The military wing of Hamas, the Islamic group, claimed responsibility for the attack — in which gunmen fired on a vehicle carrying two men and two women at a junction near the city of Hebron — and described it on its Arabic Web site as a “heroic operation.”
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Killing of Israeli Settlers Rattles Leaders
Thursday, September 2nd, 20104 Israelis shot dead in West Bank
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010ON ROUTE 60, WEST BANK – Four Israelis traveling in a car near the West Bank city of Hebron were shot dead Tuesday night as the Obama administration prepared to host Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in Washington.
Iran has material for 1-2 atom bombs: ex-IAEA aide
Thursday, August 26th, 2010Iran has stockpiled enough low-enriched uranium for 1-2 nuclear arms but it would not make sense for it to cross the bomb-making threshold with only this amount, a former top U.N. nuclear official was quoted as saying.
Cracks in the Iranian Monolith
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Opposition is spreading in the streets, in prisons, and even in the military.
Blast kills at least 15 in Pakistan mosque
Monday, August 23rd, 2010A blast inside a mosque in Pakistan’s South Waziristan tribal region on the Afghan border killed at least 15 people on Monday, Pakistani intelligence officials said.
Iran Unveils New Drone
Sunday, August 22nd, 2010
This photo released by the Iranian Defense Ministry shows Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Armed Forces chief Hasan Firouzabadi and Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi inaugurating the long-range drone.
TEHRAN, Iran—Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday inaugurated the country’s first domestically built, long-range, unmanned bomber aircraft, calling it an “ambassador of death” to Iran’s enemies.
‘Obama won’t hit Iranian reactor’
Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
Photo by: AP
Bolton claims Israel has only 3 days to strike Bushehr plant.
Obama’s comments take mosque story national
Saturday, August 14th, 2010
President Barack Obama on Saturday sought to defuse the controversy over his remarks on plans to build a mosque near Ground Zero, insisting that he wasn’t endorsing the specific project but making a general plea for religious tolerance toward all.
Obama throws support behind controversial Islamic center
Saturday, August 14th, 2010President Obama threw his support behind a controversial proposal to build an Islamic center and mosque near New York’s ground zero, saying Friday that “Muslims have the same right to practice their religion as anyone else in this country.”
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Sheikh Yousef Al-Qaradhawi Calls for Jihad of Self-Sacrifice and for Rejecting the Political Process
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010Sheikh Yousef Al-Qaradhawi, head of the International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS), has recently voiced his opinion on various political issues, especially the Palestinian cause, claiming that the only way to liberate the occupied lands is through resistance. He called on Muslims to wage jihad of self-sacrifice, adding that those who are unable to do so should to take up other forms of jihad. He also criticized the Arab leaders for stubbornly clinging to the political process in general and to Arab peace initiatives specifically, which he claimed had achieved minimal results. Al-Qaradhawi praised Turkey for its contribution in the Gaza flotilla, and Mauritania for severing its ties with Israel.