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** FILE ** The family of American teenager Daniel Wultz — (from left) sister Amanda and parents Cheryl and Tuly — touch the youth's coffin, covered by a Jewish prayer shawl and a folded American flag, given to the family by the U.S. ambassador to Israel, during a memorial service at a Jerusalem synagogue before transferring his body to the U.S. for burial. The 16-year-old was killed in a suicide bombing carried out by Islamic Jihad in Tel Aviv. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Anti-terrorism case in U.S. is key test for Israel

By Josef Federman - Associated Press

Isra Almodallal, 23, the first spokeswoman for Hamas, the conservative Islamist group that rules the Gaza Strip, talks on her cellphone at her office during an interview at the Hamas Information Ministry in Gaza City. The appointment of Ms. Almodallal by Hamas, which at times has sought to curb women’s freedoms, indicates an attempt by the group to project a new, friendlier face abroad. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

Hamas hires first spokeswoman to promote softer image

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Israeli warplanes blast Hamas tunnel in Gaza, killing 3

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Islamic Jihad militants hold rocket-propelled grenades during a rally marking the 26th anniversary of the movement's foundation and marking the 18th anniversary of the death of the group's leader, Fathi Shikaki, in the Rafah Refugee Camp in the southern Gaza Strip on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013. Shikaki was gunned down in Malta by a man on a motorcycle in an attack widely attributed to Israel. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

Israeli military claims direct hits with Gaza Strip strikes

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Supporters of the Islamic militant group Hamas attend a rally in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip, on Friday, Oct. 4, 2013. Hamas, which is sworn Israel's destruction, has ruled Gaza since 2007, when it ousted forces loyal to the secular Palestinian group Fatah. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

Israel, Hamas blast each other in rare Twitter exchange

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Gaza's Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, center, prays on the first day of Eid al-Adha in Al-Yarmouk Stadium in Gaza City, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. Muslims worldwide are celebrating Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of the Sacrifice, by sacrificial killing of sheep, goats, cows or camels. The slaughter commemorates the biblical story of Abraham, who was on the verge of sacrificing his son to obey God's command, when God interceded by substituting a ram in the child's place. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

Hamas Gaza chief calls for new violent uprising against Israel

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** FILE ** Supporters of the Islamic militant group Hamas attend a rally in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip, on Friday, Oct. 4, 2013. Hamas, which is sworn Israel's destruction, has ruled Gaza since 2007, when it ousted forces loyal to the secular Palestinian group Fatah. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

Hamas seeks to relocate leadership to Iran

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Muslim pilgrims pray on a rocky hill called the Mountain of Mercy on the Plain of Arafat near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Oct. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Hamas prevents 86 Palestinians from going on Hajj: Palestinian Authority

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Masked Palestinian members of the Ezz Al-Din Al Qassam militia, the military wing of Hamas, march in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on Friday, Sept. 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran agree to ‘axis of resistance’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

In this photo released by the semiofficial Iranian Fars News Agency, a Saegheh ground-to-sea missile is launched by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards during a maneuver at the eastern part of Strait of Hormuz, a strategic oil route in southern Iran, on Sunday, April 25, 2010. Iran's state television says the country has fired a series of missiles as part of an ongoing large-scale military maneuvers in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz. (AP Photo/Fars News Agency, Mehdi Marizad)

Proxy war: A U.S. strike on Syria is a haymaker at Iran

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

A supporter of ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi clashes with security forces in Cairo's Nasr City district. (Associated Press)

Obama’s foreign policy fails to gain footing in renewed Middle East

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

** FILE ** In this Wednesday, July 10, 2013, photo, supporters of ousted Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi hold posters of him as they protest during the Islamic month of Ramadan, in Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Egypt’s Mohammed Morsi ordered held over Hamas ties

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

** FILE ** President Obama and veteran White House reporter Helen Thomas (left) celebrate a shared birthday on Aug. 4, 2009, in the White House Press Briefing Room in Washington. Ms. Thomas died on Saturday, July 20, 2013. (Associated Press)

Hamas pines for ‘pioneer’ Helen Thomas: ‘We respect you’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi (AP Photo/Egyptian Presidency)

Egyptian court: Hamas, Hezbollah, Brotherhood did partner for jail break

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Syrian President Bashar Assad speaks during an interview on Wednesday, April 17, 2013. (Associated Press/Syrian State TV via AP video)

Iran cuts Hamas’ funding for backing Syrian opposition

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

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TYRRELL: A deadline decision at the Newseum

By R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr. - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks at the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa at the King Hussein Convention Center at the Dead Sea in Jordan on Sunday, May 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Jim Young, Pool)

Hamas: Kidnapping Israeli soldiers at ‘heart of our people’s culture’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

China's combat drone is described as "a stark example of China's broad investment in advanced military technologies."

Inside the Ring: Al Qaeda websites hacked

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Al-Kumi was one of two Al-Aqsa cameramen who were killed in an Israeli air strike while covering fighting between Israel and the militant group Hamas. (Image: Newseum.org)

D.C. Newseum adds Hamas journalists to memorial

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: No more extremist wool over our eyes

The Washington Times