In 2007, Hamas turned on Fatah, its political rival in Gaza, killing more than 100 and wounding five hundred Fatah fighters. The remaining Fatah men fled to the West Bank. Since then, Hamas has ruled Gaza with an iron grip. But there are signs that Hamas is no longer quite so secure. A report […]
Israel-Hamas Prisoner Swap Gets Closer
Many will remember the prisoner swap ten years ago, when Israel agreed to free 1,027 Palestinian prisoners, including many who had committed terrorist murders, in exchange for exactly one Israeli soldier, Gilad Shalit. Many of those 1,027 returned to their murdering ways, killing Israelis who would not have been killed had the swap never […]