According to the cease-fire agreement that ended the summer’s war, as well as the preconditions set by the states pledging to reconstruct Gaza, Hamas is. . .
Before the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza in 2005, thousands of Palestinians worked and did business in Israel. But years under the harsh thumb of Hamas. . .
In Operation Protective Edge, Israel was able to achieve its goal of stopping rocket fire without a full-scale invasion of the Gaza strip, and without. . .
Having rejected the UN plan for reconstructing Gaza, Hamas is now looking for someone to punish for its own decision. Attacking the Palestinian Authority and. . .
The U.S. has withheld military aid from Egypt this year, in part as a response to repressive measures taken against terrorist groups in the Sinai.. . .
Having failed to accomplish much in the recent Gaza war, Hamas has begun a new strategy of cooperation with al-Qaeda-linked terrorist groups in the Sinai. . .
On October 12, the U.S., Qatar, the EU, and others pledged $5.4 billion to Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah-controlled Palestinian Authority, half of which is earmarked for. . .
Why Hamas, though momentarily chastened, may soon be tempted to start another war.
Hamas operatives have taken to extorting money from Palestinians fleeing Gaza. The result: some 500 people missing at sea, presumed drowned.
When given the rare opportunity to speak without threat of retribution, Gazans complain of violent oppression and being used as human shields.
Hamas troops robbed a bank in Gaza City; Fatah and Hamas are squabbling over reconstruction funds. Is the Palestinian Unity government on the verge of collapse?
While the UN investigates Israel’s alleged war crimes, its own chief agency in Gaza, largely funded by the U.S., has been functioning as a support. . .
Of the 27 alleged collaborators executed by Hamas during Operation Protective Edge, exactly none was working with Israeli intelligence.
Complete demilitarization is impossible for now, but steps can be taken both to prevent Hamas from rearming and to undermine it politically. (Interview by Toby Greene)