EDITOR’S NOTE (Nick Stamatakis). Helleniscope had predicted much of this since October 8, the day after the Hamas attack – based on the superb arrogance of the Israelis and their Western allies. Arrogance is always the worst counsel. But of course, we could not predict that the whole West will erupt in demonstrations against Israel! And we could not predict that Hamas and Iran would run rings – diplomatically speaking – around Israel and the entire West. For example we could not predict that Hamas would offer to dissolve their military branch if a two-state solution is approved!! Amazing!
source – defenddemocracy.news
Six Months Later, Hamas Is in Control
Apr. 19, 2024
While the world focuses on the brewing cycle of Israel-Iran retaliation, the war in Gaza lingers on. In fact, it’s becoming increasingly clear that Hamas is dictating ceasefire terms from beneath the rubble of Gaza and the bodies of its own people.
The terrorist group has rejected the most recent plan worked out by international negotiators. Hamas is insisting on returning only half the hostages proposed and other terms it knows are unpalatable to even an Israeli government under domestic and international pressure.
In the wake of the Oct. 7 rampage by Hamas, which left 1,200 people dead in Israel and more than 230 Israelis taken as hostages to Gaza, Israel has conquered much of the small strip of land where Hamas has been in power for most of two decades. The price in Palestinian lives has been brutal.
Tens of thousands have likely been killed, including fighters, women, and children. Palestinians are reported to be facing famine. Israel’s quest to root out Hamas underground has destroyed a vast number of buildings where Gaza’s people had lived and worked. But this is a cost in civilian lives and misery that Hamas is quite willing to bear.
Normally the losers of a war surrender to end the death and devastation afflicting their people. Not so for Hamas. The reason for this stupefying defiance of all wartime norms of victory and defeat is simple: so far, Hamas has been winning.
No, the group cannot defeat Israel on the battlefield above ground. But by provoking a war that has captured the world’s attention unlike other tragedies, they have found another way to win. There is a new effort in the United Nations to recognize “Palestine” an independent state, even though one has never existed.
Zionism=Nazism. We must throw off the yoke of their Dual-Citizenship with IZRAHELL of fully one-third of our Congress and Senate comprising the Zionist Occupation Government!
Stop the Gaza Genocide War crimes! Killing tens of thousands and maiming a hundred thousand unarmed civilians, while killing hundreds of doctors, aid workers, NGO workers and Journalists is inexcusable!!! Bombing the oldest Greek Orthodox Church in the Middle-East is again, INEXCUSABLE!
On October 7th, HAMAS could never have breached security unless permitted to do so by Satanyahu and the IDF, who also killed many of the hostages so they could not be taken and drive the death toll up! It is called the “Hannibal Directive.”
If you have guts you’ll print this.