Category Archives: Hamas
Gaza Clashes: Dozens Killed Before US Embassy Opens In Jerusalem
Photo Credit: Associated Free Press At least 41 Palestinians have died in clashes with Israel ahead of the United States embassy opening in Jerusalem. Moving the US embassy to Jerusalem has been a controversial decision from the get-go, and the situation is becoming increasingly violent. Palestinians have seen the opening of a new embassy and […]
Palestinian Santas Clash With Israeli Forces On Christmas In Bethlehem
On Christmas Eve, Palestinians, many of them dressed as Santa Claus, staged a rally in the city of Bethlehem in the West Bank protesting against to the US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Israeli forces used tear gas and stun grenades against the protesters near an Israeli military tower in Bethlehem – the ancient […]
The 10 “Grey Swans” Events For 2018
One of the traditional push backs against attempts to predict “black swan” events is that they are by default unpredictable, rendering the entire exercise moot. However, for the second year in a row, Nomura’s Bilal Hafeez has found a loophole, or rather loop-animal: the grey swan. As Hafeez writes, while he would like to be […]
Women’s March Organizer Linda Sarsour Accused Of Enabling Sexual Assault Of Female Employee
Feminist activist and Women’s March organizer, Linda Sarsour, has been accused of enabling the sexual assault of a female employee who worked for her in 2009 at the Arab American Association, two sources “directly familiar” with the matter tell the Daily Caller. Linda Sarsour According to Sarsour’s accuser Asmi Fathelbab, a 37 year old New […]
Israel Bombing Targets Inside Gaza After Hamas Missile Intercept
After a day of escalating violence in Israel and the Palestinian territories which left at least two Palestinians dead and dozens injured in clashes with police and Israeli soldiers, Israel is on high alert with public alarm warnings sounding across multiple communities in the south after at least three rockets were from fired from the Gaza Strip […]
Trump May Recognize Jerusalem As Israel’s Capital Next Week
Submitted by South Front On Friday a senior US official told Reuters that US President Donald Trump may deliver a speech next Wednesday recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Some Middle East experts speculate that such a move will be a major blow to the US relations with Arab countries and the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. No US […]
Trump Could Add North Korea To List Of State Sponsors Of Terror Next Week
Just two days after President Donald Trump returned from his 12-day tour of Asia with new assurances that China would do more to economically pressure North Korea, the White House abruptly revealed Thursday that President Trump is considering returning North Korea to the State Department’s list of state sponsors of terrorism – a decision that […]
Trump Invites “Crushing” Response After Designating Iran’s Revolutionary Guard As Terrorist Organization
While Trump’s just announced decision to decertify the Iranian nuclear deal, giving Congress 60 days to decide whether to unwind Obama’s landmark deal, was widely leaked previously even though few can point to what terms of the agreement Iran has violated, one aspect of Trump’s Iran statement was unclear: whether he would designate Iran’s Islamic […]