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Hamas was an elected government
Image via Wikipedia It was interested to see the Australian arrested for spying for Hamas. Israel has declared Hamas to be a terrorist organisation. However, it was the elected government much to...
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Hamas: Political detentions threaten reconciliation with Fatah
Hamas leader Khalid Mashaal (front L) and President Mahmoud Abbas (front R) shake hands after their meeting in Cairo Nov. 24, 2011. (Reuters/Mohamed Al Hams/HO) GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Committees working...
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Hamas marks anniversary in Gaza
Hamas supporters attend a rally in Gaza City, Dec. 14, 2011, marking the 24th anniversary of the Hamas movement’s foundation. (Reuters/Mohammed Salem) Just in case Gillard et al think like Israel that...
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Hamas, Fatah officials to meet in Cairo
Palestinians take part in a protest against disagreement between Hamas and Fatah in Gaza. (MaanImages/Stringer) GAZA CITY (Ma’an) – Two delegations representing Hamas and Fatah are scheduled to meet...
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Hamas official cites progress at Cairo talks
GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — A member of the Hamas political bureau said Tuesday that attendees at a meeting to discuss reconciliation postponed the decisive issue of PLO membership until later in the week....
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Hamas: Factions agree on 6 reconciliation steps in Cairo
A member of the Palestinian community holds a flag near the office of the United Nations in Managua. (Reuters/Jorge Cabrera) BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum said Wednesday that...
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Female prisoners on hunger strike over exchange deal
A woman holds a photo of her relative held in an Israeli jail during a protest calling for the release of prisoners.(REUTERS/Abed Omar Qusini) RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Five female prisoners at Israel’s...
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Report: Hamas agrees to join PLO
CAIRO (Ma’an) — Hamas has agreed to join the Palestine Liberation Organization in a move intended to bolster Palestinian reconciliation, The Associated Press reported Thursday. The report comes as...
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Mashaal: Hamas staying in Damascus
DUBAI (Ma’an) – Hamas chief Khalid Mashaal on Saturday tried to put an end to speculation about Hamas leaving the Syrian capital Damascus, saying they had no such intentions. Speaking to Al-Arabiya,...
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Haniyeh to leave Gaza for first time since siege began
GAZA CITY (Ma’an) – The premier of the Hamas-run government in the Gaza Strip is to depart via Egypt on Sunday for the first time since the enclave came under siege. Haniyeh is scheduled to visit...
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Zahhar: Hamas will sweep to victory in next elections
Senior Hamas leader Mahmoud Zahhar attends a Hamas rally in the Jabaliya refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip.(MaanImages/Wissam Nassar) Hamas has already won an election once in a democratic fashion and...
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Mashaal: Unity government needed to end division
Khalid Mashaal, leader of Hamas, gestures during a press conference. (MaanImages/file) BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Hamas chief in exile Khalid Mashaal said Monday that a unity government must be formed to end...
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Hamas: Palestinian, Israeli talks ‘reproducing failure’
(MaanImages/Wissam Nassar, File) GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zahri said on Monday that Palestinians envoys meeting their Israeli counterparts this week were “reproducing a failed...
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Hamas: Peaceful resistance not applicable to Gaza
Palestinian and left-wing Israeli demonstrators face tear gas fired by Israeli forces during clashes at a protest against a nearby settlement, in Nabi Saleh village, near Ramallah, on Dec. 16, 2011....
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Senior Fatah, Hamas leaders meet in Gaza
(MaanImages/File) GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Fatah central committee member Nabil Shaath met with Hamas leader Mahmoud Zahhar in Gaza City on Tuesday afternoon to progress the reconciliation deal between...
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Hamas: PLO, Israeli meeting ‘blow to reconciliation’
Hamas supporters attend a rally in Gaza City, on Dec. 14, 2011, marking the 24th anniversary of the Hamas movement’s foundation. (REUTERS/Mohammed Salem) GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Hamas leader Ismail Radwan...
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Analysis: Hamas and the Brotherhood By Ramzy Baroud
Senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh welcomes Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohammed Badie before their meeting at the headquarters of the Muslim Brotherhood movement in Cairo on Dec. 26, 2011....
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Gaza’s Hamas PM warmly welcomed in Turkish parliament
Turkey’s Prime Minister Erdogan and Hamas‘ Gaza leader Haniyeh greet members of parliament from Erdogan’s ruling AK Party during a meeting at the Turkish parliament on January 3, 2012....
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US: Israeli, Palestinian envoys to meet Monday
Quartet of Middle East mediators including Middle East envoy Tony Blair (3rd L), senior US envoy to the peace process in the Middle East David Hill (4th L) and PLO official Saeb Erekat (5th L)...
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Arab League asks for Hamas help with Syria
Senior Hamas leader Khalid Maashal talks during a news conference with Arab League Secretary-General Nabil al-Arabi (R), after their meeting at the Arab League headquarter, in Cairo, Jan. 6...
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Hamas, the Brotherhood: Reanimating History by Ramzy Baroud
For Israel, the regional transformation will prove unbearable. (Aljazeera) By Ramzy Baroud There was an unmistakable hint of triumph in the comments made by Ismail Haniyeh, Prime Minister of the...
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Hamas: Mashaal acting in interests of Palestinian refugees in Syria
Hamas chief Khalid Mashaal (C) greets the media as he enters the Arab League headquarter before his meeting with Arab League Secretary-General Nabil al-Arabi, in Cairo, Jan. 6. (Reuters/Asmaa Waguih)...
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Political detainees ‘to be freed in one week’
Fatah delegation leader Azzam Al-Ahmad with Damascus-based Hamas official Mousa Abu Marzouq at reconciliation talks in Cairo in August, 2011. (MaanImages/HO) GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — A reconciliation...
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Fatah, Hamas continue spat over delegation entry to Gaza
Hamas Prime Minister in the Gaza Strip with Fatah President Mahmoud Abbas. (MaanImages/File) RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Fatah and Hamas on Sunday accused each other of using an aborted official Fatah visit to...
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Ramallah protest rejects negotiations
RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Palestinians rallied Saturday against steps toward renewing negotiations with Israel, gathering outside the presidential headquarters in Ramallah. “If you’re against negotiations,...
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Hamas official: Reconciliation talks beset by mistrust
Demonstrators attend a rally calling for reconciliation between Hamas and Fatah in Bethlehem on March 15, 2011. (MaanImages/Luay Sababa) BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — A senior Hamas official has told Ma’an that...
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Haniyeh: PLO must suspend talks with Israel until MPs freed
Senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh speaks during a meeting in front of supporters of the Islamist Ennahda movement party in Tunis January 8, 2012. (Reuters/Zoubeir Souissi) GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Gaza...
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Mashaal confirms he will stand down as Hamas chief
Hamas leader Khalid Mashaal confirmed on Saturday that he not stand again as head of the party’s politburo in upcoming elections in the movement. (AFP/Khaled Desouki, File) BETHLEHEM (Ma’an)...
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Egypt to host Palestinian factions next month
President Abbas and Hamas chief Khalid Mashaal.(MaanImages/file) BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Egypt intends to intervene in the implementation of a reconciliation deal between Hamas and Fatah, the country’s...
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Israel jails Palestinian parliament speaker without trial Aziz Dweik’s...
Palestinian parliament speaker Aziz Dweik gestures as he attends a hearing at an Israeli military court near the West Bank city of Ramallah. Photograph: Ahmad Gharabli/AFP/Getty Images LINK...
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Elections office opens in Gaza
GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — The Gaza headquarters of the Central Elections Commission reopened Tuesday and will start work Wednesday, officials said. link to article...
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Haniyeh to visit Iran Published today 17:31
Gaza premier Ismail Haniyeh speaks to the media after Friday prayers in Gaza City. (Reuters/Ismail Zaydah, File) GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Gaza Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh will visit Iran during an...
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Jordan’s king receives Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal makes first official visit...
King Abdullah (R) meets with Khaled Meshaal (L) and Sheikh Tamim at the Royal Palace in Amman [Reuters] Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal is in Jordan on his first official visit since he was forced to...
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Hamas denies placing barriers to unity
GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Hamas officials on Thursday played down reports that the movement was placing barriers in front of a reconciliation deal it signed with Fatah earlier this month. Party spokesman...
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Hamas Abandons Assad, Backs Syrian Rebels Move to Back Sunni Rebels Further...
Hamas Abandons Assad, Backs Syrian Rebels Move to Back Sunni Rebels Further Complicates Situation by Jason Ditz, February 24, 2012 | Print This | Share This | Antiwar Forum As...
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Haniyeh: Leaders should meet in Gaza
GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — The prime minister in Gaza on Thursday called on Palestinian leaders to visit the Gaza Strip, saying they all have a right to visit the enclave as part of an undivided Palestine....
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Hamas leader: New cabinet will be named in 2 weeks
(MaanImages/Hatem Omar, File) BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Hamas leader Ahmad Yousef said Tuesday evening that ministers in a new interim government will be named within two weeks, raising hopes that an...
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Union chief: Gaza facing new gas crisis
GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — The head of Gaza’s gas station owners organization said Wednesday that the Gaza Strip is experiencing a domestic-use gas crisis after Israel reduced the amounts of fuel entering...
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Israel kills leader of Palestinian militants behind Shalit kidnapping Zuhair...
Zuhair al-Qaissi was the top commander of the armed wing of the Popular Resistance Committee, a large militant group aligned with Hamas. Photograph: Hatem Moussa/AP An Israeli airstrike has killed the...
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Israel and Gaza militants agree to ceasefire after clashes Egyptian-brokered...
Israelis survey the damage to shops following a rocket attack in Gaza. Photograph: Uriel Sinai/Getty Images Israel and militant factions in the Gaza Strip have agreed to an Egyptian-brokered truce to...
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Hamas official: PA ‘ally of the enemy’
A boy holds a flag during a rally calling on Egyptian authorities to supply the Gaza Strip with fuel and electricity in Khan Younis on the southern Gaza Strip March 23, 2012. (REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu...
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Is Hamas Really a ‘Surrogate’ of Iran? By Robert Wright
Iran: Caravanserai (Photo credit: Erwin Bolwidt) Is Hamas Really a ‘Surrogate’ of Iran? By Robert Wright November 29, 2012 “The Atlantic” – Is Hamas a puppet of the Iranian regime? An...
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Hamas a proper assessment by Ramzy Baroud
Understanding Hamas at 25: Beyond the Tired Language Dec 12 2012 / 6:24 am By Ramzy Baroud “In a moment of high theatre he dropped to his knees, placed his lips on the ground and kissed the land he...
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Hamas holds rare West Bank rally Palestinian authority permits rally in the...
Hamas and its supporters consider the recent conflict with Israel a “victory” for the 25-year-old group [AP] Thousands of Palestinians have attended a rare Hamas rally in the city of Nablus in the...
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Hamas and sustainable peace
Hamas, Mashaal and Prospects for Sustainable Peace Dec 13 2012 / 2:44 am Khaled Meshaal. (File) Share on facebookShare on printShare on twitterShare on emailMore Sharing Services5 By Richard Falk In...
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Thousands of Hamas supporters celebrate anniversary in Hebron Published...
Click image to enlarge or see more photos. HEBRON (Ma’an) — Years after Hamas stopped celebrating its anniversary in Hebron in the southern West Bank, around 6,000 supporters rallied Friday in the...
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Apartheid Israel
Israel’s Apartheid Deepens, Along With Its Global Isolation Posted on Dec 12, 2012 AP/Bernat Armangue A Palestinian man kisses the hand of a dead relative in the morgue of Shifa Hospital in Gaza City....
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Good Signs for Palestinian Reconciliation
Map of Israel, the Palestinian territories (West Bank and Gaza Strip), the Golan Heights, and portions of neighbouring countries. Also United Nations deployment areas in countries adjoining Israel or...
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Stuart Littlewood- a Christmas message
Christmas Message from the Holy Land: ‘Act and Intervene’ Dec 20 2012 / 1:33 am Fr Manuel Musallam (R) with Gaza Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh. (Supplied) Share on facebookShare on printShare on...
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Good Signs for Palestinian Reconciliation by Abdel Bari Atwan
English: Yasser Arafat at ‘From Peacemaking to Peacebuilding’ at the Annual Meeting 2001 of the World Economic Forum (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Palestinian reconciliation is on the right path, since...
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