http://dir.salon.com/topics/hamas/?source=rss&aim=hamas en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:08:00 PDT By Erich Follath and Christoph Schult Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/08/31/peace/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/08/31/peace/index.html?source=rss If Obama can get Israel to agree to stop building new settlements, there may be a new opportunity for peace By Andrew Leonard Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/07/hamas_tunnels/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/07/hamas_tunnels/index.html?source=rss A Hamas public relations problem: No transparency and a failure to regulate. Sound familiar? Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/04/hamas/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/04/hamas/index.html?source=rss "We are looking for more than just mere words," the leader of the terrorist group says By Tony Karon Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/01/26/karon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/01/26/karon/index.html?source=rss The president can't afford to continue the Bush administration's policies toward Israel. By Juan Cole Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/01/08/gaza/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/01/08/gaza/index.html?source=rss The recent Israeli offensive has put the final nail in the coffin of the Bush administration's Middle East fantasy. By Aluf Benn Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/01/05/gaza/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/01/05/gaza/index.html?source=rss Israel's post-traumatic war is not just about stopping Hamas rockets, but about repairing reputations -- and erasing the stain of failure. Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/01/03/israel/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/01/03/israel/index.html?source=rss Israel Defense Forces official says troops now on the ground in Hamas-ruled territory. By Yassin Musharbash Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/12/31/israel_mistakes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/12/31/israel_mistakes/index.html?source=rss Israel has promised a "war to the bitter end." Yet history shows that battling an organization like Hamas is almost futile. By Hooman Majd Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/06/19/mccain_iran/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/06/19/mccain_iran/index.html?source=rss An alarmist John McCain is using Iran as a political weapon against Barack Obama -- even as he misjudges our Middle East adversary. By Alex Koppelman Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/06/06/hamas_obama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/06/06/hamas_obama/index.html?source=rss The group reacted negatively to his speech at AIPAC, and now there's talk of Hamas' "unendorsing" Obama, but the whole discussion rests on a faulty premise. By Alex Koppelman Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/05/12/october_surprise/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/05/12/october_surprise/index.html?source=rss Gabriel Schoenfeld suggests terrorists may try to help Barack Obama's electoral prospects this fall, but history doesn't support his take. By Vincent Rossmeier Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/05/09/mccain_hamas/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/05/09/mccain_hamas/index.html?source=rss John McCain justifies his statement that Hamas wants Barack Obama to be president by saying he's only discussing what's of interest to voters. By Alex Koppelman Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/04/25/mccain_hamas/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/04/25/mccain_hamas/index.html?source=rss John McCain seizes on positive comments about Barack Obama made by a Hamas advisor, but it was Bush's policies that boosted the group. By Pierre Heumann Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/01/28/gaza/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/01/28/gaza/index.html?source=rss Palestinians have flooded into Egypt en masse since militants blew open a border wall. Is it a blessing in disguise for Israel? By Gary Kamiya Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2007/08/14/bush_arms_deal/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2007/08/14/bush_arms_deal/index.html?source=rss By selling weapons to "moderate" states, Bush would again be playing puppet master and jerking around the Middle East with disastrous consequences. By Walter Shapiro Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/07/20/richardson_interview/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/07/20/richardson_interview/index.html?source=rss In an interview with Salon, Bill Richardson talks about his "evolving" positions, what he owes Bill Clinton, and exactly what "no residual troops in Iraq" means. By Gregory Levey Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/07/03/olmert/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/07/03/olmert/index.html?source=rss Despite the Gaza disaster and poll numbers that make George Bush look beloved by comparison, the shrewd prime minister has renewed his grip on power. By Aluf Benn Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/06/20/gaza/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/06/20/gaza/index.html?source=rss Bush and Olmert scramble to prop up Abbas, but the Hamas takeover boosts Iran and leaves hopes for a Palestinian state in tatters. By Christoph Schult Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/06/19/hamas_fatah/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/06/19/hamas_fatah/index.html?source=rss Hamas' violent takeover in Gaza leaves the Palestinian territories divided, and U.S. and Israeli strategy under a cloud. By Joe Conason Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/04/06/pelosi_syria/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/04/06/pelosi_syria/index.html?source=rss Why neocons are so apoplectic about the speaker's visit to Syria. By Mitchell Prothero Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/04/05/gaza/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/04/05/gaza/index.html?source=rss What the death and burial of 16-year-old Nahid al-Shanbari says about Hamas. By Gary Kamiya Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2007/04/03/mideast_peace/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2007/04/03/mideast_peace/index.html?source=rss While Bush and Olmert cling to their hard line, hope for an end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is slipping away forever. By Catherine Price Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/03/06/bookbans/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/03/06/bookbans/index.html?source=rss Is sexual innuendo in traditional folk tales too much for Hamas to handle? By Yassin Musharbash Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/01/31/spiegel/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/01/31/spiegel/index.html?source=rss Fatah leader Abdallah Frangi talks about the violent power struggle raging between his party and Hamas -- "the worst we've experienced in Palestinian history." By Rachel Shabi Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/09/27/palestinian_beer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/09/27/palestinian_beer/index.html?source=rss A Christian-Palestinian microbrewery is defying the hardships of occupation -- and perhaps Hamas' vision for an alcohol-free Islamic state.