599 articles tagged "Palestinians"
DEBKAfile
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April 14, 2008, 1:46 PM (GMT+02:00)
The two men, Ahab Abu Riyal and Anas Salum, from the Balata refugee camp in Nablus, were arrested by Israeli security Shin Bet officers last month before they could carry out their mission on behalf of the Lebanese Hizballah. Their Fatah-al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades branch is controlled by Hizballah.
They were ...
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April 13, 2008, 9:47 PM (GMT+02:00)
The proposal by senior Palestinian negotiator Yasser Abed Rabbo put forward Wed Feb. 20 to copy the Kosovo example if Israel continued to mark time in talks for a Palestinian state was quickly knocked down by his colleagues, but eyed with interest by Israel.
Tuesday, prime minister Ehud Olmert and ...
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April 13, 2008, 9:37 PM (GMT+02:00)
debkafile's military sources report that the 19 o'clock warning siren Tuesday, April 3 - day three of the nationwide missile defense exercise - was not heard in many parts of Israel, including the Knesset - as criticism of the exercise spread.
Most people did not know where to find ...
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April 11, 2008, 8:57 PM (GMT+02:00)
debkafile's Middle East sources report that direct covert talks between Palestinian Authority Chairman, the Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas and hardline Hamas political chief Khaled Meshaal have been going on for three weeks and yielded a five-part framework accord.
The two parties endeavored to keep their channel under cover after ...
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April 1, 2008, 7:22 PM (GMT+02:00)
The Israeli soldier Gilead Shalit (taken hostage by Hamas 21 months ago) is alive and well treated, Khalad Meshal, Hamas politburo chief, told Sky interviewer Tim Marshall in Damascus Sunday. He went on to say: "We renew our offer to Israel to let the civilian people from the two sides ...
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March 30, 2008, 3:38 PM (GMT+02:00)
debkafile's military sources report that a number of Hamas terror heavyweights were included in the last batch Egypt released of 124 operatives captured in Sinai after Hamas smashed through the border wall earlier this year.
Officers of Israel's southern command voiced dismay and astonishment at the government's failure to ...
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March 29, 2008, 12:43 AM (GMT+02:00)
A heavy barrage of 7 Qassam missiles struck Sderot Wednesday night, March 26. One exploded in the old market, injuring three people and leaving 16 in shock. Of the 16 fired during the day, after a three-week slowdwon, one landed south of Ashkelon, several exploded in kibbutzim causing heavy damage ...
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March 23, 2008, 4:55 PM (GMT+02:00)
Palestinian pollster Khalil Shikaki told the New York Times in Ramallah that 84 percent of the Palestinians polled supported the March 6 attack on the Mercaz Harav yeshiva in which 8 young students were killed,.
He reported 64 percent supported the Hamas' missile offensive against Israeli towns and 75 percent though ...
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March 23, 2008, 11:20 AM (GMT+02:00)
debkafile publishes here for the first time details of the Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' master plan for wrecking Israel's 60th anniversary celebrations. The project is called the "2008 Return"
He has circulated directives for three million Palestinians to leave their homes on the West Bank, Gaza, Jordan, ...
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March 18, 2008, 9:56 PM (GMT+02:00)
debkafile's military and intelligence sources report that, in private conversations, top Hamas commanders are discussing the March 8 attack on the Mercaz Harav yeshiva, which left eight students dead. They are plotting to follow it up with similar terrorist atrocities while slowing down missile and rocket attacks from ...
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March 18, 2008, 11:21 AM (GMT+02:00)
debkafile's Washington sources report that Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas has put President George W. Bush and secretary of state Condoleezza Rice on notice. He has sent them a warning that he means to break off peace talks with Israel unless prime minister Ehud Olmert comes through with ...
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March 18, 2008, 9:04 AM (GMT+02:00)
debkafile's military sources report: In the second air raid Sat., March 15, Israeli helicopters and a Shin Bet force struck and killed a three-man Jihad Islami missile team on its way to launch an attack at Israeli civilians from northern Gaza. It was the first time a Shin ...
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March 11, 2008, 10:20 AM (GMT+02:00)
debkafile reports that the line of investigation developing the day after a Palestinian terrorist murdered 8 Israeli yeshiva students in Jerusalem is that the Hamas command in Damascus, or Hizballah in Beirut activated the killer, Ala Abu Dhaim 25, a Palestinian with Israeli citizenship from Jebal Mukaber in ...
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March 9, 2008, 12:30 PM (GMT+02:00)
Israel reopened the border crossings Tuesday, March 3, for food and other essential supplies to reach the Gaza population. Wednesday, a load of cans marked "edible oil" was found to contain a chemical substance resembling glue for the manufacture of explosives used in Palestinian missiles fired against Israel. The trucks, ...
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March 8, 2008, 9:11 PM (GMT+02:00)
debkafile's military sources report a major Hamas-Israeli clash erupted opposite the Kissufim Gaza crossing after Israeli forces crossed in to investigate armed Palestinian movements close to the border fence. The Israel Hammer jeep force was greeted with fierce anti-tank and heavy machine gun fire. As the battle raged, ...
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March 6, 2008, 7:43 PM (GMT+02:00)
Seven bottle-bombs were lobbed at a border police jeep near Kalandia. Palestinians also hurled rocks at Israeli cars in a second northern district, Pisgat Zeev, and the Malcha-Gilo road in the south.
Sunday, two Jerusalem municipal inspectors were rescued from a lynch mob on an East Jerusalem street and a group ...
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March 4, 2008, 1:07 PM (GMT+02:00)
Vacillation or dithering was the original sin committed by the Olmert government in the Lebanon War and the primary cause of its inconclusive outcome, according to the panel set up to examine what went wrong.
The same deficiency dogs the government's handling of Hamas in Gaza, despite prime minister Ehud ...
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March 3, 2008, 11:51 AM (GMT+02:00)
Ahmed Qureia announced in Ramallah Sat. March 1 that peace talks with Israel were suspended. Jerusalem: This step contradicts Palestinian and Israeli commitment to fight terror regardless peace negotiations. Israel did not break off talks over Palestinian missile offensive against civilians. It is entitled to defend itself and determine the ...
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March 1, 2008, 9:35 AM (GMT+02:00)
Ronnie Yihya was a student at Sapir College outside Sderot. He came from Moshav Bitchah near Ofakim in southern Israel. He was killed and a second student critically injured by a direct Qassam hit to the campus, Wednesday, Feb. 27.
More than 50 missiles and dozens of mortar rounds, fired ...
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February 29, 2008, 6:49 PM (GMT+02:00)
debkafile's military sources report that Thursday, Feb. 28, the day after 50 missiles were fired from Gaza, the internal security minister, Avi Dichter, was inspecting the damage to Sapir College, when one of his guards was hit in the leg. Both were near the spot where the student ...
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