by WorldTribune Staff, May 26, 2016 The UN’s Middle East envoy has publicly urged Hamas to halt the public executions of 13 men, most convicted of murder connected to robberies. UN envoy Nickolay Mladenov told the Security Council that public executions are prohibited under international human rights law. “I urge Hamas not to carry out […]
Special to WorldTribune.com A Hamas commander was executed last month for “moral turpitude” (homosexuality). Mahmoud Ishtiwi was tortured and then executed on Feb. 7 after at least one terrorist under his command admitted to having sex with him, according to a New York Times report. Ishtiwi, who is survived by two wives and three children, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com The entirety of Israel should be surrounded by fences to protect against infiltration from “wild beasts,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Feb. 9. “At the end of the day as I see it, there will be a fence … surrounding Israel in its entirety. We will surround the entire state of […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Hamas recently rolled out what it said was a “captured and rebuilt Israeli tank.” The “tank” was mocked on social media as something more likely to be seen in a carnival than on the battlefield. Twitter users first spotted what looked like car tires between tank treads that were not moving and […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Israel will not lift the blockade on the Gaza Strip as part of a deal that renews relations with Turkey, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Dec. 21. “They (Turkey) argued against the blockade on Gaza and of course we don’t intend to change our naval blockade policy,” Netanyahu said according to […]
Special to WorldTribune.com An internal struggle is afoot over whether Hamas should cut its ties with Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL). On one side, the old guard in Gaza, led by former Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and “military wing” official Yahya Sinwar, want to sever ties to ISIL. On the other side, a […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Palestinians are stepping up their hate campaign against Jews. Among the latest incidents: A Gaza cleric called for more attacks on Jews in Israel, the Palestinian Authority (PA) named a major road for a terrorist who murdered two Jews and a Palestinian named his newborn son “Knife of Jerusalem” to commemorate the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Hamas naval commandos detained a “suspicious” dolphin that was accused of being used by Israel to attack members of the Eziddin al-Qassam, Hamas’s armed wing. Sources told the daily Al-Quds on Aug. 19 that the alleged Israeli attack dolphin was captured off the shores of the Gaza Strip and that it was […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Children aren’t psychologically prepared to become terrorists, a psychoanalyst said of thousands of kids in Gaza who attend summer terror training camps. Fadil Abu Hein told the Palestinian Arab Ma’an News Agency that “during childhood, children need to play, have fun, feel happy and all such things which help develop the human […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Officials said Hamas is reaching out to Egypt and Israel as it can no longer rely on the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank for much-needed funding. As icy relations between the two main Palestinian factions have not thawed, Hamas has struck out on its own seeking accommodation with unlikely powers. On […]