In a tribal society, you can’t win by playing by Western rules.
Social media is saturated with pro-Hamas propaganda accusing Israel of every possible atrocity including killing Arab Muslims just for fun. In reality, much like us, Israel bends over backward to do just the opposite.
While the head of the political bureau of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, is still examining the proposal for a hostage deal formulated at the Paris summit, Israel’s News 13 reported that members of his family are receiving life-saving medical treatment at Soroka Hospital in Be’er Sheba.
Several of Haniyeh’s sisters are Israeli citizens through marriage to Bedouins and live in Tel Sheva in the Negev. In recent days, one of Haniyeh’s nieces gave birth to a baby in Soroka hospital. The baby was born prematurely and has since been hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit. The medical staff at the hospital have been working to save his life.
As the story goes on to document, multiple Haniyeh family members have been treated in Israeli hospitals.
While some Haniyeh family members were transferred out of Gaza for treatment in the past, this specific niece is apparently from the side of the family that married into a Bedouin clan and has members, including one of Haniyeh’s nephews, who served in the Israeli Army.
Like most things in the Arab world, this comes down to tribalism. Historically certain Arab clans chose to make their peace with Israel while others waged war against it. Hamas is at least partly made up of tribal enterprises as well as its overall characteristic as a Muslim Brotherhood organization. What that means is that the difference between being in Hamas or a Muslim Bedouin serving in the IDF is which family you belong to or, if you’re a woman, marry into.
In a society where tribalism or ideology are everything, compassion or humanity buys you nothing. That’s why Israel’s efforts to provide medical care to Arab Muslims have won it zero points from either Arab Muslims or from the pro-terrorist Left.
There’s no common humanity or set of values, just a line. The Islamist or leftist side of the line is purely ideological. Either you’re in their movement, an ally or an enemy. There’s no middle ground there.
And the tribal metric isn’t just about being an Arab Muslim, but the right kind. Bedouins were massacred and kidnapped on Oct 7. Some have declared blood feuds while others have family ties to those in Gaza.
It’s not that the situation isn’t black and white, it’s that the black and white tones aren’t those portrayed in the media.
In a tribal society, you can’t win by playing by Western rules. That’s the painful lesson we learned in Iraq and Afghanistan. It’s a lesson that Israel urgently needs to learn.
somehistory says
There is a Scripture which says, basically, that the ‘righteous person does the right thing even when it is a harm to that one.’
mozlums, devoted to the mass-murdering raper of children, lying, stealing, slave-trading scum who is said to have done every dirty deed known to humans and bragged about it, never appreciate nor acknowledge anything good done for or to them.
mozlums devoted to the evil book of demon filth never do the “right thing”…and claim that the evil they do is what is ‘right.’
Trying to win them over, is a waste of time and breath.
loek de vette says
Dear SomeHistory, I believe that the Bible teaches something different from what you share about what you think re. muslims. Do you really think The Lord Jesus will be pleased with how you show your hatred of muslims?
John Smith says
Loek De Vette,
I have to disagree with you. Somehistory is not showing any hatred towards muslims in anyway whatsoever. She is simply pointing out the atrocities and crimes that many muslims have committed. The sad truth is, mass- murder, rapping of children, lying, stealing etc, are not just sanctioned in islam, those that practice them do so with allah’s approval.
somehistory says
Thank you, John. You know me well. I much appreciate it.
somehistory says
loek de vette
I have been studying the Bible, praying for insight and understanding for a very, very long time.
I have read over and over the Scriptures about what Jesus told us to do, not do; and those words He said to those who were His mortal enemies. He called them “sons of vipers (snakes), graves, dirty cups, and serpents. He asked them, “How are you to flee from the Judgment of Gehenna?”
He told the Truth and said His followers would do the same.
The Truth is, mozlums who are devoted to their fake prophet, false god and their book of evil filth, don’t listen to reason, nor do they respond favorably and with appreciation for any good shown to them.
That is the Truth. I have no doubt that Jesus would point out to them what they are doing that will place them in the same position as the Pharisees were….trying to flee the Judgment of Gehenna.
The Psalmist wrote: “Oh, you lovers of Jehovah, hate what is bad.”
As long as I follow, to the best of my ability and understanding, what the Bible says about God and His Son, I’m not worried about what seems to concern you.
Statler says
Use her for ransom.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Great idea! Use her as a bargaining chip for the hostages Hamas is holding. Tell Haniyeh that his grandnephew will be sterilized or sex-changed if he doesn’t do the swap
maria says
Yes, agree
abu taleb says
Then you are as bad as Hamas.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Much of the world already draws a moral equivalence b/w Israel & Hamas. Israel should do whatever possible to get its hostages back, even if it includes victimizing Palis that Hamas might consider precious
Bexarkat says
Will WaPo, NPR, NYT, MSNBC report the child’s care by dedicated Israeli medicos, or that the child was tortured while in Israeli custody?
Rarely says
Doing the right thing is not a tit for tat.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
The minimum Israel should do is bill Hamas, or its funders (Qatar, UN…) for every single shekel of humanitarian assistance that they provide every muslim. There is no reason for it to come from the Israeli taxpayers. Give them the state of the art treatment, but after that, bill them for a state of the art price!