site Ynet reported. The protesters chanted, “Murderer Israel, get out of Palestine,” and smashed consulate windows with sticks and

Turkish Anti-Israel Protests Grow Violent, Threats Made to Jewish Community

Gazan Rocket Knocks Out Power– for 70,000 Gazans

A rocket fired from Gaza knocked out a power line in Israel that supplied electricity to 70,000 Gazans, according to the Israel Defense Forces Spokesman’s Office on Sunday night. The Jerusalem Post reports that the outage was caused by shrapnel

Gazan Rocket Knocks Out Power– for 70,000 Gazans

Hamas Claim: Israel is Hiding its Death Toll from Gaza Rockets

Hamas is presenting Palestinians with a false picture of success in its ongoing rocket attacks against Israel, reports Palestinian Media Watch. On Hamas TV News, the host explained to viewers that the Israeli media “imposes blackouts on every place rockets fall,

Hamas Claim: Israel is Hiding its Death Toll from Gaza Rockets

Anti-Israel Protesters Trap Hundreds of Jews in Paris Synagogue

Clashes erupted in Paris on Sunday as thousands of people protested against Israel and in support of Hamas and residents in the Gaza Strip, reports The Times of Israel. Several thousand demonstrators marched through the streets of Paris behind a

Anti-Israel Protesters Trap Hundreds of Jews in Paris Synagogue

Israel Confronts Gaza: How Will it Play Out?

Israel has been pounded by well over 100 rockets from Gaza in just the past 24 hours.  Air raid sirens have gone off even in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. What is Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, up to? How

Israel Confronts Gaza: How Will it Play Out?

BBC Investigation: #GazaUnderAttack Images Are Not Reliable

The BBC has investigated, and found inaccurate, numerous graphic images which are being shared on social media to show how people in Gaza have been affected by the renewed tensions with Israel. Hamas has been firing hundreds of rockets from

BBC Investigation: #GazaUnderAttack Images Are Not Reliable

Israel: Violence Flares on Multiple Fronts

Gaza Palestinians on Monday fired an anti-tank missile, rockets and bursts of gunfire at Israel Defense Forces troops patrolling along the border with the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, reports The Times of Israel. One soldier was wounded by shrapnel from a

Israel: Violence Flares on Multiple Fronts

Iran Cheats on Oil Export Caps for Eighth Straight Month

Reuters on Tuesday published figures showing that Iran has, for the eighth straight month, violated crude export restrictions set by the interim Joint Plan of Action (JPA) agreement. Reuters cited experts suggesting that the Obama administration has been deliberately looking the other

Iran Cheats on Oil Export Caps for Eighth Straight Month