Tag: Hamas

Two and a half-year-old Muhammad Al Masri rests on his mother's legs in a classroom at a United Nations school where hundreds of families have sought refuge after fleeing their homes following heavy Israeli forces' strikes, in Jebaliya refugee camp, Gaza Strip, Friday, July 25, 2014. Over 140,000 Palestinians are seeking shelter in 83 UNRWA schools, according to UNRWA spokesman Chris Gunness. The number of Palestinians seeking shelter since the ground operation began has increased seven-fold. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Gaza sides agree to lull but truce efforts stall

KARIN LAUBIAN DEITCH · July 26, 2014 2:26 am

Israeli soldiers patrol the town of Sderot after a group of Hamas militants was detected infiltrating into Israel. (AP/Tsafrir Abayov, File)

Beltway Confidential

Stephen Walt’s ‘Israel lobby’ paranoia

Charles Hoskinson · July 25, 2014 8:15 pm

Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah speaks during a rally to mark Jerusalem Day or Al-Quds day, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, July 25, 2014. Nasrallah said that the "resistance" in Gaza became victorious after the Zionists and all their backers worldwide failed in achieving any of their goals. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Hezbollah leader vows to support Gazans

Zeina Karam · July 25, 2014 5:22 pm

Kristol Podcast: US out of UN!…and more on Israel, Ukraine, and Immigration

TWS Podcast · July 25, 2014 4:05 pm

Israeli soldiers enter a tunnel discovered near the Israel Gaza border. (AP/Tsafrir Abayov)

Hamas’ triumph

Mona Charen · July 25, 2014 3:08 pm

Europe’s Amazing Anti-Israel Ways

Jeffrey Gedmin · July 25, 2014 2:58 pm

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry listens as U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon makes a statement regarding the violence in Gaza during their meeting in Cairo, Thursday, July 24, 2014. Israeli tank shells hit a compound housing a U.N. school in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing at least 15 people and wounding dozens who were seeking shelter from fierce clashes on the streets outside, Palestinian officials said, as Israel pressed forward with its 17-day war against the territory's Hamas rulers.(AP Photo/Pool)

National Security

Deal still elusive for Gaza cease-fire

Lara Jakes · July 25, 2014 12:26 pm

Hamas tunnel threat at center of war with Israel

Tia Goldenberg · July 25, 2014 7:22 am

Israel swears in new president amid Gaza war

Tia Goldenberg · July 24, 2014 7:07 pm

Members of Nongovernmental organizations and the media inspect the damage during a two-hour temporary cease-fire in Gaza City's Shijaiyah neighborhood, Wednesday, July 23, 2014. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

In the Middle East, a new alignment being born?

R. Emmett Tyrrell · July 24, 2014 2:36 pm

Hamas, designated a foreign terrorist organization by the U.S., has governed the Palestinian territory of Gaza since they defeated rival Fatah, the group that governs the West Bank. (AP Photo)

Why there can never be ‘peace in the Middle East’

Larry Elder · July 24, 2014 2:32 pm

Joe Klein Defends Israel’s Military Action

Joe Klein Defends Israel’s Military Action

Michael Warren · July 24, 2014 11:05 am