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https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/21521/anti-hamas-protests

Those who are rushing to celebrate the protests in Gaza need to consider that they are most likely nothing but a show by the Iran-backed Hamas to fool the world into thinking that there is an uprising against the terrorist group.

After all, this is the same Hamas that kept signaling to everyone, years before its terrorists attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, that it was not interested in another round of fighting. Then it murdered and brutally tortured 1,200 Israelis and kidnapped 251.

What would Norway or Denmark do if ISIS or Al-Qaeda were on its border, seeking to destroy it?

According to some reports, Hamas members have been spotted leading some of Gaza’s demonstrations.

Last year, Israel tried to encourage anti-Hamas clans to play a role in managing the Gaza Strip — without success. Regrettably, several clans have, over the past year, issued statements expressing support for Hamas as the “sole representative of the Gaza Strip.”

The current protests are taking place for one reason only: Hamas is conspicuously losing the war… The protesters are just angry that Israel retaliated so hard.

All Hamas would have to do for Israel to stop is to free the 59 remaining hostages, only 24 of whom possibly remain alive – but all of whom are victims of a kidnapping that should not have happened in the first place.

Sadly, there is no alternative to the complete removal of Hamas…. [T]here is no difference between Hamas’s political wing and its military wing. Hamas’s political wing, in fact, requires the military wing, to be able to stay in power.

If the West falls for Hamas’s latest ploy, the terror group will simply soon be able to take control of the Gaza Strip with a rebranded name. Hamas’s primary goal, after all, is to remain in power.

It is time to stop projecting Western values and aspirations onto Islamist societies. The protests in the Gaza Strip are not a shift toward peace. Instead, they are a symptom of the Palestinians’ failure, once again, to achieve their goal of murdering Jews and eliminating Israel.

Make no mistake: Once the Palestinians recover from the war, they will continue their jihad against Israel. Many of the “anti-Hamas” protesters will then reappear, this time complete with masks, weapons and military gear.

The recent anti-Hamas protests in the Gaza Strip are seen by some Western and Arab political analysts as a positive and encouraging development.

Those who are rushing to celebrate the protests in Gaza need to consider that they are most likely nothing but a show by the Iran-backed Hamas to fool the world into thinking that there is an uprising against the terrorist group.

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As I noted in a post on Thursday, last week parts of Gaza erupted in bitter anti-Hamas protests. The protesters weren’t friends of Israel or the West, but they were fed up with the misery Hamas has brought upon Gaza by fighting a vastly more powerful foe, Israel, and continuing to fight us.

As of Friday, though, the protests have stopped. Why would that be?

Israel’s Ynetnews reports:

Hamas has begun cracking down on Gazans who participated in recent protests against the group’s rule, executing six people and publicly beating others, according to Palestinian activists and residents. Among those killed was Odai al-Rubai, 22, a resident of Gaza City’s Tel al-Hawa neighborhood. Al-Rubai had called for public demonstrations and spoken out against Hamas on social media. He was abducted by Hamas operatives, tortured for four hours, and then returned to his family as he lay dying, witnesses said.

“He was dragged by a rope around his neck, beaten with clubs and metal rods in front of passersby,” said one resident who asked not to be identified for fear of retribution.

Another resident, Hussam al-Majdalawi, was reportedly kidnapped and beaten in Gaza’s Nuseirat refugee camp. Al-Majdalawi, who had also spoken against Hamas, was shot in the legs and left wounded in a public square, according to eyewitnesses.

The report goes on to detail other Hamas atrocities against protesters. It quotes a Gazan who says: “There isn’t a single journalist in Gaza who can speak about the crimes being committed here. The world has no idea what’s happening.”

It’s not so much that it has no idea, though, as that it doesn’t care.

No Jews, no news. Israel inflicting civilian casualties—at rates lower than other Western armies when fighting terror groups in urban warfare—is, of course, very big news and sets Hague kangaroo courts in action. Palestinians torturing and murdering other Palestinians—that’s cognitive dissonance, doesn’t fit the narrative.

https://www.frontpagemag.com/dangerous-fake-peace/

Unfortunately, the history books are filled with stories addressing failed peace agreements which resulted in major setbacks to the involved nations.

The classic example is the peace agreement between Nazi Germany and the British Prime Minister Chamberlain, who showed his people the document of “Peace in Our Times” which was signed by Hitler and encouraged Hitler to advance his expansionist dreams, which resulted in World War II.

The failure of the Oslo Accords was another important example of a failed attempt to reach a peace agreement. One of the most important reasons for the failure of the accords was the lack of education for peace and reconciliation in the Arab schools and in the media.

This serious problem was enacted by design. When the leader of the PLO Yasser Arafat was asked by his people, why did he agree to proceed with a track towards a peace agreement with the state of Israel in 1993, he responded by referring to the deceptive actions of the Prophet Muhammad as they were related to his presumed peace agreement with the tribe of the Quraysh in Mecca, which was called the Treaty of al-Hudaybiya. Once Muhammad felt strong enough, the treaty was violated, he killed the Jews in the city of Kaybar and he ended up expanding his control on multiple tribes in the region.

As Israel is dealing with the terrorist organizations of Hamas in the Gaza strip and with Hezbollah in Lebanon, it is very clear, that these terrorist organizations have no intention to advance the situation toward a peaceful resolution of the conflict. This is in line with their hope to implement an imposed world domination, by which they will be able to force their religious ideology on everyone across the globe.

The fact that Hamas is a part of the Sunni Muslim Brotherhood, and Hezbollah is a part of the axis of evil, which is led by the Shiite Iran, do not fight each other at this time, is related to the fact that they are fighting a common enemy composed of the state of Israel and the Western society led by the USA.

https://verygoodnewsisrael.blogspot.com/

Genesis 1:28. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”

Michael Ordman discloses Israel’s baby boom even during wartime. This fact is heartwarming when major nations are experiencing a population loss. It is a spiritual call that Judaism will survive and thrive.  And indeed, Israel subdues famine, thirst and illness with myriad  dazzling technologies and therapies. Read it all.  rsk

POSITIVE NEWS IN A WAR

Israel’s baby boom. (TY Dov) In the midst of war, Israel is experiencing a baby boom. Unlike post-war birth surges, Israel had a 7% increase in births since Sep 2023, with 181,000 babies born in 2024. Maternity wards are overflowing even with economic and security challenges. And the highest increase is in front line towns.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-SYj6orAwk

https://israel-currents.quora.com/Israeli-Jewish-Birth-Rates-Boom-In-Response-To-War

https://theettingerreport.com/2025-jewish-demographic-momentum-in-israel/

From Nova party to Mea Shearim. When Hamas attacked the Nova party revelers on 7 Oct 2023, Barak Nixon hid in a chemical toilet stall for 8 hours. He promised that if he got out of there alive, he would become religious. He subsequently moved to Mea Shearim, the ultra-orthodox area of Jerusalem. This is his story.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_DeWoSuGMc

Off-road security vehicles for Samaria. Israel’s Settlements and National Missions Ministry delivered 21 off-road “Ranger” vehicles to Jewish farmers in the Samaria region. The vehicles were provided in cooperation with the Israel Defense Forces’ Central Command, which includes Judea and Samaria.

https://www.jns.org/edited-pub-wed-israeli-govt-supplies-off-road-security-vehicles-to-samaria-farmers/

Iron Dome latest tests. Israel completed comprehensive flight tests of the Iron Dome missile defense system. The exercises, conducted by the Israel Missile Defense Organization and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, evaluated the system’s effectiveness against advanced threats, including rockets, cruise missiles and drones.

https://www.jns.org/israels-iron-dome-missile-defense-system-passes-most-significant-ever-flight-tests/

Ambassadors tour southern Israel. Dozens of ambassadors from foreign countries in Israel participated in a tour of southern Israel. It exposed them to the damage caused to the Gaza Envelope and rehabilitation efforts. Ambassadors included from the Netherlands, Argentina, Guatemala, Belgium, Greece, Cyprus and others.

https://www.jns.org/wire/dozens-of-ambassadors-tour-southern-israel-witnessing-impact-of-war-on-the-gaza-envelope/

Riding for resilience. More than 100 bicyclists are participating in the ninth annual Geerz “Israel Charity Ride” from March 23-25 – a two-day mountain-biking event aimed at raising funds to offer relief and resilience-building opportunities for 450+ children affected by trauma due to the war.

https://www.jns.org/wire/riding-for-resilience-100-plus-bicyclists-unite-to-support-mental-health-for-israeli-youth/

New hotels open in a war. In 2024, despite the war and thanks to grants provided by the Israel Ministry of Tourism to entrepreneurs, 483 new hotel rooms were added to the hotel supply across the country, and four new hotels were established, expanded, or converted. During 2025, 18 new hotels are expected to be added.

https://www.israel21c.org/new-hotels-opening-in-israel-this-year/

https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/why-are-there-more-protests-against-hamas-in-gaza-than-in-britain/

You’re more likely to see a protest against Hamas in Gaza than in London. For brave, spirited agitation against this army of anti-Semites that murders Israelis and oppresses Palestinians, forget Britain’s activist class – they’re too busy frothing about the ‘evil’ Jewish State morning, noon and night. Look instead to the bombed-out Gaza Strip itself, where, finally, fury with Hamas is bubbling over.

If Palestinians vented their Hamas criticism in Britain, they would get an earful from ‘progressives’

Hundreds of Gazans took to their rubble-strewn streets to register their disdain for Hamas. Around a hundred gathered in Beit Lahia in the north of Gaza, brandishing placards saying ‘Stop War’ and ‘Children in Palestine want to live’. Some chanted ‘Hamas out’ and even ‘Hamas terrorists’. The ‘people are tired’, said one attendee. They’re tired of war, so they want the people who started this war – Hamas – to go.

There were protests in Jabalia, also in the north, and in Khan Younis, one of the big cities in the south. Marchers hollered ‘Down with Hamas’. Others made a simpler cry: ‘We want to eat.’ The valiant dissenters may have numbered in the hundreds, rather than the thousands. But their demand that Hamas stop denying them the two essentials of life – food and freedom – should echo around the world. Let’s hope these are the first stirrings of a larger revolt.

It is extraordinary to me that it seems less risky to protest against Hamas in Gaza than in Britain. Yes, these protesters will likely be chided by their ruthless Islamist rulers. One Gazan said he saw Hamas security forces ‘in civilian clothing’ breaking up a protest. But I reckon you’d get a far speedier roughing-up if you were to hold up a sign saying ‘Hamas terrorists’ on the streets of London.

https://www.spiked-online.com/2025/03/27/hamas-doesnt-want-peace/

When the ceasefire in Gaza broke down last week, Israel was roundly accused of escalating the violence. World leaders called for ‘restraint’ and condemned the resumption of the war as ‘unjustifiable’ and ‘intolerable’. But, typically for this conflict, this isn’t the full picture. From the off, Hamas showed it is not a good-faith partner for peace. It paraded hostages in grotesque ceremonies, flagrantly lied about which hostages were alive or dead, and used the pause in fighting to rearm and prepare for more attacks.

Writer and broadcaster Jonathan Sacerdoti joined The Brendan O’Neil Show last week to discuss why the ceasefire was always doomed to fail. What follows is an edited extract from that conversation. Listen to the full thing here.

Brendan O’Neill: What do you make of the resumption of hostilities between Israel and Hamas?

Jonathan Sacerdoti: Israel found itself trapped in an untenable situation. Active combat had largely ceased, and Hamas was regrouping and strengthening its position. At the same time, Hamas wasn’t releasing any more hostages, because phase one of the agreement had ended. Humanitarian aid intended for the citizens of Gaza was, once again, being taken control of by Hamas.

Hamas appeared very comfortable with that position. It miscalculated, assuming that internal political disputes within Israel would stop decisive action.

It also perhaps misinterpreted US diplomatic engagement. The US had sent Adam Boehler, its special envoy for hostage response, to negotiate directly with Hamas. Hamas leaders might have seen that as a sign of America’s willingness to tolerate them. So, from Hamas’s perspective, everything seemed good.

In effect, that added up to Israel deciding to resume the war. It was a strategic decision. Israel took out quite a few senior Hamas leaders in the first night of air strikes.

O’Neill: Hamas clearly hasn’t been a serious partner in peace. Why should Israel have to live next door to an existential enemy?

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So, in what appears to be an intensifying phenomenon, Palestinians in Gaza are now demonstrating angrily against…Hamas (reports here and here).

“Pro-Palestinians” on US campuses are not marching in sympathy with the protesting Gazans. If anything, they’re suffering a bout of cognitive dissonance. What’s happening in Gaza now does not fit their narrative of demonic Israelis and innocent Palestinian victims.

In the real Gaza this week, thousands of Gazans are showing up to vent frustration at the ones more and more of them see as the culprit—Hamas. They’re demanding that it stop waging—futile—war on Israel and give up its power.

In Shejaiya, a neighborhood in Gaza City considered a Hamas stronghold, protesters are shouting, “For God’s sake—Hamas out!”

In Beit Lahiya, a town in northern Gaza, there are cries of “The people want the fall of Hamas!” and “Hamas out, out, Hamas is a terrorist!”

On Tuesday last week Israel launched a new offensive in Gaza, aimed at stopping Hamas’s rearmament and pressuring it to stop stonewalling on the issue of the Israeli hostages. Again Gazans hear the bombs exploding and the Israeli warnings to evacuate neighborhoods.

In a video in Hebrew and Arabic released on Wednesday, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz urged Gazans to step up the protests. Saying the IDF would soon launch a new round of attacks, he told Gazans they would have to

leave the combat zones for your protection.

https://www.jns.org/terrorist-talking-points-and-the-israeli-protest-movement/

There’s nothing new about the terrorist ghouls in Gaza plagiarizing the Israeli protest movement’s mantras. Slogans from the “Kaplan crowd” are the source of hostage-video scripts, practically verbatim.

That this doesn’t put a dent in the messages conveyed at anti-government demonstrations—a biggie being the threat posed to the country by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu—is not only shameful. It’s counter-productive where securing the freedom of the captives is concerned.

As recently released hostage Omer Shem Tov recounted on Tuesday to Israeli President Isaac Herzog, “The times we were shown television in captivity, [our captors pointed to] the division among the [Israeli] people. … They speak about how Israel will be destroyed from within, and that’s what gives them strength.”

By now it’s widely acknowledged that though the Oct. 7 massacre had been planned well in advance, Hamas took advantage of the apparent “civil war” in Israel—over the government’s intention to reform the judicial system—to strike when it did. Terrorists who participated in the atrocities said as much to their Israeli interrogators.

Not that this awareness has caused the protest movement to lower the temperature. On the contrary, it has expanded the focus of its hysteria and operations.