A Hamas Official Explains How His Organization Duped Israel into Thinking It Was Interested in Palestinians’ Wellbeing
“Israelis love life, and we love death.”
October 12, 2023
It was not always thus.
If people in the West—including policymakers and self-styled experts—paid more attention to the videos and articles published by MEMRI, an organization that translates publications and other media from the Middle East and Russia, and collates information about anti-Semites and neo-Nazis in the West, they might find themselves less surprised by events like those of last weekend. But for a more general overview of Gaza’s history over the past 60 years, and a judicious analysis of the present situation, I recommend Dan Senor’s interview with the Mosaic contributor Jonathan Schanzer on the Call Me Back podcast.
“Israelis love life, and we love death.”
It was not always thus.
“Some demonstrators spat at us. One proudly displayed a swastika on his phone.”
A reality too terrible to imagine, but that must be imagined.
There isn’t a moment to lose.
If people in the West—including policymakers and self-styled experts—paid more attention to the videos and articles published by MEMRI, an organization that translates publications and other media from the Middle East and Russia, and collates information about anti-Semites and neo-Nazis in the West, they might find themselves less surprised by events like those of last weekend. But for a more general overview of Gaza’s history over the past 60 years, and a judicious analysis of the present situation, I recommend Dan Senor’s interview with the Mosaic contributor Jonathan Schanzer on the Call Me Back podcast.
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