Posts Tagged: Hamas Gaza
Is Hamas Really So Popular?
Hamas did its best to create the impression that enormous, enthusiastic crowds attended its recent 31st anniversary commemoration in Katiba Square in Gaza. Its goal...
In Wake of Leadership Fight, Is Hamas in Trouble?
JNS.org - In order to appreciate the unprecedented scope and severity of the rift between Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh and the group’s Gaza...
Next Flare-Up in Gaza Is Only a Matter of Time
JNS.org - Last week’s flare-up between Israel and Hamas saw both parties displaying determination alongside restraint, as neither really wants another war. Both sides tried...
Praising Netanyahu’s Caution
JNS.org - People demonstrated in the streets of Sderot on Tuesday, and who could blame them? They had spent days running back and forth to...
Hamas Rockets and the Idea of Two States
JNS.org - Does it really matter what started the shooting at the border between Israel and Hamas-run Gaza? To outward appearances, it looks like it was...
The Truth About American Jews and Israel’s Borders
JNS.org - More than three-quarters of American Jews want Israel to be reduced to just miles wide -- narrower than Washington, DC or the Bronx. How can that...
Israel Must Make a Decision on Gaza — Now
JNS.org - Events in Gaza are moving quickly, and Israel has now reached a critical fork in the road with two main paths: a significant military...
Palestinians Don’t Have to Live Like Refugees
Dramatic shifts are rare in American foreign policy. But one undeniable example is the Trump administration’s recent decision to cease funding the United Nations Relief...
How to Deal with Hamas: Make Concessions or Fight?
Israel’s leading politicians, Minister of Defense Avigdor Lieberman and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, have been engaged in a fierce debate with Minister of Education Naftali...
How Feasible Is a Long-Term Truce with Hamas?
The prospect of a long-term truce between Israel and Hamas brings with it both risks and opportunities. While it remains far from clear that such...
Hamas Anniversary Is Reminder of Terror Group’s Agenda
This week marks the 30th anniversary of the publication of the covenant of the "Islamic Resistance Movement," better known as Hamas. The document is worth...
The Gaza Conundrum and the Two-State Solution
JNS.org - For Israelis, it’s a case of déjà vu all over again. As they have so many times in the last 11 years since the...
A Moment of Truth in Gaza
JNS.org - The winds of war have blown across the Gaza frontier, undoing the four years of relative quiet since Operation Protective Edge in 2014....
The Possibility of Another Gaza War Is Rising
JNS.org - Israel has repeatedly stated that it has no interest in a military campaign in the Gaza Strip, but reality may still drag it...
