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Special News Report Read in this report:
Israel Assassinates Hamas Military Chief (P.5)
Hamas Hits Israeli Aircrafts (P.9)
Horrible Israeli Massacre in Gaza (P.6)
Palestinian Rockets Hits Tel Aviv (P.9)
Hamas Welcomes Arab Delegations (P.13)
Malaysian Parliament Condemns Israel (P.14)
We in Gaza Will Not Die in Silence (P.18)
If it’s Over Now, Hamas Wins Gaza War (P.19)
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Contents Executive Summary Summary of the war on Gaza .................................................................................................................. 4 Israeli Aggression "Israel” assassinates Hamas military chief.............................................................................................. 5 Horrible Israeli massacres in Gaza.......................................................................................................... 6 Israel bombs media offices in Gaza ........................................................................................................ 6 Mosques and cemeteries targeted by Israelis .......................................................................................... 7 “Israel” targets ambulances and medical centers .................................................................................... 7 Resistance Response Hamas targets Israeli warships................................................................................................................ 8 Al-Qassam Brigades used “SAM” to hit Israeli aircraft ......................................................................... 8 Palestinian rocket hits Tel-Aviv and Jerusalem ...................................................................................... 9 Israelis killed by resistance missiles ....................................................................................................... 9 At least 21 wounded in a bus explosion in Tel Aviv ............................................................................ 10 Hamas armed wing interrupts Israeli broadcasts .................................................................................. 10 Official & Popular Interaction Morsi recalls Egyptian ambassador from Tel Aviv .............................................................................. 11 Erdogan: Egypt and Turkey will defend Gaza whatever the price ....................................................... 11 Tunisian delegation arrives in Gaza for solidarity visit ........................................................................ 12 Hamas welcomes Arab delegation as a "Powerful Response" to US and EU pro-Israel bias .............. 12 Morocco to set up field hospital in Gaza .............................................................................................. 13 West Bank protests against Israeli aggression in Gaza ......................................................................... 13 Malaysian Parliament condemns Israel for Gaza attacks ...................................................................... 14 End of The War Gaza ceasefire goes into effect.............................................................................................................. 15 Mofaz: Hamas Won Upper Hand, Truce a Mistake .............................................................................. 15 Hamas Says Israel Failed In Its Goals .................................................................................................. 16 Articles & Analysis We in the Gaza Strip will not die in silence .......................................................................................... 17 Hamas finds greater support in a changed Middle East ........................................................................ 18 If It's over now, Hamas wins Gaza war ................................................................................................ 19
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Summary of the war on Gaza
Israeli occupation has launched its war on Gaza by assassinating Hamas’ military chief Ahmad Aljaabari, the war lasted for 8 days (14/11/2012 – 21/11/2012), resulted in 181 Palestinians killed (42 children, 11 women and 18 elderly) and over 1300 injured. During 8 days of the war, Israel – in a clear violation to the international laws- has targeted several press offices killing 3 journalists at least, besides targeting PM office, a police station, Islamic National Bank, 6 ambulance vehicles, 3 medical centers, 36 mosques, 6 cemeteries and several residential buildings. As a response to the Israeli deadly attacks on Gaza, the resistance factions lead by Hamas have fired over a thousand missiles that reached Tel-Aviv and Jerusalem for the first time killing 19 Israelis most of them are soldiers. Besides, the resistance has exploded 2 Israeli military vehicles, took down 3 aircrafts and targeted 2 warships and several tanks surrounding Gaza. The war on Gaza has attracted a great international interaction; rallies have been organized in over 50 countries around the world, official condemnation to the Israeli aggression by several leaders, several official delegations flowed to Gaza, and an uprising in the West-bank in solidarity with Gaza. The Israeli occupation has begged a truce via the Egyptian mediator; a ceasefire took effect on 21/11/2012 at 9 pm after the resistance factions have imposed their conditions and demands on the Israeli side. The ceasefire agreement forced an immediate end of the attacks by both sides, end of all forms of aggressions by the Israeli occupation, end of the Israeli assassination policy and targeting the civilians and opening of all boarders’ crossings for Palestinian people and goods. Source: PCOM + Agencies
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ISRAELI AGGRESSION
"Israel” assassinates Hamas military chief
Palestinian medical and security sources have
Hamas spokesman Taher Anunu told BBC
confirmed the assassination of Hamas military
Arabic: "This was a heinous crime that will
chief by an Israeli airstrike on Gaza Strip
have
today (14th Nov 2012).
government will call for the trial of those
repercussions.”The
Palestinian
responsible for the crime, and for hitting a Ahmed Al-Jaabari, who ran the Hamas armed
civilian area, but the Palestinian factions have
wing, Ezzedeen Al-Qassam Brigades, was
the right to respond in a way they see fit." He
killed along with his guard after their car was
added.
targeted by an Israeli rocket. Wednesday's attacks that left 6 Palestinian Jaabari is said to have been the head of the
martyrs comes after several days of Israeli air
Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades.He co-ordinated
strikes on the Gaza Strip, leaving at least seven
much of Hamas' military capability, its
more Palestinians martyred and several more
military strategy, and the transformation of the
wounded, which sounds the alarm against a
military
new Israeli military operation against Gaza
wing.
He
also
led
the
final
negotiations in Cairo that concluded the
strip.
prisoner swap between Hamas and "Israel” in 2011.
Source: PCOM + Agencies
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Horrible Israeli massacres in Gaza Emergency forces who rushed to the scene had great difficulty locating and removing the bodies from beneath the flattened buildings. “Israel” has targeted several residential buildings since the start of the war on Gaza last Wednesday (14/11/2012) killing 181 Palestinians most of them are civilians (42 children, 11 women, 18 elderly). Israeli F16 jets bombed two adjoining Source: MEMO + Agencies
apartment buildings in An Nasr Street in Gaza city last Sunday (18/11/2012); killing 11 civilians, most of them are children and women, all from the Al Dalou family.
__________________________________________________________________________________ news agency, two local radio stations, Al-Aqsa
Israel bombs media offices in Gaza
TV, German ARD, the Al Arabiya television network, Middle East Broadcast Center and production companies that provide services for Fox News, Sky News, CBS and Al Jazeera, 8 journalists reported injured. Two Al-Aqsa TV cameramen have been also killed, on Tuesday (20/11/2012), as the Israeli occupation continues to launch deadly airstrikes on the blockaded Gaza Strip where an Israeli Apache warplane fired a rocket at a car belonging to al-Aqsa TV channel.
On the other hand, the manager of Al-Quds educational radio in Gaza was killed in an Israeli attack on Deir Al-balah on Wednesday (21/11/2012) bringing the death toll among the “Israel” has bombarded two buildings that
media personnel in Gaza to 3.
include offices for several local and international media outlets, including the Ma’an Palestinian
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Source: Aljazeera, AIC, PIC.
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Mosques and cemeteries
military offensive has targeted mosques, other houses of worship and Islamic cemeteries. To-
targeted by Israelis
date, said a ministry statement, two mosques have been destroyed completely during the latest assault; 34 others have been damaged. Six cemeteries have also been attacked, with body parts and bones being blown from the graves. Palestinian Minister of Endowment Ismail Redwan expressed his outrage at such desecration of holy and sacred places. "This is a criminal act which breaks all international laws and conventions regarding places of worship and holy places," he said. "However, the international community allows Israel to act with impunity."
The Ministry of Endowment and Religious
Source: MEMO
Affairs in Gaza has said that the Israeli __________________________________________________________________________________
“Israel� targets ambulances and medical centers aircrafts
have
targeted
6
Palestinian
ambulances at least, killing one of the medical staff. Besides
that,
the
Israeli
aircrafts
have
bombarded 2 medical centers, 1 clinic and bombarded the foyers of European Gaza hospital causing a great damage to its facilities.
Source: Ministry of Health - Palestine Since the start of the Israeli aggression on Gaza last Wednesday (14/11/2012) the Israeli
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Qassam Brigades have announced that they
Hamas targets Israeli warships
targeted an Israeli warship by five missiles on Sunday (18/11/2012). Qassam Brigades also adopted the bombardment of the Israeli warship in Nusseirat Sea with 107 rockets. Palestinian
resistance
fighters
in
Gaza
continue to fire missiles into “Israel” in response to the ongoing massacres committed by the Israelis since Wednesday. Source: PIC+ Agencies __________________________________________________________________________________
Al-Qassam Brigades used “SAM” to hit Israeli aircraft
The military wing of the Islamic Resistance
such devastating effect on the civilian
Movement in Gaza has announced that it
infrastructure of the Gaza Strip.
targeted an Israeli aircraft in the northern Gaza Strip last friday (16/11/2012). Al-Qassam Brigade confirmed to have used a surface-toair missile which "hit the target".
Through 8 days of the aggression on Gaza the resistance
factions
have
announced
the
downing of two Israeli war aircrafts and a drone.
If the hit is confirmed, it would be the first time that Palestinians have been able to attack the advanced military aircraft used by Israel to
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Source: MEMO + Agencies
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Palestinian rocket hits TelAviv and Jerusalem
to the assassination of Aljaabari. It is the first time since the beginning of the PalestinianIsraeli conflict that Palestinian rockets have hit the economic capital of Israel. Tel Aviv is 75km from the Gaza Strip and was occupied by the Israelis in 1948. As more than 400,000 Israeli live there. On the other hand, Al-Qassam announced targeting the occupied Jerusalem with homemade missiles called (M75) last Friday (16/11/2012) and Tuesday (20/11/2012) as a response to the Israeli massacres committed in
Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the
Gaza.
Islamic Resistance Movement has claimed that Source: MEMO + PIC
its home-made missiles hit Tel Aviv on
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Israelis killed by resistance missiles
6 Israelis soldiers reported killed last Tuesday
in “Ashkelon” by the resistance missiles
(20/11/2012) by resistance missiles fired on
attacks which brings the death toll among the
several Israeli targets.
Israelis - during the 8-days war on Gaza- to 19
The
Israeli
occupation
has
previously
most of them are soldiers besides 650 injured.
announced the death of an Israeli soldier in “Amano'el
Settlement”,
2
soldiers
in
“Southern Tel Aviv”, 1 Israeli in Northern Negev, 1 Israeli in “Beersheba” and 1 Israeli
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Source: PIC
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At least 21 wounded in a bus explosion in Tel Aviv
casualties from an initial ten casualties to 25 now wounded with some reports speaking about two or three dead. Israeli police said that a man put an explosive device in the bus then left it, adding that another device did not explode in the same bus. No one has claimed responsibility for any of the two explosions.
An explosion took place on a bus travelling on Source: PIC
King David Road in the Tel Aviv wounding at least 21 passengers according to news reports. This was followed by another explosion in the city the results of which is not known yet.
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Hamas armed wing interrupts Israeli broadcasts
Al-Qassam Brigades hijacked Israeli TV channels on Tuesday evening and broadcast messages warning against a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip, the group said. The Israeli news site Ynet said viewers reported that broadcasts were interrupted by short films with Hamas insignia showing an Israeli army tank being hit by a missile. "This is a message to the armored corps," the text read. Source: Ma’an Agency
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OFFICIAL & POPULAR INTERACTION
to hand the Israeli ambassador in Cairo an
Morsi recalls Egyptian ambassador from Tel Aviv
official protest about Israel attack on Gaza in which babies and children have been killed. The president has also asked his representative at the UN to request a special meeting of the Security Council to discuss the on-going Israeli violence. Commentators point out that this would give the United States an opportunity to apply its veto and protect Israel from international censure. On the other hand the
Egyptian
authorities
opened
Rafah
crossing 24 hours a day since the first day of Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi has recalled his country's ambassador from Tel Aviv in
the aggression to allow the injured Palestinians to receive treatment in Egypt.
protest at the Israeli offensive against the Gaza
Source: MEMO + PIC
Strip. Morsi asked Foreign Ministry officials __________________________________________________________________________________ Turkey's
Erdogan: Egypt and Turkey will defend Gaza whatever the price
Prime
Minister,
Recep
Tayyip
Erdogan, has said that he will be discussing the brutal Israeli attack on Gaza with President Mohamed Morsi during his visit to Egypt on (17/11/2012). He also affirmed his country's unwavering support for the Palestinian people in the embattled enclave. Mr Erdogan told journalists in Istanbul that he would be convening a joint press conference with President Morsi in Cairo to announce their joint position. He added, "We will defend Gaza whatever it costs us." Source: MEMO
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Tunisian delegation arrives in Gaza for solidarity visit The Foreign Minister of Tunisia has arrived in
destroyed by the Israelis overnight. They also
Gaza at the head of a high-level delegation to
visited Al Shifa hospital to witness at first
show solidarity with the people of Gaza.
hand the number of civilian casualties.
Rafiq Abdul Salam and twelve of his
On Friday (16/11/2012), Egyptian Prime
ministerial colleagues entered the beleaguered
Minister Hisham Kandil also visited Gaza
Palestinian
Rafah
Strip and met his Palestinian counterpart
crossing from Egypt. A number of Palestinian
Ismail Haniyeh at the same building. Just
ministers, leaders and officials received the
hours later, Israeli missiles hit the building as
delegates at the border, from where they were
part of the rogue state's assault on Gaza's
escorted to view the Council of Ministers
civilian infrastructure.
territory
through
the
headquarters in Gaza City, which was
Source: MEMO
__________________________________________________________________________________ into the Gaza Strip from Rafah. The delegation
Hamas welcomes Arab delegation as a "Powerful Response" to US and EU proIsrael bias
includes the Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and other Foreign Ministers of the Arab League. The distinguished delegation was welcomed at the border by representatives of the Gaza government. They called for the development of bold and responsible actions to provide protection for the Palestinian people and sanctuaries against Israeli aggression. It was stressed that the visit represented an expression of Muslim and Arab unity and is a powerful response to the American and European bias towards Israel. It was also asserted that any aggression against Gaza was
Palestinian sources have confirmed that a
aggression against Cairo and Ankara.
delegation led by the Secretary General of the Arab League, Dr Nabil al-Arabi, has crossed
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Source: MEMO
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Morocco to set up field
in Israeli aggression against the beleaguered Palestinian territory.
hospital in Gaza
A spokesman for the Royal Palace, Abdul Haq Almurini, told the Moroccan News Agency that the hospital will be made up of members of specialist medical units of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces, as well as civilian doctors and medical teams. "The medical teams will have multiple specialisms in surgery," he pointed out. "The hospital will provide first-class services to those affected by The King of Moroccan has instructed the
the Israeli violence, and will work to enhance
Moroccan army to set up a field hospital in
the current medical facilities in Gaza."
Gaza as soon as possible. King Mohammed VI
Source: MEMO
gave the order following a serious escalation __________________________________________________________________________________ West Bank cities and villages witnessed a
West Bank protests against Israeli aggression in Gaza
wave of demonstrations and protests in solidarity with the Gaza Strip and against the ongoing Israeli aggression which started last Wednesday. A number of Palestinians have been wounded and detained during the clashes. Palestinians in East Jerusalem also took to the streets in Babul-Amoud district. Protesters raised the Palestinian flag and chanted slogans against Israel’s military occupation and the bombing of Gaza. They also called for Palestinian reconciliation. National
and
Islamic
forces
called
for
Two Palestinians have been killed during
Palestinians across Palestine and the diaspora
clashes between Israeli occupation forces and
to take to the streets in massive demonstrations
civilians in two cities in the occupied West
on Friday.
Bank. Source: MEMO
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Malaysian Parliament condemns Israel for Gaza attacks
palm oil to the state. In his winding-up speech, Dato' Seri Nazri Aziz said that the PM had spoken to US President Barack Obama over the attacks. On the other hand, About 1,000 people staged a
peaceful
demonstration
organized
by
"IKRAM" in front of the United States' embassy in Jalan Tun Razak on Friday (16/11/2012) to protest Israel's recent military attacks on Muslims and civilians in Gaza.
Malaysian Parliament today approved an emergency motion to condemn and urge a halt to Israel’s attacks on Palestinians in Gaza as the death toll continues to rise in the armed conflict. Among
others,
the
House
resolved
to
“condemn strongly the Israeli military attacks” and “urge the full withdrawal” of Israel from
Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir
Gaza and the West Bank.
Mohamad has called on Malaysians to
MPs from both sides of the political divide agreed to the motion, with some proposing additional points. Opposition Leader Datuk
continue to provide aid in various forms to the people of Gaza, Palestine who are being oppressed by Israel.
Seri Anwar Ibrahim (PKR-Permatang Pauh)
Tun Mahathir said - during the launching of
said Israel should be called a “terrorist state”,
Gaza emergency fund- that Israel is a
adding that pressure should be imposed on the
"Terrorist State" and the Palestinians have the
US, which he claimed had given space for
right to defend themselves by all means and all
Israel to carry out the attacks. Kamaruddin
weapons they have.
Jaafar (PAS-Tumpat) proposed that Malaysia Source: Bernama + TheMalaysianInsider
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END OF THE WAR
Gaza ceasefire goes into effect A ceasefire has gone into effect in and around
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the
the Gaza Strip, after Israel and Hamas agreed
Egyptian capital, Cairo.
to
cease
hostilities
on
Wednesday Under the ceasefire terms, Israel was to stop
(21/11/2012).
all aggression against the Gaza Strip from Many Palestinians in Gaza City took to the
land, sea and air, including cross-border
streets to celebrate the truce on Wednesday
incursions and targeted killings.
night, blasting car horns and setting off fireworks from rooftops amid celebratory
Palestinian factions were to cease all rocket fire and attacks from Gaza towards Israel,
gunfire.
including along the border. The Egyptian foreign minister announced the ceasefire agreement hours before it took hold at 19:00 GMT on Wednesday. Mohamed Kamel Amr thanked all parties involved in brokering
the
truce
as
he
made
the
announcement in a joint news conference with
Twenty-four hours after the ceasefire takes effect, Israel will also be committed to opening of all border crossings and ease restrictions on movements of people and goods in and out of the enclave. Source: Aljazeera
________________________________________________________ Politicians
Mofaz: Hamas Won Upper Hand, Truce a Mistake
to
Prime
Minister
Binyamin
Netanyahu’s Right and Left spoke out against Wednesday night’s cease-fire, with only Labor, Meretz and others on the Left supporting it. “The goals of his operation were not reached, and the next round is only a matter of time,” Kadima chairman Shaul Mofaz said. “We should not have stopped at this stage. Hamas got stronger and we did not gain deterrence, Hamas has the upper hand". He added.
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Kadima MK Ronit Tirosh accused Netanyahu
National Union leader-elect Uri Ariel called
of cynically using the residents of the South
Netanyahu’s press conference with Defense
and making the equation “the higher the
Minister Ehud Barak and Foreign Minister
number of victims, the higher the number of
Avigdor Liberman “a sad performance meant
Knesset seats.”
to give an excuse for the embarrassing surrender.”
National Union MKs Michael Ben-Ari and Arieh Eldad, who will run in the next election
Source: The Jerusalem Post
as the leaders of the newly created Strong Israel party, called the cease-fire a “white flag and a surrender”. ___________________________________________________________________________________
“After eight days, God stayed their hand from
Hamas Says Israel Failed In Its Goals
the people of Gaza, and they were compelled to submit to the conditions of the resistance,” Meshaal said. “Israel has failed in all its goals,” he told reporters in a Cairo hotel. Meshaal said his movement had “rejected Israel’s conditions” for the ceasefire “except for stopping operations”.
And the Hamas
leader warned Israel against violating the agreement. If you commit, we will commit. If you do not commit, the rifles are in our hands,” he said, adding “we will continue to arm ourselves.” Hamas
chief
Khaled
Meshaal
said
on
Wednesday (21/11/2012) that Israel had “failed in all its goals” after a Gaza truce deal came into effect, while thanking Egypt’s President Morsi for his support.
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Source: AFP
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Brigade, it sabotaged Egyptian efforts to
We in the Gaza Strip will not die in silence
conclude a truce between all Palestinian factions and the Israelis. This was confirmed by Egypt's president on Saturday. With the approach of the Israeli elections, the Israeli Prime Minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, wanted to trade with the blood of the Palestinians, especially after his alliance with the ultra-extremist Avigdor Lieberman failed to boost his popularity in the polls as he'd expected. This is not the first time the Israelis have launched a war for electoral gain.
By: Dr. Musa abu Marzouq
Shimon Peres did it to Lebanon in 1996 and
The latest Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip
the Olmert-Livni-Barak alliance did it to Gaza
has prompted several European countries and
in 2008. What is important here is the immoral
the
of
and short-sighted stance of the European and
unwavering support for the aggressor. They
US governments; they have misconstrued the
have all claimed that Hamas's rockets were
facts and displayed complete partiality in
responsible for the crisis and that it is the right
favour of the aggressor.
US
to
reaffirm
their
position
of Israel to defend its citizens. Had they checked the facts, they would have realised Israel started the attacks. The escalation started when an Israeli military incursion into Gaza on 8 November killed a Palestinian child. That was followed by other Israeli incursions and attacks, provoking a response by Palestinian
The western position has given political cover to the Israeli aggression and encouraged its leadership to continue their attacks. Thus, in the eyes of our people and those of the entire region,
western
countries
are
complicit.
European governments, in contrast to their peoples whose majority support Palestinian
factions.
rights, Despite that, there were serious efforts to calm
have
demonstrated
their
double
standards and hypocrisy again.
the situation and reach a truce. But clearly Israel had another agenda. By targeting Ahmed al-Jabari, leader of the al-Qassam
The right of people to resist occupation and confront aggression is guaranteed to all peoples; but if Palestinians seek to exercise
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this right it immediately becomes terrorism
of any free people. Gaza and Hamas are not
and for this they must be persecuted.
alone, and the enemies of Israel are increasing. The Arab world is changing. The Palestinian
Hamas has decided to defend the rights of its
people today see in Hamas hope and
people with a measure of deterrence against
leadership.
one of the most well-equipped (and western-
adventure it has not calculated properly. It
funded) armies. As the world refuses to defend
must now bear the consequences. A truce will
Palestinians, we will defend ourselves. Our
be on Hamas's terms, not Israel's. The first of
people have the right to self-defence and we
these will be to lift the oppressive blockade on
will not die in silence anymore. Hamas may
the Gaza Strip.
Israel
has
embarked
on
an
not be able to defeat Israel but we can stand firm against it, and paralyse life in a
Source: the Guardian
significant part of the country. This is the right ___________________________________________________________________________________ influential
friends
—
including
the
democratically elected governments of Egypt,
Hamas finds greater support in a changed Middle East
Tunisia and Turkey, all U.S. allies. Those backers
give
Hamas
stronger
standing
internationally, and perhaps greater room to maneuver as it faces the second major Israeli operation in Gaza in four years. Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi signaled the extent of the shift on Friday when he sent his prime minister to Gaza in a show of solidarity with Hamas. The move was a radical break from the policy of Morsi’s ousted predecessor, Hosni Mubarak, and came as
By: Abigail Hauslohner
Israel was attempting to turn up the heat on a
As the conflict between Israel and militants
Hamas. Morsi, meanwhile, warned Israel of a
(Hamas) in the Gaza Strip intensifies, Arab
“high price” for continued military operations
governments are throwing their weight behind
in the coastal enclave.
the territory’s long-isolated Islamist leaders in a reflection of the region’s shifting political dynamics after nearly two years of upheaval. Hamas has found a new set of highly
“Egypt will not leave Gaza alone,” Morsi said in a speech to a crowd of worshippers at a mosque on Cairo’s outskirts. “I speak on behalf of all of the Egyptian people in saying
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that Egypt today is different from Egypt
Palestinian elections, fenced in by an Israeli
yesterday, and the Arabs today are different
blockade and by the tacit
from the Arabs of yesterday.” Morsi’s words
authoritarian Arab regimes. However, newly
were echoed Friday throughout the region,
democratic Egypt and Tunisia, along with
where Islamic movements with ideological ties
regionally influential Qatar and Turkey, have
to Hamas have gained influence through
increasingly assumed the roles of Hamas’s
popular uprisings and elections.
new allies.
consent of
Hamas has run Gaza in relative isolation since Source: The Washington Post
it seized control following a 2006 victory in
__________________________________________________________________________________ waging jihad against Israel. To be sure, Hamas
If it's over now, Hamas wins Gaza war
Israel’s military operation in the Gaza Strip may have had the unintended consequence of Hamas
military
infrastructure
inside
Gaza.
Yet
throughout Israel’s campaign, Hamas was able to maintain daily rocketing of Israel’s central
By: Aaron Klein
turning
this last week suffered a major blow to its
into
a
player
on
the
international diplomatic scene.
and southern centers, including reaching Tel Aviv and Jerusalem for the first time That rocket-fire establishes a new deterrent posture for Hamas, with Tel Avivians and
In the grand scheme of things, while both sides sustained losses and experienced some gains, Hamas emerges the victor of this latest conflict.
Jerusalemites understanding that any future military incursion into Gaza will result in missiles at Israel’s major population centers and not just the Jewish communities near Gaza.Hamas would get a permanent official
During the height of the fighting, Arab
presence at the Rafah border crossing, which
delegations from Sudan, the Arab League and
lies on the international border between Egypt
even the Iraqi government went on solidarity
and the Gaza Strip. Besides, Hamas is asking
visits to Hamas in Gaza. This was not the
for international guarantees against a further
diplomatic scene during previous Israeli
Israeli military incursion inside the Gaza Strip.
operations.
Any such deal would likely enhance Hamas’ diplomatic position internationally.
The fighting further served to solidify Hamas’ position as the dominant Palestinian faction
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