Monthly Archives: August 2014

PLO: US Backs Hamas in Ceasefire Talks

By | 2014-08-04T11:37:57-04:00 August 4th, 2014|News|

Senior Palestinian Authority officials have accused US Secretary of State John Kerry of favoring Hamas, according to a report by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), insisting that Kerry had presented his own proposal to cater to Hamas-backed Qatar and Turkey.    Speaking anonymously, a senior Palestinian official told the London-based Saudi daily Al-Sharq

‘Moderate’ PA Leader: Jews Brought the Holocaust on Themselves

By | 2014-08-03T17:39:11-04:00 August 3rd, 2014|Islam|

Former Palestinian Authority security chief Jibril Rajoub, often touted as a "Palestinian moderate", has accused Israel of inflicting a "holocaust" on Gaza - while saying that Jews deserved the genocide inflicted on them by the Nazis.   In an interview with Palestinian Authority TV, translated by MEMRI (Middle East Media Research Institute), Rajoub - who

Hamas Calls on Hezbollah to Join ‘Resistance’ Against Israel

By | 2014-08-03T16:34:07-04:00 August 3rd, 2014|News|

Hamas has urged Hezbollah to join the fight against Israel, according to multiple sources, after Israel's self-defense operation against the terror organization in Gaza has expanded further.    “We hope the Lebanese front will open and together we will fight against this formation [Israel],” deputy head of Hamas’ political bureau Mousa Abu Marzouk told Russian

UNRWA Finds Another Rocket Stockpile in Gaza School

By | 2014-08-03T10:37:34-04:00 August 3rd, 2014|News|

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) announced on Tuesday that another rocket stockpile has been found at one of its schools in Gaza, Breitbart reported.   This instance marks the third time since the beginning of Operation Protective Edge that a weapons arsenal has been found at an UNRWA school in Gaza.  

ISIS Defends Destruction of Religious Sites in Iraq

By | 2014-08-03T10:09:57-04:00 August 3rd, 2014|Islam|

The Islamic State group, previously known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS), on Tuesday defended its destruction of religious sites in the Iraqi city of Mosul on the grounds that the use of mosques built on graves amounted to idolatry, AFP reported.   "The demolition of structures erected above graves is

Hamas Arch-Terrorist: No Ceasefire Until Siege Ends

By | 2014-08-02T20:37:17-04:00 August 2nd, 2014|News|

In a rare audio message, the head of Hamas’s “military wing” declared on Tuesday that the only way to reach a ceasefire in Gaza is for Israel to end its “siege” on the coastal territory.   The message by Mohammed Deif, head of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, was broadcast on Hamas’s television network, and

Hamas Spells it Out: Our Aim is the Extermination of the Jews

By | 2014-08-01T14:56:55-04:00 August 1st, 2014|Media|

As the 22nd day of the IDF's Operation Protective Edge in Gaza draws to a close, MEMRI (the Middle East Media Research Institute) has published a video in which a Hamas cleric lays out the organization's "doctrine" in its fight against Israel: genocide. {youtube}R7WAoczRV_k&list=UUpBvIBfZ-foo5ZbLH5O0N4g%3Fautohide%3D1{/youtube}   Speaking in a televised address from Deir al-Balah in the