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Hamas to Rewrite Charter, Accept Palestinian State in 1967 Borders, Leading to Egyptian Rapprochement

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Hamas to Rewrite Charter, Accept Palestinian State in 1967 Borders, Leading to Egyptian Rapprochement

Richard Silverstein March 10, 2017 12

CORRECTION: I mistakenly read the linked article to state that the Hamas proposal accepts an Israeli state...

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Israeli Gag Order Prohibits Coverage of Shin Bet Arrest of World Vision Gaza Manager

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Israeli Gag Order Prohibits Coverage of Shin Bet Arrest of World Vision Gaza Manager

Richard Silverstein August 4, 2016 11

UPDATE: The gag order mentioned below has just been lifted. A few days ago, Think Progress reported...

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Israeli Patriot Missiles and F-16 Fail to Shoot Down Russian Drone

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Israeli Patriot Missiles and F-16 Fail to Shoot Down Russian Drone

Richard Silverstein July 20, 2016 16

Israel’s air defense capability took a severe beating over the past few days when media reported that...

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IDF Chief Abandons Hannibal Directive Which Approved Killing Captive Israeli Soldiers

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IDF Chief Abandons Hannibal Directive Which Approved Killing Captive Israeli Soldiers

Richard Silverstein June 29, 2016 3

This news came like a lightning bolt: after three decades the IDF has finally abandoned a military...

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Erdogan to Betray Gaza for Israeli Gas

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Erdogan to Betray Gaza for Israeli Gas

Richard Silverstein June 25, 2016 31

Israeli and world media have featured screaming headlines over the past few days that Turkey and Israel...

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Bill Clinton: When Iraq Attacks Israel, “I’ll Get Down in the Trenches and Die”

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Bill Clinton: When Iraq Attacks Israel, “I’ll Get Down in the Trenches and Die”

Richard Silverstein May 16, 2016 26

Bill Clinton would’ve been far better off if he’d just faded away, in the words of Douglas...

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Hamas Defector, Sami Atawna, Exposes Location of Second Hamas Tunnel; Israel Lies About Its Discovery

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Hamas Defector, Sami Atawna, Exposes Location of Second Hamas Tunnel; Israel Lies About Its Discovery

Richard Silverstein May 6, 2016 23

השב”כ משקר בפרשת עריק החמאס The IDF announced today that it had discovered a second major tunnel...

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IDF Exploits Gaza Child Cancer Victims to Score Hasbara Points

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IDF Exploits Gaza Child Cancer Victims to Score Hasbara Points

Richard Silverstein April 29, 2016 21

Two nights ago, I noticed that COGAT, the IDF unit which administers the Gaza siege, was taking...

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Israeli Military Censor: On a Fool’s Errand

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Israeli Military Censor: On a Fool’s Errand

Richard Silverstein April 25, 2016 14

BREAKING: IDF censor prohibits reporting name of IDF officer in Haaretz who’s already been publicly named in...

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BREAKING: Israeli Media Report Discovery of Hamas Tunnel, But Intelligence Officials Engage in Cover-Up

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BREAKING: Israeli Media Report Discovery of Hamas Tunnel, But Intelligence Officials Engage in Cover-Up

Richard Silverstein April 18, 2016 13

.חשיפה: צה”ל שיקר לתושבי הדרום לפני פרסום גילוי המנהרה, והסתיר את תפקידו של עריק החמאס בגילויה Yesterday,...

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BREAKING: Israel Discovers Gaza Tunnel, Residents Steel for Potential Hostilities

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BREAKING: Israel Discovers Gaza Tunnel, Residents Steel for Potential Hostilities

Richard Silverstein April 17, 2016 1

חשיפה: צה”ל גילה מנהרה של חמאס בגבול רצועת עזה. הצנזורה מונעת פרסום כבר כ-10 ימים Three days...

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Hamas Drums Up Interest in Israeli Captives, But Bibi Ain’t Buying

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Hamas Drums Up Interest in Israeli Captives, But Bibi Ain’t Buying

Richard Silverstein April 2, 2016 5

I don’t know which is worse, Hamas acting like souk merchants touting marked-down merchandise they can’t sell;...

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