Saturday, December 26, 2009

The Rise Of Radical Islamic Groups In The Gaza Strip

A convoy of Israeli tanks moves towards border with Gaza

Threat From Salafists Emerges As Hamas And Israel Break From Fighting -- Times Online

Neither Israel nor Hamas can claim any real victory a year after Operation Cast Lead, the Israeli offensive to stamp out rocket fire in the south. Neither believed that the war ended conclusively.

Palestinian militants have largely stopped firing rockets but Israeli military leaders warn that Hamas is stockpiling more effective weapons, with a range that reaches as far as Tel Aviv, in expectation of the next round of fighting. Pro-Palestinian groups are filing war crimes lawsuits in European courts, putting Israeli political and military leaders at risk of arrest whenever they travel abroad.

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My Comment: It is hard to believe that even more radical Islamic groups can organize and develop in the Middle East .... but for some groups in the Gaza strip this is exactly what is happening.

Still .... Hamas is the group that still controls the Gaza Strip.

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