Hamas elects hardliner as its new chief in Gaza

2017. február 14 04:54

WJC News Update – Hamas elects hardliner as its new chief in Gaza

 

 

News updates from the World Jewish Congress website – 13 February 2017
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Small blog yahya sinwar Hamas elects hardliner as its new chief in GazaThe Palestinian terror group Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, has chosen one of the commanders of its armed wing as the movement’s leader in the Gaza Strip.
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Small blog 4 Sophia-Marie Unterman: On Mardi Gras, are Jews still outsiders in New Orleans? – Forward13 Feb 2017 The city of New Orleans was founded by the French in 1718, and six years later colonial leaders began enforcing the Code Noir of 1615, which expelled all Jews from the colony and established Roman Catholicism as the only recognized religion.  READ MORE »
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