PLO infuriated by preferential treatment Hamas now gets in Arab states

PLO infuriated by preferential treatment Hamas now gets in Arab states

Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Arab League states have been ignoring the Palestine Liberation Organization for the Islamist opposition. Arab diplomats said Hamas has threatened to overshadow the PLO in numerous Middle East capitals. They said Hamas delegations were given the red-carpet treatment in such countries as Egypt, Qatar, Tunisia and Turkey. “Hamas is being […]

‘Popular terrorism’: Hamas contractors recruit West Bank teens for attacks on Israelis

‘Popular terrorism’: Hamas contractors recruit West Bank teens for attacks on Israelis

Special to WorldTribune.com RAMALLAH — Israel’s intelligence community has determined that former Hamas operatives were forming independent insurgency cells in the West Bank. The Israel Security Agency has captured two cells determined to have been formed by former Hamas agents for operations against Israeli soldiers and civilians in the West Bank. ISA said the cells […]

Israel sees threat to airliners from smuggled Libyan SAMs

Israel sees threat to airliners from smuggled Libyan SAMs

Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel’s intelligence community has warned that shoulder-fired surface-to-air missiles may have reached the West Bank. Security sources said several intelligence agencies have assessed that man-portable air defense systems could have been smuggled from Libya through Egypt and to the West Bank. They said the Hamas regime has absorbed scores […]

Abbas weighs scrapping the Palestinian Authority in bid to force statehood

Abbas weighs scrapping the Palestinian Authority in bid to force statehood

Special to WorldTribune.com RAMALLAH — The ruling Fatah movement has been studying the feasibility of maintaining the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank. Officials said Fatah has formed a panel that would determine the fate of the PA amid efforts to establish a state over the next few months. The officials said statehood efforts have […]