http://www.mail.com/people/48110-ismail-haniyeh.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/48110-ismail-haniyeh.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2073676-islamic-cleric-gaza-rejects-israels-existence.html GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A prominent Islamic scholar making a landmark visit to the Gaza Strip declared Thursday that Israel has no right to exist and voiced his support for rocket fire on Israel, giving a boost of legitimacy to the militant Islamist Hamas rulers of the Palestinian territory. Yusuf al-Qaradawi is the latest of a few high profile figur... Thu, 09 May 2013 15:04:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2073676-islamic-cleric-gaza-rejects-israels-existence.html 2013-05-09T15:04:26Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2070626-israel-releases-top-muslim-cleric-holy-land.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police detained the top Muslim cleric in the Holy Land Wednesday in a rare crackdown on a leading religious figure, questioning him for several hours before releasing him without charge. Later in the day, in the Gaza Strip, an influential Muslim cleric from Qatar received a hero's welcome in a high-profile visit that deepened the ... Wed, 08 May 2013 20:26:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2070626-israel-releases-top-muslim-cleric-holy-land.html 2013-05-08T20:26:02Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2012890-rights-group-blasts-hamas-collaborator-deaths.html JERUSALEM (AP) — An international rights group condemned Gaza's Hamas rulers Thursday for failing to investigate the public killing of seven Palestinian men accused of spying for Israel. A Hamas government spokesman called the condemnation "biased" and said the incident had been investigated. The Human Rights Watch condemnation comes the same day Hamas is... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:22:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2012890-rights-group-blasts-hamas-collaborator-deaths.html 2013-04-11T19:22:10Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2010994-analysis-hamas-wants-bigger-regional-role.html GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal has set an ambitious agenda for his new term, seeking to transform his Islamic militant movement that rules Gaza into a widely recognized political force, but without making concessions toward Israel needed for international acceptance. Re-elected last week, Mashaal will try to deepen ties with regio... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:34:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2010994-analysis-hamas-wants-bigger-regional-role.html 2013-04-10T18:34:31Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1996400-gaza-premier-elected-no-2-hamas-leadership.html GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas says it has elected Gaza's prime minister, Ismail Haniyeh, as the deputy leader of the Islamic militant group. Senior Hamas figures this week re-elected longtime leader Khaled Mashaal to another four-year term. On Wednesday, the group announced it had elected Haniyeh, 50, as Mashaal's deputy. Hamas, founded in Gaza in 19... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 20:46:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1996400-gaza-premier-elected-no-2-hamas-leadership.html 2013-04-03T20:46:27Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1989624-hamas-gaza-ruler-meets-egypt-intelligence-chief.html CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's state news agency says the Gaza Strip's Hamas ruler has met with Egypt's intelligence chief to discuss Palestinian reconciliation and the cease-fire between the militant group and Israel. Ismail Haniyeh's met with Rafaat Shehata on Sunday, a day after arriving in Egypt. Egypt's Islamist President Mohammed Morsi mediated a cease-fire b... Sun, 31 Mar 2013 19:05:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1989624-hamas-gaza-ruler-meets-egypt-intelligence-chief.html 2013-03-31T19:05:16Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1972982-israel-turkey-agree-to-restore-diplomatic-ties.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel and Turkey agreed to restore full diplomatic relations on Friday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu apologized in a phone call for a deadly naval raid against a Gaza-bound international flotilla in a dramatic turnaround partly brokered by President Barack Obama. Joint interests between the two countries, including fears that t... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 22:26:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1972982-israel-turkey-agree-to-restore-diplomatic-ties.html 2013-03-22T22:26:29Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1960758-palestinian-lawmaker-mother-militants-dies.html GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A Palestinian lawmaker known as the "mother of martyrs" who praised and supported three of her sons who were killed while carrying out deadly attacks against Israelis died Sunday, a Gaza official said. Mariam Farhat, who said she wished she had 100 sons to die while attacking Israelis, died in a Gaza city hospital of health co... Sun, 17 Mar 2013 20:20:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1960758-palestinian-lawmaker-mother-militants-dies.html 2013-03-17T20:20:21Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1843358-gaza-teens-graduate-hamas-military-school.html GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — More than 3,000 Palestinian teenagers on Thursday graduated from the ruling Hamas militant group's first high school military training program in the Gaza Strip, displaying mock weapons, crawling commando-style on the ground and taking up fighting positions for thousands of cheering supporters. Hamas officials said the Futuwwa... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 17:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1843358-gaza-teens-graduate-hamas-military-school.html 2013-01-24T17:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1799306-fatah-rally-gaza-toward-unity-with-hamas.html GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Tens of thousands of Fatah supporters rallied in the Hamas stronghold of Gaza on Friday for the first time since they were routed from power in the territory by the Islamist militants in 2007. The rally, approved by Gaza's Hamas rulers, marks a renewed attempt by the rival Palestinian factions to show unity following a fierce ... Fri, 04 Jan 2013 19:30:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1799306-fatah-rally-gaza-toward-unity-with-hamas.html 2013-01-04T19:30:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1771334-israel-pushes-with-east-jerusalem-building-plan.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Monday said it was pushing forward with plans to build hundreds of homes in a Jewish settlement of east Jerusalem, risking renewed tensions with the Palestinians and its Western allies over the contentious project. The announcement was part of a new Israeli settlement push announced earlier this month as retaliation for the Pale... Mon, 17 Dec 2012 19:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1771334-israel-pushes-with-east-jerusalem-building-plan.html 2012-12-17T19:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1766644-hamas-stages-marches-west-bank.html RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Hamas has staged new rallies in the West Bank, one day after thousands of its activists turned out for the first marches there by the militant group there in five years. Friday's marches in several cities appeared larger than Thursday's demonstrations, the first in the Palestinian territory since the 2007 split in which Hamas se... Fri, 14 Dec 2012 13:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1766644-hamas-stages-marches-west-bank.html 2012-12-14T13:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1752570-gazans-rally-with-exiled-hamas-chief.html GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The leader of the Islamic militant group Hamas vowed to continue fighting Israel Saturday, as hundreds of thousands of flag-waving Gazans turned out to celebrate the organization's 25th anniversary. Khaled Mashaal's visit to the Palestinian territory — a first in his lifetime of exile — underscores Hamas' rising clout and regi... Sat, 08 Dec 2012 14:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1752570-gazans-rally-with-exiled-hamas-chief.html 2012-12-08T14:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1750524-hamas-chiefs-gaza-visit-poses-challenge-to-israel.html RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The image of Hamas' long-exiled chief triumphantly walking around the Gaza Strip, flashing victory signs beside Islamic militant leaders Friday, illustrates how the group's defiance of Israel is forcing a change in Palestinian politics. Buoyed by the rise of fellow Islamists in Egypt, Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal and his allies are ... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 22:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1750524-hamas-chiefs-gaza-visit-poses-challenge-to-israel.html 2012-12-07T22:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1723588-israel-militants-talks-truce-details.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel and Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip began indirect talks Monday in Egypt aimed at forging a new era of relations between the bitter enemies following a cease-fire that ended the heaviest fighting in nearly four years. The talks, being mediated by Egypt, were the first negotiations since the cease-fire took effect last Wed... Mon, 26 Nov 2012 14:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1723588-israel-militants-talks-truce-details.html 2012-11-26T14:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1718076-hamas-cries-victory-truce-with-israel-holds.html GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas leaders and thousands of flag-waving supporters declared victory over Israel on Gaza's first day of calm under an Egyptian-brokered truce Thursday, as Israeli officials flew to Cairo for talks on easing a blockade on the battered Palestinian territory. Eight days of punishing Israeli airstrikes on Gaza and a barrage of H... Thu, 22 Nov 2012 20:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1718076-hamas-cries-victory-truce-with-israel-holds.html 2012-11-22T20:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1717236-cameramen-deaths-israeli-fire-raises-questions.html GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The unprecedented killing of two cameramen for Gaza's Hamas TV station in a missile strike raised questions about whom Israel considers to be militant operatives, and thus legitimate targets. Israel said the expanding Hamas media empire is part of the Islamists' "terrorist operations," although it stopped short of branding eve... Wed, 21 Nov 2012 19:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1717236-cameramen-deaths-israeli-fire-raises-questions.html 2012-11-21T19:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1715432-israel-hamas-cease-fire-remains-elusive.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel and the Hamas militant group edged closer to a cease-fire Tuesday to end a weeklong Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip, but after a day of furious diplomatic efforts involving the U.S. secretary of state, U.N. chief and Egypt's president, a deal remained elusive and fighting raged on both sides of the border. Israeli tanks and gun... Wed, 21 Nov 2012 03:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1715432-israel-hamas-cease-fire-remains-elusive.html 2012-11-21T03:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1712810-push-israel-hamas-cease-fire-gains-momentum.html JERUSALEM (AP) — A diplomatic push to end Israel's nearly weeklong offensive in the Gaza Strip gained momentum Tuesday, with Egypt's president predicting that airstrikes would soon end, the U.S. secretary of state racing to the region and Israel's prime minister saying his country would be a "willing partner" to a cease-fire with the Islamic militant group Hamas. ... Tue, 20 Nov 2012 21:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1712810-push-israel-hamas-cease-fire-gains-momentum.html 2012-11-20T21:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1715140-gaza-egypt-border-critical-point-conflict.html RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Computerized passport control points, shiny marble floors and framed photos of beaches greet arrivals at Gaza's Rafah terminal along the Egyptian frontier. The $1.4 million terminal reflects a sign of Palestinian hopes that the fighting of the past week between militants in Gaza and Israel will end with a deal leading to an easier... Tue, 20 Nov 2012 21:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1715140-gaza-egypt-border-critical-point-conflict.html 2012-11-20T21:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1709666-hamas-links-truce-to-gaza-border-blockade.html GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza's Hamas rulers are aiming high in the conditions they place on stopping rocket fire into Israel in indirect cease-fire talks launched this weekend. Emboldened by Arab support and confident in their arsenal, the Islamists say calm can only come if Israel opens the gates of the tiny, closed-off territory. The question is ho... Sun, 18 Nov 2012 20:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1709666-hamas-links-truce-to-gaza-border-blockade.html 2012-11-18T20:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1708876-medics-israel-strike-kills-11-civilians-gaza.html GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli missile flattened a two-story house in a residential neighborhood of Gaza City on Sunday, killing at least 11 civilians, mostly women and children, Palestinian medical officials said, as Israel expanded a military offensive to target homes of wanted militants. The attack, which Israel said targeted a militant, was t... Sun, 18 Nov 2012 20:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1708876-medics-israel-strike-kills-11-civilians-gaza.html 2012-11-18T20:16:00Z