Daily Archives: February 23, 2009

Hamas: Exchange Information On Shalit For Convict Release

Moussa Abu Marzuk, deputy of Hamas’ political bureau, has refused Israel’s demand to release the Israeli POW Gilad Shalit before Israeli restrictions on commerce with Gaza Strip are lifted. However, he hints that, in exchange...

Katyusha Rocket Strikes Home Of Israeli Christian Arab Family

On Saturday morning, Katyusha rockets were fired at the Galilee for the third time this year. As in the previous two times, this rocket fire miraculously ended without fatalities. At about 9:30 a.m., residents of...

Report: Egypt Forging Fatah-Hamas Cooperation

Maan News, an official media organization of the Palestinian Authority, reports Egypt has rescheduled a conference aimed at restoring Palestinian unity for tomorrow. According to Maan News, “the head of the Fatah bloc in the...

Israeli Satellite In The Service Of Abu Dhabi

While the United Arab Emirates gulf state of Dubai might not have wanted the Israeli tennis player Shahar Peer to compete in their tennis tournament, their neighbors in Abu Dhabi have gladly invited another...

Report: Egypt Won’t Stop Gaza Smuggling

Despite Western pressure, Egypt will not block the arms flow to the Gaza Strip, a report said. BESA, the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies, based at Bar Ilan University in Ramat Gan, Israel has issued...