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AOHR condemns Egyptian army’s attempt to involve Gaza in Sinai events

[ PIC 17/09/2013 – 11:09 AM ] LONDON, (PIC)– Arab Organization for Human Rights in the UK (AOHR) strongly condemned the Egyptian army spokesman’s statement about the operations that the army is carrying out in Sinai Peninsula. It noted that the army claimed weapons were found stamped with the name of the Qassam Brigades, the […]

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VIDEO | Gov’t: Buffer Zone not between neighboring countries

Al Ray Agencies | Sept 2, 2013 Gaza, Alray – Palestinian Government denounced the Egyptian step to create a buffer zone at  the border between Gaza and Egypt. Egypt’s military has bulldozed 13 homes along the Gaza Strip border and caved in tunnels beneath them as a prelude to the possible creation of a buffer […]

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Abu Zuhri refutes Egyptian claims of involvement in Sinai events

[ PIC 01/09/2013 – 10:20 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Dr. Sami Abu Zuhri, a Hamas spokesman, has denied that elements of his movement were involved in the Sinai events. The spokesman said in a press release on Sunday that the allegation voiced by the Egyptian interior minister was completely untrue and baseless. He charged that […]

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Hamas’ Abu Marzouk: We are innocent of the accusation linked to unrest in Sinai

Middle East Monitor | Aug 29, 2013 Mousa Abu-Marzouq, the Deputy Chief of Hamas’s Political Bureau, said on Wednesday that his movement has no interests in any of the chaos in Egypt, especially what is happening in the Sinai Peninsula. Abu-Marzouq wrote on his Facebook page that, “We are innocent of everything we have been […]

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The Lobby Never Sleeps ~ by Philip Giraldi

 Philip Giraldi | AntiWar | July 25, 2013 Developments in Syria and Egypt have been a godsend for Israel. The bloodshed and political turmoil have meant that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu can continue with business as usual, with no one paying much attention to what is going on as he dismembers Palestine. Amidst all the […]

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VIDEO | Netanyahu wants to take Sinai from Egypt: Mark Glenn

Still live in fairy-tale-land about Israel? Time to wake up: The Map of the “Greater Israel” even is hammered on the currency: All facts at Storify continuously updated. Read what Israeli ‘leaders’ have said and done even before (peace) talks and how their actions contradict the reality and ugly facts which they try to hide […]

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Netanyahu agreed to ceasefire after Obama promised US troops in Sinai next week?

Published: 23 November, 2012, 20:44 | RT.com Israel and Palestine are momentarily at a ceasefire, but the potential reasoning behind the recess could have some real international implications. Israel’s Debka reports that the pause in fighting comes after the US promised to send troops to Sinai. According to Debka, US troops will soon be en […]

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Egyptian Army Increases Deployment on Border

Saturday September 22, 2012 08:47 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC & Agencies The Egyptian armed forces increased their deployment along the border with Israel and the Palestinian territories, following a deadly attack carried out Friday by gunmen against Israeli soldiers; three gunmen and one Israeli soldier were killed. Egyptian Sodliers – File Palinfo The Egyptian […]

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Fatah’s cheap opportunism ~ by Khalid Amayreh

[ PIC 14/08/2012 – 01:02 PM ] Commentary by Khalid Amayreh Following last week’s murderous attack in Rafah, in which 16 Egyptian soldiers were killed, Fatah officials and spokespersons viewed the incident as a valuable propaganda asset to tarnish the image of Hamas and incite the Egyptian government against the Palestinian Islamist movement. Hamas strongly […]

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Must read: Shifting Truths in Sinai: The political value of murdering Egyptians ~ by Ramzy Baroud

Egyptian security forces stand by their armored personnel carriers ahead of a military operation in the northern Sinai Peninsula on August 08, 2012. PressTV | Mon Aug 13, 2012 6:33PM GMT By Ramzy Baroud Naturally, Israel blamed Gaza, even though there is no material evidence to back such accusations. Some in Egypt’s media bounced on […]

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Israeli military occupies parts of Egypt’s Sinai, reports say

Reports say the Israeli military has occupied parts of Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. (File photo) PRESSTV | Sun Aug 12, 2012 2:12PM GMT Share Share | Email | Print The military forces of the Israeli regime have occupied parts of Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula amid tension in the Egyptian territory, reports say. The Israeli forces crossed the […]

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Murderous terrorists, par excellence ~ by Khalid Amayreh

[ PIC 10/08/2012 – 03:36 PM ] Commentary by Khalid Amayreh in occupied Jerusalem The murderous killing of some 18 Egyptian soldiers at the hands of some obscurant, nihilistic terrorists near the Egyptian-Palestinian borders on Sunday was a grave crime by every imaginable standard. In Islam, there is no crime under the sun graver and […]

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Haneyya denies Gazan involvement in Sinai attack

[ PIC 10/08/2012 – 01:14 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The head of the Hamas government in Gaza Ismail Haneyya urged the Egyptian president to open Rafah border crossing, denying any Gazan involvement in the bloody attack on Egyptian soldiers in Sinai. “I call upon my brother, Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi, to open the Rafah crossing, […]

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Another Mossad False Flag? ~ by Stephen Lendman

by Stephen Lendman | Indybay Media | Aug 9, 2012 America and Israel use them strategically. Timing is key. Innocent victims suffer. Fingers point the wrong way. Cui bono matters most. Israel benefits greatly from Sunday’s incident. Sixteen Egyptian soldiers were killed in Sinai. Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood (MB) blamed Mossad. More below on separating rhetoric […]

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Egypt troops move into Israel, Gaza border zone

Maan News Agency | Aug 9, 2012 By Tamim Elyan EL-ARISH, Egypt (Reuters) — An Egyptian military offensive on the Sinai peninsula bordering Israel and the Gaza Strip entered its second day on Thursday after gunman fired shots towards a police station in the main administrative center of North Sinai on Thursday. Hundreds of troops […]

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