Khaled Mashaal, Hamas’s absentee lead terrorist figurehead, refused Israel’s request to disarm, according to a new report from Qatar.

Mashaal’s statement is not surprising, given that the terror group’s Charter calls for armed jihad against Israel.


It is also in keeping with Mashaal’s longstanding refusal to lay down weapons and negotiate peace with Israel.
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Mousa Abu Marzook, a senior Hamas official, is crying to Facebook friends about his fear that Egypt allegedly wants to take control of Gaza.

Really? Why would any country — including Egypt or Israel — ever dream of reigning control again over the quagmire in Gaza?

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Egypt’s military issued a stern warning to Palestinians and Syrians living near the country’s port city of Suez against interfering with Egypt’s internal affairs.


The country’s state-run news agency carried the statement the day after violent clashes in Suez between local shop owners and supporters of the overthrown Morsi reportedly injured 112 people.

The warning came less than a week after Hamas was caught attempting to smuggle 19 Grad rockets into Cairo via Sinai, according to a high level Egyptian Army officer.
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One might think that opportunities for young students to study overseas are good things. They get to experience another culture, improve their foreign language skills, and make plenty of friends.

But when 16-year-old Ayah Tafesh left Gaza for America through Egypt, the Hamas security official checking her paperwork apparently misunderstood what the high school student said.

This turned out to be a very fortunate mistake for the young student.
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