From November 23, 2023

There are still 133 hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza. There are calls for a cease fire to negotiate a release, possibly in exchange for Hamas criminals. Hamas has said it is reviewing the latest attempt to broker a cease fire (Washington Post).

Hamas has continued to taunt the world with videos of hostages. In one, the terrorists showed off children and toddlers they had taken from Israel (NY Post). In one released Nov 20th a 13 year old child and a 77 year old woman were shown (Haaretz). Consider the video of Shani Louk, a 23 year old German woman who’s legs were broken, then she was raped and beheaded. Her body was paraded around to chants of Allah Akbar (God is great) and cheers from other Palestinians (Business Insider). Would it be wise of Israel to release 1,000 people in jail who are members of Hamas?

There have been people who talk about “disproportionate punishment” comparing the number of deaths (10K + reported by Hamas’ social service wing) in Gaza to the number of people killed in the terrorist attack on October 7th. The Israeli military isn’t punishing anyone, not even Hamas. They are acting to eliminate a credible threat – there are 20 to 30 thousand Hamas murderers and rapists hiding in tunnels in Gaza.

The answer is really quite simple. Hamas should release the hostages and turn those responsible over to the IDF; unconditionally. It’s the right thing to do.

That they don’t shows they don’t really care about the suffering of their own people. Hamas’ billionaire leaders are in it for power (NY Post). They wanted other Arab nations to help them defeat the Israelis. Luring the IDF into areas where civilian deaths would be inevitable would give an excuse to other nations to join their fight.

Presumably Hamas would control the entire region if a 4th Arab Israeli war ended with an Arab victory. Fortunately the neighboring nations do not see eye to eye with Hamas. Ismael Haniyeh would be even wealthier. What’s a few Palestinians compared to his bank account? Of course his people think it’s God’s will and Haniyeh’s masters want to wipe out the Jews. Hamas would commit genocide against the Jews, the October 7th attacks demonstrate this.

Right wing Otzma Yehudit radicals like Itamar Ben Gvir, (Minister of Security) positions in society are bolstered by terrorist attacks. Hyper nationalist and populist fringe elements gain support in times of fear and anger. .

In a way people’s attitude toward Hamas shows their bias against Palestinians. Some people think Hamas leaders are not intelligent enough to be held accountable for the actions of those they brainwashed. The October 7th attacks were planned out, ready to be carried out when they got the signal. Their leaders are tyrants manipulating people like kings of old, using religion for their personal gain. They are counting on popular opinion to turn against Israel, so they keep the hostages.

Hamas isn’t attempting to defend their cities. They created tunnels under their territory, not defenses around it. They are firing rockets from positions next to schools and hospitals, not from bunkers on a perimeter. Terrorist acts are political and psychological in nature.

If the Hamas Derliwangers surrender their souls might be late for their next mission. They don’t know this but their fascist giant does.

Netanyahu and the Israeli government have to weigh the safety of their people, even if their citizens are not in favor of their decisions. If in 5 or 10 years the Hamas criminals pull off a similar attack Netanyahu will be remembered for his failure. If he destroys Hamas now he will be unpopular as no future attack will occur to prove him right.

If Hamas were to release the remaining hostages and criminals from the October 7th attack the Israelis would be forced to reconsider their final push and bring an end to the suffering of Gazan civilians. So far Hamas hasn’t shown much concern for the people they supposedly represent.

Related:

• Sorry, Not Sorry Medium (warning; disturbing images)
• Shani Louk: Hamas victim’s father defends award-winning photo of her body as ‘symbol’ of an era Business Insider