Special to WorldTribune.com RAMALLAH — The lion’s share of Palestinian journalists, fearing official retaliation, routinely censor themselves, a report said. The Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms asserted that more than 80 percent of Palestinian journalists practiced self-censorship in their work. In a report, the center, known by its Arabic acronym, MADA, said these […]
Special to WorldTribune.com JERUSALEM — Israel has concluded that Hamas, aided by Iran and Syria, was perfecting underground warfare using tunneling technology developed by North Korea. A report by a leading Israeli think tank asserted that Hamas was employing a doctrine developed by Iran with North Korean assistance in its latest war with Israel. The […]
Special to WorldTribune.com from WASHINGTON — Two ruling Palestinian factions have been battling for control over what was expected to be billions of dollars in donations to reconstruct the Gaza Strip, a report said. The Gatestone Institute asserted that Fatah and Hamas intensified their rivalry in an effort to become the address for Arab and […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The Egyptian Army continues to sustain attacks near the border with the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. On Oct. 22, at least two Army officers were killed and 12 soldiers injured in a bombing outside Rafah, a city divided between Egypt and the Gaza Strip. Officials said suspected Palestinian insurgents detonated a […]
Special to WorldTribune.com RAMALLAH — Hamas, under pressure from Egypt’s military, has threatened to renew war against Israel. Hamas said it was preparing for an uprising against Israel that would include suicide attacks. In a statement, Hamas’ military wing, Izzedin Kassam, said the campaign against Israel was meant to save Jerusalem’s Temple Mount. “We’re ready […]
Special to WorldTribune.com RAMALLAH — The Palestinian Authority plans to delay another government to enable Hamas to join. PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas said he would renew consultations to form a government with the opposition Hamas movement. Abbas said such a government would comprise what he termed “independent technocrats” until the holding of elections. “President Mahmoud […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israeli authorities investigating links between African infiltrators and Islamic insurgency groups in Egypt have acknowledged the arrest of an Eritrean national. On June 13, an Israeli court released information on the arrest of Kabari Gabriosus, a 22-year-old migrant from Eritrea and resident of Tel Aviv. “The material submitted by the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Islamic insurgents have deployed surface-to-air missiles in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula for attacks on Israel, a report said. The Washington Institute for Near East Policy said Hamas has joined with Bedouin insurgents to establish Sinai as a venue for SAM attacks on Israeli civilian and military aircraft. In a report, the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — The international community has been deterred from an attack on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, a report said. A report by a leading Israeli investment company concluded that an attack on Iran by either Israel or the United States was not feasible. Clal Finance, in a report titled “The Iranian Issue […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Iran is overseeing an effort to enhance Hizbullah’s telecommunications network in Lebanon. Western diplomatic sources said Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is financing and supervising a program to modernize Hizbullah telecommunications and data networks in Lebanon. They said IRGC has sent engineers and technicians to Beirut and southern Lebanon […]