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Hamas starts rounding up, beating young men for ‘inappropriate’ hairstyles
Hamas security forces in Gaza have been rounding up young men and forcing them to get haircuts on grounds of inappropriate hairstyles, a rights group has charged. Some of the youths have even been beaten for styling their hair in a way deemed unacceptable to Gaza’s ruling Islamist movement, or…
Hamas bans schools ‘mixing’ boys and girls after age 9 in Palestine
A law banning same sex schooling in the Gaza Strip has entered into force, the education minister for Hamas, which rules the Palestinian territory, said on Monday. The law, which was issued on February 10, was approved by the Islamist movement’s legislative council and went into effect on Sunday, Osama…
Hamas promises amnesty to Palestinian collaborators spying for Israel
Islamist group says any informers who hand themselves in to authorities by 11 April will not be interrogated or imprisoned Hamas has launched a campaign to convince Palestinians who collaborate with Israel to turn themselves in, offering promises of impunity and financial rewards. The Islamist group claims to have obtained…
Gawker’s Max Read: ‘Friends of Hamas’ story proof that right wing lives in ‘complete bubble’
On Wednesday night’s edition of Current TV’s “The Young Turks,” host Cenk Uygur welcomed Gawker.com writer Max Read for a discussion about the right wing media frenzy sparked by the “Friends of Hamas” canard that nearly derailed the confirmation of Defense Secretary nominee Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE). What began as…
Palestinian security forces arrest alleged Hamas members
Palestinian security forces arrested more than 25 members of the Islamic militant Hamas movement over the past 48 hours, a security official told AFP Thursday on condition of anonymity. He said that some of those arrested around the West Bank city of Ramallah were in possession of explosives. A Hamas…
Hamas arsenal hit during conflict but rocket know-how still intact
GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories — The distinctive whoosh of a longer-range rocket leaving Gaza set sirens wailing in Tel Aviv or Jerusalem within minutes, as Hamas militants broke new ground in the fight against Israel. And although the Islamists’ firepower was hard hit during its eight-day confrontation with Israel, Hamas…
Israel, Hamas both see gains from Gaza fight
Israel and its Hamas foes are each claiming gains from a week of fighting in and around Gaza, but analysts doubt if the army of a sovereign state can ever score a conclusive win against an irregular force rooted in its local community. “There is such a thing, but it…
Republican renews call for censoring terror groups on Twitter
As violence in the Gaza strip flares, Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX) is reminding reporters that he’s been calling for Hamas to be removed from social media for months. Poe and six other House Republicans said in September that they sent a letter to the Federal Bureau of Investigation demanding that…
Israel mulls Gaza truce as death toll tops 100
Israeli leaders Tuesday discussed an Egyptian plan for a truce with Gaza’s ruling Hamas, reports said, before a mission by the UN chief to Jerusalem and as the toll from Israeli raids on Gaza rose over 100. The early morning talks came as the UN Security Council hit deadlock on…
Hezbollah leader vows support for Hamas despite Syria rift
BEIRUT — Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah pledged the Lebanese Shiite group’s support for the Hamas rulers of Gaza in the face of Israel’s air war Monday, insisting it was unaffected by differences over the conflict in Syria. “Some are saying that Israel is punishing Hamas for they think it abandoned…
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