A top Hamas official said Monday that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has pledged Moscow’s support if the Palestinians seek recognition as a United Nations member-state in September. “All peoples need unity, not least the Palestinian people, who are justly seeking a solution to their task of creating a state,” Lavrov said. Israel and the […]
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Palestinians plan Day of Rage to protest US veto of UN resolution
February 21, 2011Palestinians are planning their own “Day of Rage” to protest the American veto of a United Nations resolution condemning Israeli settlements, Ma’an News Agency reported a top Fatah official as saying. “[The United States government] are liars who pretend to support democracy and peace. Far from it,” Fatah official and former Palestinian intelligence chief Tawfik […]
So what ever happened on Dubai assassination of Hamas official?
October 10, 2010Soon after the January assassination of a top Palestinian official, Dubai police stumbled onto what looked like a big break in the case. They linked a white-haired man with glasses to several suspects caught on security cameras preparing for the murder of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh. Most of the suspects in the case had carriedforged passports, but this man […]
Dubai asks FBI to investigate Mossad terror ties in US
March 3, 2010Amid ongoing investigation of the murder of a Hamas commander in Dubai, the UAE police have asked the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to look into alleged ties of the suspects to Americans. Dubai police asked the FBI to investigate US-issued pre-paid credit cards used by 13 of the terror suspects in the killing […]
Former Israeli FM / Mossad hails Dubai assassination of Hamas leader
February 25, 2010Former Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni hailed the assassination of a Hamas official, Mahmud al-Mabhuh, the BBC reported. The assassination is widely blamed on Israel’s notorious intelligence service Mossad. Livni, currently leads the parliamentary opposition for the Kadima party, had herself worked for the Mossad previously. The alleged Israeli assassination of Mahmud al-Mabhuh on January […]
Meir Dagan: The Mastermind Behind Mossad’s Secret War
February 22, 2010In the northern suburbs of Tel Aviv, the headquarters of Mossad, the Israeli secret intelligence agency, known as the “midrasha”. Binyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, steps out of his car and is greeted by Meir Dagan, the 64-year-old head of the agency. As the man who gives final authorisation for such operations, Netanyahu was […]
Questions on the assassination of Hamas member Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in Dubai
February 19, 2010The British Foreign Office denied a news report Friday that the British intelligence service was told in advance that Israeli agents planned to assassinate a senior Hamas militant in Dubai. The Guardian had reported “Official sources said UK authorities issued the British passports used by the assassins in Dubai last month.” At least six of […]
More activists challenge crippling Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip
July 6, 2009In another attempt to break the crippling Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip, a group of activists has arrived in Egypt on a humanitarian mission. About 100 US activists with tons of medical supplies arrived in Egypt on Sunday on their way to Gaza, hoping to break the deadly Israeli-Egyptian blockade of the territory –home […]