Gazans die in boat disaster off Tunisia. Guess who Hamas blames?

In October, at least eight Palestinians died when their the boat they were on to try to enter Europe sank off the coast of Tunisia.Their bodies were returned to Gaza over the weekend and their funerals were held.Hazem Qassem, a spokesman for the Hamas movement, said, "We  mourn the martyrs of the siege who were killed off the Tunisian coast, and we extend our sincere...

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12/08 Links Pt1: Lies, libels and the justification of terror; 12% of Gazans Have Fled Gaza Since Hamas Took Over; The UN envoy to Hamas; Far-Left Groups Accused of Campaign to Delegitimize IDF Soldiers

From Ian: Lies, libels and the justification of terror Nov. 29 marked the 75th anniversary of United Nations Resolution 181, which called for the creation of two states, a Jewish state of Israel and an Arab state of Palestine. The Jewish community accepted those terms, and declared the State of Israel, while the Arab community refused, and launched a war that they then lost....

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80 years ago: The State Department says paying ransom for Jews is a crime

A small item on page 4 of the Los Angeles Times, November 25, 1942:This came in response to a report out of the Netherlands that the Nazis were extorting huge sums for exit permits.There is, unfortunately, a large body of literature on ransoming captives under Jewish law. A summary from Din Online:The Rambam (Matmos Aniim 8:10, based on the Gemara in Bava Basra 8b) states...

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Some very progressive people seem to prefer drowned Palestinians to living ones

Israel is again being vilified, this time for revealing last week that it has been working to find ways for Gazans to voluntarily move to Europe. Israel is actively promoting the emigration of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, and is working to find other countries who may be willing to absorb them, a senior Israeli official said Monday. Israel is ready to carry the...

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