The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees, or UNRWA, has since October 7 been exposed by Israel and others as having close ties to Hamas. UNRWA employees in Gaza, including teachers and medical personnel, are now known to belong to Hamas. At least nine UNRWA employees took part in the October 7 […]
Hamas top dog Sinwar ‘hiding in plain sight disguised as woman’
He can’t be that convincing, but while he is dressed in woman’s garb, he can explain that he is simply emulating Muhammad, whom a hadith quotes as saying: “Do not hurt me regarding Aisha, as the Divine Inspirations do not come to me in any of the garments except those of Aisha.” (Sahih Bukhari, vol. […]
‘My Hamas guards hated me for being Jewish, so I was coerced into reciting Islamic prayers and made to wear a hijab’
“There is no compulsion in religion,” as the Qur’an says, so Agam Goldstein-Almog could have refused to recite Islamic prayers and wear the hijab. She could have chosen to be killed instead. No compulsion! “‘Chained slave-wife’: Former hostage reveals Hamas forced her to wear a hijab, say Islamic prayers,” Jerusalem Post, August 22, 2024: Former […]
The Casualties in Gaza: What the Numbers Show
Now that the number of casualties in Gaza — as claimed by Hamas — has reached 40,000, many have begun to compare that figure to what has happened in other wars, accusing Israel of conducting one of the “bloodiest” in this century. Matthew Schultz thinks otherwise, and spells out his disagreement here: “40,000 dead in […]
Hamas calls on Muslim scholars and clerics to join the jihad before ‘Gaza is lost and Islam excised from it’
Once again we see: for Hamas, the jihad against Israel is all about Islam. Western authorities resolutely continue to ignore the role Islam plays in the conflict. But that won’t make it go away, and until they face it, they’ll never reach any workable solutions, two-state or otherwise. “Hamas Military Wing ‘Izz Al-Din Al-Qassam Brigades […]
Hamas on the Ropes
The IDF has been relentlessly killing Hamas’ top leaders and commanders with surgical strikes. On July 13, the long-sought military commander of Hamas in Gaza, Mohammed Deif, was assassinated. On July 31, the head of Hamas’ political wing, Ismail Haniyeh, was killed when a bomb exploded in his room at a heavily-guarded guesthouse in Tehran. […]
Hamas is Losing Both on the Battlefield and in the Media Cycle
Hamas finds itself losing both on the battlefield in Gaza and in the diminished attention that the world is now giving to its conflict with Israel. More on this mounting disinterest can be found here: “Has Hamas lost the war?,” by Jake Wallis Simons, August 13, 2024: …It seems that Hamas’s old tricks are beginning […]
Man with Hamas flag outside DNC says ‘Every Palestinian supports Hamas,’ praises Oct. 7 jihad massacre
And Old Joe Biden said that the protesters had a point. “Man waving Hamas flag outside DNC says ‘every Palestinian supports Hamas,’ praises terror group for October 7,” by Yael Halon, Fox News, August 19, 2024: A man waving a Hamas flag outside the Democratic National Convention in Chicago declared that “every Palestinian supports Hamas” and praised […]
Israel recovers bodies of six hostages whom Hamas murdered
Meanwhile, the Democrats in Chicago are busy praising and pandering to the “Palestinians.” “Bodies of six Israeli hostages retrieved from Gaza, Israel says,” by Dana Karni, Lex Harvey and Kara Fox, CNN, August 20, 2024: The bodies of six Israeli hostages have been retrieved from Gaza during an overnight military operation in Khan Younis, Israeli […]
British Media Repeats Hamas Casualty Figures Uncritically, Remains Skeptical of Israeli Reports
Here is an article on the British media’s disgraceful performance in reporting on the Israeli strike on a Hamas command-and-control center inside a school complex: “Media Promotes Hamas Propaganda In Reporting On Gaza Attack, by Adam Levick, CAMERA, August 12, 2024: An article in the Times, published on Saturday at 18:35 BST, by Amal Helles, includes this headline, […]