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Hamas seeks assistance from the UN Hamas leader complains to UN about US and Israel attempts to condemn Hamas. Danon: It's like a serial killer asking police for assistance.   29/11/18 06:43 Ismail Haniyeh Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the political bureau of the Hamas terrorist organization, on Wednesday night wrote a letter to the United Nations General Assembly president, Maria Fernanda Spinosa, in response to  the US and Israel's efforts against Hamas  in the UN. The United States has been leading a push at the United Nations to win backing from European countries for a resolution condemning Hamas. The General Assembly is expected to vote in the coming days on the proposed resolution which will condemn rocket firings into Israel and demand that Hamas end its use of violence. ADVERTISING inRead  invented by Teads In his letter, Haniyeh claimed he is "following up with great anger and condemnation the ongoing and miserab...

Gowidenews: 2 Palestinian Journalists Killed, 46 Injured in 6 Months  November 29, 2018 6:43 AM   29 NOV 6:43 AM The Palestinian Center for Development & Media Freedoms (MADA) has issued a special report on Israeli attacks targeting both male and female journalists, during their coverage of the Great March of Return protests that erupted eight months ago. It should be noted that these demonstrations mostly take place in five key areas near the barrier fence, in the Gaza Strip, to protest the continuing siege. The report documents the grave and broad Israeli attacks witnessed during the marches in the first six months (between March 30, 2018 and September 30, 2018), committed against media freedoms. These attacks reflect the adoption, by the Israeli occupation, of an official policy based on excluding and impeding the media from covering the events and preventing journalists from transmitting an accurate picture in various ways. Such ways have even included...

Peace is coming at the end of 2018 The only explanation for the Tax Authority's strange decisions on the Gaza Envelope communities' compensation is that they think peace will break out at the end of this fiscal year. Einat Korman,  29/11/18 06:53  | updated:  06:39 Einat Korman (INN:EK) Einat Korman is the Deputy CEO of the Legal Forum for Israel. She holds an M.A. in international relations from Bar Ilan University and is currently studying law. More from the author ► Israel's Tax Authority has announced that it will compensate business owners and employees residing within 25 miles of the Gaza Border For the umpteenth time, residents of the Gaza envelope sat around the conference table in the Knesset's Finance Committee room and were witness to the manner in which motions are passed (or not) in Israel. The hearing addressed the question of how and in what amount the State of Israel will compensate business owners and employees resi...