Posts Tagged: gaza
A Moment of Hope — and Change — for Gaza?
Beginning on March 14, a series of protests against the quality of life under Hamas rule have erupted in the Gaza Strip. These have been...
Has the ‘Arab Spring’ Sprung in Gaza?
JNS.org - Hamas has failed in its attempts to silence media coverage of the protests in Gaza against the rising cost of living. Despite its efforts,...
The People of Gaza Finally Rise Up
JNS.org - In recent days, we have witnessed unprecedented demonstrations in the Gaza Strip. The demonstrators, mostly young people, initially took to the streets in...
Israel’s Intensifying Dilemma Vis-à-Vis the Gaza Strip
JNS - It is too soon to assess the potential of the demonstrations in the Gaza Strip over the past few days to take a sharp...
Why Egypt Works to Curb Hamas’ Influence in Gaza
Egypt's relations with Hamas have always been turbulent. Hamas was formed in 1987 as a Palestinian offshoot of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood; Egypt considers the...
Gaza’s Strawberry Exports Skyrocket Since Last Year
In a piece of good news for residents of the Gaza Strip, revenues from the coastal enclave's strawberry exports have risen 290 percent over the...
Gaza as an International Quarantine Zone
JNS.org - The only solution to Gaza’s longstanding plight is for it to be designated an “International Quarantine Zone,” with Israel severing all ties to the...
Rivlin: Israel ‘Strong and Resilient’ in Face of Iran Threat
Iran will continue to intensify its fight against the Jewish state, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin warned on Monday. Speaking at an Institute for National Security Studies conference...
Hamas: Israel Is Negotiating a Prisoner Release to Aid Netanyahu Before Elections
Sources within the Gaza-based terror group Hamas told Arab media outlets on Saturday that Israel is seeking to negotiate a prisoner release deal that would...
Hamas Arrests Gaza Men Suspected of Attacking Abbas’s TV Station
Gaza authorities arrested five Palestinians on Saturday on suspicion of ransacking the offices of President Mahmoud Abbas's official Palestine Television station, Hamas's interior ministry said. On...
The New York Times ‘War Crime’
Imagine appropriate news coverage of the horrific Nazi slaughter of six million Jews. Then imagine coverage, by the same newspaper, of the accidental killing --...
Palestinian Rioter Dies in Latest Gaza Border Clashes
A Palestinian rioter was killed by IDF fire during the latest round of weekly border clashes on Friday, Palestinian health officials said. They said Karam Fayyad, 26, was...
Gaza and Lebanon: The Two Turning Points of 2018
Major wars tend to produce clear and visible strategic turning points. But less dramatic events often generate shifts that are no less significant, albeit in...
When Is a Journalist Not a Reliable Eyewitness?
JNS.org - Despite the recent erosion of public confidence in the media, many readers probably consider journalists trustworthy eyewitnesses. Journalists are duty bound to rise above their...
