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Palestinian government incitement
Too many Palestinian children are being encouraged to hate and kill Israelis. This child abuse by Palestinian leaders and institutions is one of the main reasons there is still no peace.
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Yasser Arafat Glorified Terrorism
Even after signing the Oslo Accords with Israel and claiming to oppose violence, Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat continued to glorify terrorists like Hamas suicide bomb maker Yahya Ayyash.
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Mahmoud Abbas
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says he wants peace in some forums, but in a speech to Palestinians he called Israel, “a colonialist project that has no connection to Judaism”
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Lasting Impact of the Second Intifada
The Second Intifada was one of the most violent episodes of the conflict, and caused immense damage to hopes for peace between Israelis and Palestinians.
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Hamas endangering Palestinians
“Hamas has never considered Palestinian needs – only its own political interests. And so they have continued to fire rockets at Israel, knowing full-well what the result would be: Hamas paved the road for the death of our people." - Palestinian human rights activist Bassem Eid
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Legality of the Gaza blockade
According to a 2011 UN Report Israel's blockade of Gaza is legal, as it is meant to prevent terrorist groups like Hamas from getting weapons to attack Israeli civilians. Innocent Palestinians in Gaza continue to suffer because their leaders refuse to give up their goal of wiping Israel off the map.
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Hamas tunnels in Gaza
According to the Institute for Palestine Studies, Hamas killed 160 Palestinian children by using them to build tunnels that are used to smuggle weapons and carry out attacks against Israel.
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Human shields
Palestinian civilians in Gaza don't want Hamas to use them as human shields by building military tunnels under their homes, but are too afraid to speak about it openly.
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Electricity in Gaza
The lack of electricity in Gaza is caused by a variety of factors, including a lack of stable Palestinian leadership. This article briefly summarizes the complicated situation on the ground.
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Salam Fayyad
Former Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad tried to end corruption and build the foundations of a Palestinian state, but was ultimately forced to resign by President Mahmoud Abbas.
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Fatah promotes terrorism and Israel’s destruction
Fatah, the Palestinian party that rules the West Bank, glorifies suicide bombers, promotes terrorism, and calls for Israel’s destruction on its Facebook page.
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1964 Palestine Liberation Organization charter
Interestingly, in its original 1964 charter the Palestine Liberation Organization explicitly said that it did not want to rule the West Bank and Gaza, which were controlled Jordan and Egypt at the time.
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Hezbollah tunnels
The Iran-sponsored terrorist group Hezbollah is building attack tunnels which start in civilian homes in Lebanon and end in Israel. Their aggression is a potential disaster for all people in the region.
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Attempted attacks against Israel
Israel stopped around 500 terrorist attacks against its people in 2018. This shocking number illustrates why safety measures like checkpoints and the security barrier still exist.
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Palestinian Government Rewards Terrorism
The Palestinian government spent $360 million to reward convicted terrorists and their families in 2018. This includes higher rewards for those who committed the worst crimes.
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Interrogation of suspected terrorists in Israeli law
While torture is illegal in Israel, there is an active legal debate about whether “enhanced interrogation” of terrorists is torture and if such methods should be allowed when civilian lives are in danger.
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Consequences of the 2020 U.S. Peace Plan
This article provides an interesting perspective on how the 2020 U.S. peace plan may affect future U.S. policy regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
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Gaza Fishing Restrictions
This article analyzes the legal questions surrounding restrictions on Gaza's fishing zone in response to attacks against Israel by Hamas and other terrorist groups.
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Fishing Limits in Gaza
Israel and Hamas have used the fishing zone around Gaza as a bargaining chip in negotiations to end various rounds of fighting between them. As such, Israel has responded to waves of terrorism from Gaza by decreasing the fishing zone around the territory, and then increasing it again after the violence stops.
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The Oslo Accords/Oslo Process
The Oslo Accords were a series of treaties between Israelis and Palestinians. They officially launched the "peace process" which was aimed at ending the conflict but has failed to do so thusfar.
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Perspectives on Aid to Palestinians
This article argues aid to Palestinians is a good thing, especially supporting the Palestinian Security Forces, hospitals, and civilian infrastructure.
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Perspectives on Aid to Palestinians
International donors have been questioning whether to continue providing aid to the Palestinian Authority and Gaza, due to issues of corruption and terrorism.
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The Anti-Terrorism Clarification Act
This is an in depth analysis of the Anti-Terrorism Clarification Act - how it impacts U.S. law and also its policy and relations with the Palestinian leadership.
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What is the Taylor Force Act?
The Taylor Force Act is a law named after an American citizen who was murdered by a Palestinian terrorist in 2016. It prohibits U.S. aid to the Palestinian Authority (PA), unless the PA takes steps to end violence against U.S. and Israeli citizens, and stop financially rewarding acts of terrorism.
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What is the Taylor Force Act?
This article argues that while the Taylor Force Act takes a moral stand against the Palestinian Authority financially rewarding terrorism, it is not clear what impact it has in practice.
