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The attack comes after nearly a month of relative quiet; no casualties or damage reported • IDF: “We will protect Israeli civilians from terror.”
Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri is believed to have contracted the disease while meeting with Fatah Party officials in Turkey as part of reconciliation efforts between the two groups.
“Although the specific basis of my exclusion from the U.S. under Section 212 hasn’t been revealed to me, I suspect it may be my acquaintance with senior PKK officials, and that Turkish influence may be behind it,” said Jonathan Spyer.
The main findings of the report show that the 2020-21 textbooks promote anti-Semitism, reject peace, and fail to discuss tolerance and coexistence.
Doha, with Ankara’s support, has proposed to P.A. leader Mahmoud Abbas that he form a joint list in the Palestinian Legislative Council with the Gaza-based terror group, and then a national-unity coalition.
The Fatah-led Palestinian Authority “has hit rock bottom and is in its worst political position since the first Gulf War,” said Middle East expert Ido Zelkovitz.
One of Gaza’s armed factions felt it had to “do something” to try and spoil the ceremony, the basis of which threatens the region’s hardline forces, and strengthens the formation of an alliance between Israel and moderate Sunni states.
Gaza-based terrorists launch multiple salvos hours after wounding six in attacks on Ashdod and Ashkelon • Netanyahu: “Hamas wants to move peace backwards; they will not succeed.”
“The Palestinians deserve someone better than the old guard,” said Michael Milstein, head of the Palestinian Studies Forum at the Moshe Dayan Center at Tel Aviv University, as the more far-reaching, younger leaders in the Middle East progress in their thinking and actions.
The attack came as the Israeli prime minister was at the White House to sign normalization deals with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.
The president is not only a leader with an Islamist ideology, but a realpolitik player. Turkey is in Iraq and Syria, and has a military base in Qatar and in Somalia. It is now busy in Libya.
Experts weigh in on the upcoming election for the leadership of the terror organization’s political wing, which could have major ramifications for Israel.
