In West Bank, Hamas is hard to find but still strong

International Herald Tribune;  June 28, 2007 ;     700+ words ......it seems, belongs to Hamas in the West Bank anymore. They are all...target. Don't think that Hamas is very weak in the West Bank.''The central issue...future of Hamas in the West Bank: Flags of both Fatah and Hamas still fly here, and in...

Hamas closing in on Fatah in Gaza and West Bank in run-up to Jan. 25...

Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  January 12, 2006 ;     700+ words ......in power. Across the West Bank and Gaza, Hamas is closing the gap...Salfit in the northern West Bank. Hamas and Fatah supporters...reaches the needy. Hamas is campaigning aggressively. In the West Bank city of Nablus, the...

Hamas Wins Control of 3 West Bank Cities; Militant Group's Surprise...

The Washington Post;  December 17, 2005 ;     626 words ......governing party in the West Bank. Hamas won 73 percent of...Thursday's vote, Hamas also won control in two other major West Bank towns, Jenin and...Ramallah, which is the West Bank's political hub. The size of the Hamas showing in Nablus...

In Politics, Hamas Gains in the West Bank; Some in Qalqilyah Say...

The Washington Post;  June 29, 2005 ;     700+ words ......wall separating the West Bank and Israel. A butcher...Islamic movement Hamas who won all 15 municipal...contest between Hamas and Fatah will likely...and four northern West Bank settlements scheduled...elsewhere in the West Bank. "Do we have a part in helping ...

Fatah declares all-out war on Hamas in West Bank

Jerusalem Post;  June 17, 2007 ;     429 words ......declares all-out war on Hamas in West Bank Byline: KHALED ABU TOAMEH...would continue "until the West Bank was free from Hamas." Fatah's armed wing, the...ethnic cleansing against Hamas in the West Bank," a Hamas official said in Gaza City...

Uncertainty for Hamas in West Bank.(WORLD)

The Christian Science Monitor;  June 25, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Abbas decides to deal with Hamas elements in the West Bank will be key to future stability...destroyed the Palestinian dream. Hamas in the West Bank has to be eliminated, says...West Bank. The two wings of Hamas To West Bank Fatah leaders worried ...

Hamas calls on pro-Abbas forces to stop arresting West Bank members

Xinhua News Agency;  July 3, 2008 ;     224 words ...Hamas calls on pro-Abbas forces to stop arresting West Bank members RAMALLAH, July 3 (Xinhua...Islamic Resistance Movement or Hamas in West Bank, the Hamas said in a statement on Thursday...backed government based in West Bank while Hamas continued to rule ...

Hamas accuses Abbas of plotting to eliminate Islamists in West Bank

Xinhua News Agency;  August 30, 2008 ;     226 words ......Islamic movement in the West Bank. Hamas said the pro-Abbas forces...them. "The campaign that Hamas faces in the West Bank comes in the context of...Fatah people in Gaza and Hamas supporters in the West Bank. Abu Zuhri also considered...

Hamas leader: Hamas plans no militant West Bank takeover

Xinhua News Agency;  October 29, 2007 ;     262 words ...Hamas leader: Hamas plans no militant West Bank takeover GAZA, Oct. 29...planning to take control of West Bank by force. "Hamas will not carry out military...launched a crackdown on Hamas supporters in West Bank after Abbas had fired a...

Hamas accuses PA of crackdown on West Bank charities

Xinhua News Agency;  August 16, 2008 ;     250 words ...Hamas accuses PA of crackdown on West Bank charities RAMALLAH...Xinhua) -- Islamic Hamas movement on Saturday...printing houses in West Bank city of Hebron...activities for Hamas. The closure comes...crackdown against Hamas institutions in West Bank, mainly ...

Violence threatens Mideast peace mission Thursday raid killing 2 Hamas...

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  September 12, 1998 ;     561 words ......fired in a remote West Bank cottage set off a...troops in a raid of a Hamas hideout killed two...state. Hundreds of Hamas supporters took to...protesters in the West Bank town of El Bireh...repercussions. A West Bank army commander, Col...ago that two major Hamas ...

Hamas threats West Bank forces with response

Xinhua News Agency;  July 31, 2008 ;     252 words ...Hamas threats West Bank forces with response...is harvested," a Hamas spokesman, with his name withheld, in West Bank said in a statement...past few days, the West Bank forces also tightened...campaign against Hamas in response to Hamas...

80,000 illegal weapons in terrorist hands in West Bank. Officials: Hamas...

Jerusalem Post;  September 4, 2007 ;     635 words ......terrorist hands in West Bank. Officials: Hamas could pose serious...the PA by Hamas. Hamas had tried establishing...military force in the West Bank similar to its Executive...battalions in the West Bank to counter the growing Hamas threat. "It is not...

Hamas to continue attacks on Israel in occupied West Bank

Xinhua News Agency;  August 24, 2005 ;     183 words ......Siam told reporters that Hamas will drive Israel out of the West Bank the way it claimed it...resistance on all levels in the West bank, saying Hamas could move its military...official spokesman of Hamas in the West Bank city of Jenin, affirmed...

Hamas Setting Stage for West Bank Seizure.

Israel Faxx;  November 2, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Islamic resistance (Hamas) will reign in the West Bank just as we do in...operational members of Hamas' so-called resistance department. The West Bank borders Jerusalem...WND Fatah in the West Bank is heavily infiltrated by Hamas. Fatah hasn't yet...