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Isn’t the PA really pathetic? ~ by Khalid Amayreh

[ 01/11/2013 – 02:54 PM ] By Khalid Amayreh in occupied Jerusalem The team of PLO representatives, who have been negotiating a possible but highly unlikely peace deal with Israel, reportedly submitted their respective resignations to Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas Thursday in protest against the latest Israeli provocations. These provocations include, inter alia, […]

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Israeli Responsibility for Hacking Millions of French Phones? ~ by @StephenLendman

by Stephen Lendman | Stephen Lendman Blog | Oct 28, 2013 Mossad’s credentials are notorious. They’re well known. It’s expertise is acknowledged. Its rap sheet is longstanding and nefarious. Its tactics include targeted assassinations, satellite, drone and other type spying, hacking and espionage expertise, computer viruses, other cyber attacks, bombings, sabotage, and other lawless practices. […]

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Turkish Hackers attack Israeli sites

[ PIC 23/10/2013 – 11:12 AM ] ANKARA, (PIC)– Turkish hackers have launched a cyber attack on Israeli websites, as a response to the Israeli threats against Turkish intelligence chief Hakan Fidan, Turkish media sources revealed. Turkish activists have declared an electronic campaign in support of the head of Turkish intelligence after being subjected to […]

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VIDEO | United States views Israel as big counterintelligence threat

Aug 31, 2013 by PressTV http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x140bba_united-states-views-israel-as-big-counterintelligence-threat_news Truth does not matter for “Israel”. Buttons Do. To mute. QUICK UPDATES Dangerous social media games – When a state must pay citizens to fight its online public relations wars, it has already lost. | Jilian Cork | Al Jazeera | Jan 13, 2012 Israel’s student debate champions: “hasbara” (propaganda) […]

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Palestinian Official: “Talks Cannot Start Before Release Of Long Term Detainees”

Friday July 26, 2013 04:28 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC & Agencies A senior Palestinian Authority official in the occupied West Bank has reported that direct peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians, slated to start next Tuesday in Washington, cannot be held before Israel agrees to the release of all detainees held since before […]

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Hamdan: Hamas has never been part in the Arab internal conflicts

[ PIC 09/07/2013 – 05:40 PM ] BEIRUT, GAZA, (PIC)– Hamas leader Osama Hamdan said Fatah’s claims accusing Hamas of interfering in the internal affairs of the Arab countries are “part of the misinformation published by Fatah to cover up its crimes against the Palestinian cause.” Hamdan pointed out that Fatah is the one that […]

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The bankrupt Ramallah regime ~ by Khalid Amayreh

[ PIC 04/07/2013 – 10:00 PM ] By Khalid Amayreh in occupied Jerusalem The PA regime in Ramallah proves everyday that it is absolutely worthy of a prominent place in the dustbin of history. The matter here goes far beyond the scandalous groveling of that regime at Israel’s and America’s feet despite the latter’s blatant […]

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Hamas calls on Fatah to stop inutile incitement

[ PIC 20/06/2013 – 09:27 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Hamas movement denounced the statements of Fatah movement in which it calls on Hamas not to interfere in Arab affairs. Dr. Sami Abu Zuhri, Hamas spokesman, said in a press statement on Thursday that such statements represent evidence of the involvement of Fatah movement in the […]

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Hamdallah offers resignation to Abbas (updated)

Maan News Agency | June 20, 2013 BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) – Newly appointed Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah submitted his resignation to President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday, informed sources told Ma’an. The decision is the result of a dispute over the premier’s jurisdiction and limits of power, the sources said. Abbas swore Hamdallah into office on June […]

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Hamdan: The PA is not serious about ending the division

[ PIC 19/06/2013 – 09:03 AM ] BEIRUT, (PIC)– Director of Hamas’s foreign relations Osama Hamdan said the political arrest campaign which is carried out systematically by the Fatah-affiliated Palestinian authority security agencies against Hamas cadres and supporters in the West Bank reflects lack of seriousness about ending the Palestinian division. Hamadan made his remarks […]

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MP Halayka: The PA flouts the reconciliation agreements

[ PIC 15/06/2013 – 04:23 PM ] AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– Palestinian lawmaker Samira Al-Halayka said that the Palestinian Authority (PA) ignores the reconciliation agreements and the recommendations of the national freedoms committee through the persistent arrests and summonses its security forces carry out every day against its political rivals. Halayka stated on Saturday that what happens […]

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Resheq: Hamas did not ask Fatah to delay the formation of the national gov’t

[ PIC 11/06/2013 – 08:32 PM ] BEIRUT, (PIC)– Member of Hamas’s political bureau Ezzat Al-Resheq denied claims made by Fatah faction that Mahmoud Abbas postponed the formation of an interim consensus government at the request of Hamas. In a press statement to the Jordanian newspaper Assabil on Monday, Resheq said that the formation of […]

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Hamas: The formation of a new gov’t by Abbas is unconstitutional

[ PIC 03/06/2013 – 03:51 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The Hamas Movement criticized Mahmoud Abbas for forming a new government in the West Bank and described it as illegitimate and unconstitutional. Its spokesman Fawzi Barhoum told Al-Jazeera satellite channel that the government to be formed by Rami Al-Hamdallah would be illegal because it would not […]

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PA forces continue political arrests in WB

[ 23/05/2013 – 01:07 PM ] WEST BANK, (PIC)– PA security agencies continued the political arrest policy against Hamas supporters and members in the occupied West Bank. PA forces arrested and summoned two Hamas supporters and continued the detention of two others in Tulkarem, while the PA court extended the detention of two others in […]

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Egyptian intelligence blocks travel of two Palestinians MPs

[ PIC 05/05/2013 – 09:51 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The Egyptian intelligence apparatus refused to allow two Palestinian lawmakers to travel via the Rafah border crossing on Sunday. Hamas denounced the measure in a terse statement, adding that coordination for the travel of MPs Salah Al-Bardawil and Ismail Al-Ashqar was made last Friday. Hamas condemned […]

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