July 2, 2014 | Quote
Israel Bombs Gaza While Hamas’ Kidnapping Mastermind Sits in Turkey
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Senior Israeli officials confirmed for The Daily Beast that al-Arouri is the Hamas leader who has encouraged, funded and coordinated a campaign to ramp up kidnappings in the West Bank and that al-Arouri now resides in Turkey. Jonathan Schanzer, the vice president for research at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, said, “al-Arouri is a senior Hamas figure with a logistical, operational and financial role in the group's activities in the West Bank. Any attack that takes place in the West Bank will ultimately raise questions about his involvement.”
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