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 […]
Yahya Sinwar’s Memo for October 7, 2023: Kill as Cruelly as You Can, and Record It
The New York Times has just published the six-page memo written by Yahya Sinwar, setting out what Hamas operatives should do to the Israelis once they finally smash into southern Israel. It makes for instructive reading. Christine Douglass-Williams just wrote about this here, and more on the Sinwar memo can be found here: “Target civilians, record carnage: […]
Israel publishes document of planning behind October 7: ‘Stir madness’ in Palestinians and ‘horror’ in Israelis
The sheer brutality and intricate planning of October 7 as detailed below is not only horrifying and pure evil. It should serve as a reminder of what Hamas (the Islamic Resistance Movement) really is. It should also show why the Trump deal is really only a temporary ceasefire. The jihad is a mission that does […]
The Clans Challenge Hamas in Gaza
The IDF has badly battered Hamas, so much so that the clans of the large families, who have their own armed militias, have started to challenge its authority, pitting their own forces against what remains of the once-feared Hamas brigades. From Gaza City in the north to Rafah in the south, the clans are out […]
Hamas Out to Destroy the Gazan Clans That Oppose It
Hamas has been a despotic, cruel, and thieving ruler over Gaza for nearly twenty years. For a long time, it was the unchallenged absolute ruler of the Strip. If anyone dared to challenge its rule, or even just to criticize it, that person would be savagely beaten or, in some cases, murdered. But now, over […]
These Are Some of the Victims of the Terrorists Being Freed
Including the murderer of a 12-year-old boy. Over 1,700 Islamic terrorists, and assorted murderers and rapists, are being freed as part of the Hamas deal. Instead of focusing on the terrorists, here are some of their victims. Consider what this list says about Hamas, about the killers and about what Israel and any civilized society […]
Now Comes the Hard Part: Phase 2 of the Trump Plan
The twenty Israeli hostages will by now have been released by Hamas (but not the bodies of the 28 hostages Hamas murdered) , and the 1750 Palestinian prisoners, including 195 who were serving life sentences for multiple murders, have simultaneously been freed by Israel. Now comes Phase 2 of the Trump Plan, which looks almost […]