The phony, baseless celebrations of peace will continue until the jihad murders start up again. Won’t be long. “Palestinian Islamic Jihad Senior Official Muhammad Al-Hindi Denies President Trump’s Statement: Hamas And The Resistance Factions Never Agreed To Disarm; Trump Is ‘Negotiating With Himself,’” MEMRI, October 14, 2025: Muhammad Al-Hindi, Deputy Secretary-General of the Palestinian Islamic […]
In Gaza, the Clans That Have Re-Emerged Must Be Supported
Gaza’s alternative to rule by Hamas are the large families — the clans — those traditional sources of authority and power, that have re-emerged as Hamas has been battered by the IDF. Gregg Roman argues that the West ought to recognize these clans as the only conceivable, and welcome, replacement for Hamas in Gaza. More […]
Arab States Wary, as in Gaza, What’s to Come Is Still Unsure
Already, after the ballyhoo both at the Knesset and at Sharm el-Sheikh, when Trump repeatedly insisted that the “war in Gaza is over,” the Arab states are now alarmed that what’s to come is still unsure. Hamas has not fulfilled its part of the hostages-for-prisoners swap, having returned only 7 of the 28 bodies it […]
The Bodies Hamas Can’t Find
The Israelis were furious that Hamas returned only four of the 28 bodies of hostages murdered by the terror group that it had promised to deliver, and decided to apply pressure to force Hamas to look much harder for the 24 remains still in Gaza. More on Israel’s move can be found here: “Israel won’t […]
Mahmoud Abbas Condemns Hamas for Extrajudicial Killings in Gaza
Hamas has been rounding up and executing members of the Gazan clans opposed to the terror group, without any trials. Now Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinian Authority, has condemned it for this practice. More on the PA’s latest anathema directed at Hamas can be found here: “‘Heinous crimes’: PA condemns Hamas for reported executions […]
Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, PFLP publish joint statement ‘to continue terror attacks against Israel’
In early October, Hamas’ ally, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), called for an urgent meeting to formulate a “unified Palestinian stance” on Trump’s Gaza plan. In early October, it emerged that while publicly supporting Trump’s Gaza plan, Mahmoud Abbas and his Palestinian Authority was also telling Hamas to “unify with us.” […]
The Clans in Gaza Strike Back
Hamas may have thought that with the IDF now pulling its troops back to a perimeter closer to the Gazan border with Israel it could reassert its power in all those areas now abandoned by Israel. Hamas was wrong, for a half-dozen powerful families, with thousands of well-armed fighters, understanding how weakened Hamas has become, […]
Did Everything Change for the Better with the Hostage Deal?
Trump calls the freeing of 20 hostages for nearly 2000 Palestinian prisoners, and the withdrawal of the IDF from Gaza City, back to a perimeter closer to Gaza’s border with Israel, an “end of an age of terror and death” and a “triumph for Israel.” No doubt the Israelis are ecstatic at the return of […]
Trump Hallucinates at the Knesset
In his Knesset speech, Donald Trump, flush with triumph, and enjoying the hero’s welcome the Israeli parliament members gave him, made a number of statements that deserve scrutiny. He said that “Israel has won all that can be won by force of arms.” Is this true? The IDF was forced to call off its final […]
Hamas Won Its 1st Objective. It’s Up to Us If It’ll Win its 2nd One.
Trump should ‘take the win’ and not get involved in nation building in Gaza. Once it was clear that its attacks on Oct 7 wouldn’t lead to the conquest and destruction of Israel (especially once Hezbollah refused to pull the trigger and Iran hung before instead of launching the massive rocket barrage that would have […]