Hamas

Newseum wrong to honor propagandists

2013-05-15 11:15:00

A museum of journalism in Washington, D.C., the Newseum plans to honor and include in the institution's Journalists' Memorial Mahmoud Al-Kumi and Hussam Salama. Both worked for Hamas' Al-Aqsa TV. Also, Basel Tawfiq Youssef of Syrian State TV and Maya...

Ocean City cigarette smuggling ring had ties to terror groups, police say

2013-05-17 16:34:02

The Palestinian immigrant and his brother lived next door to each other in homes in West Ocean City, over the years opening a number of businesses throughout the area — three pizza shops, a Mexican restaurant, a liquor store, gas stations, and...

Blocking entry of radicals is good for Israel and U.S.

2013-05-04 11:00:00

In their commentary, Zainab Choudry and Saqib Ali ("Don't let Israel discriminate," April 30) objected to Senate Bill 462 (the U.S.-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013) introduced recently in the U.S. Senate that advocates Israel's right to deny...

Opening the door to peace

2013-03-25 11:02:00

Given how low the expectations were for President Barack Obama's highly publicized trip to the Middle East, it may not be saying much to declare that he exceeded them. But given the precarious state of Israeli-Palestinian relations, it would also be...

O'Malley headed to Israel next month

2013-03-15 13:14:00

Gov. Martin O'Malley will travel to Israel in April for an economic development mission that was canceled during last fall's violence in the Gaza Strip. The itinerary has not been finalized, an aide said, but the trip is meant to replace the eight-day...

A controversial speaker's right to speak

2013-01-15 13:37:00

Maybe it was too nice out to protest. Or maybe no one cared what a few hundred conservatives were talking about in this one-party state. But only about 10 people convened Saturday with signs outside the DoubleTree Hotel in Annapolis to oppose Pamela...

Hillary Clinton's stock is on the rise

2012-11-26 10:51:00

In the cease-fire struck between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton got second billing to Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi's role as the prime go-between, and rightly so. But her highly visible hand-holding on both...

Hagel and defense

2013-01-12 04:00:00

Biography isn't policy. President Barack Obama's choice for secretary of defense, Chuck Hagel, former Nebraska Republican senator, has a resume most politicians can envy: a clean senatorial record, no ethical lapses and two Purple Hearts from a war many...

Groundhog Day in Gaza

2012-11-24 03:00:00

In the film "Groundhog Day," Bill Murray wakes up each morning and relives the previous day. A similar scenario is playing out in the Middle East between Israel and her enemies. The deadly "movie" always goes like this: Israel is shelled or attacked...

Middle East mess was born in the U.S.A.

2012-11-29 10:16:00

Titillation over David Petraeus and political posturing over Susan Rice aside, here is the most important unasked question: Why did we foster regime change in Libya and Egypt that gave the Muslim Brotherhood control in the latter and produced a gaggle...

Netanyahu's choices

2013-02-11 03:00:00

As President Barack Obama begins his second term, he faces a series of Middle East challenges far more daunting than when he began his presidency in 2009. These problems include: •what to do about the Arab-Israeli conflict, with peace talks between...

Van Hollen not a true friend to Israel

2012-11-28 08:15:00

During his campaign for re-election, Rep. Chris Van Hollen from Maryland's 8th District claimed that he was a "friend of Israel." He even took out a full-page ad in the Washington Jewish Weekly just a few days before the Nov. 6 election claiming that he...

Palestinians take part in a rally marking the 48th anniversary of the founding of the Fatah movement in Gaza City January 4, 2013.

2013-01-04 00:00:00

A Palestinian boy watches members of al-Qassam brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, as they take part in an anti-Israel parade in Gaza City.

2012-12-12 11:03:57

On Nov. 14, Israel launched an airstrike that blew up the car carrying the commander of the Hamas military wing, Ahmed Jabari. Gaza responded forcefully, sending more than 300 rockets into Israel over a 24-hour period and nearly 1,400 total, some aimed as far as population-dense areas like Tel Aviv.

2012-12-05 06:50:59