Those who live in the Middle East and understand the daily developments have a clear grasp of what is happening. Bassam Tawil, a Muslim Arab based in the Middle East, writing for Gatestone Institute comments,
“There is absolutely no difference between the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Hamas when it comes to spreading hate against Israel and inciting the murder of Jews. Pictured: PA President Mahmoud Abbas said in 2015 that the Palestinians will not allow Jews “with their filthy feet to defile our Al-Aqsa Mosque,” and “We bless every drop of blood that has been spilled for Jerusalem, which is clean and pure blood, blood spilled for Allah…” (Image source: Palestinian Media Watch video screenshot)
“While many have condemned the Iran-backed Hamas terror group for the October 7 massacre that killed 1,400 Israelis and wounded at least 5,400 others, the fact is that the Palestinian Authority (PA) and its leaders also bear responsibility for the carnage. The PA’s rhetoric and actions actively paved the way for the hell that Hamas unleashed on Israel.
“There is absolutely no difference between the Palestinian Authority and Hamas when it comes to spreading hate against Israel and inciting the murder of Jews. It has also been proven that each time Israel cedes land or makes gestures to the PA or Hamas, they respond by increasing terror attacks against Jews. The areas controlled by the PA in the West Bank and Hamas in the Gaza Strip have become havens for countless terror groups” (Gatestone Institute, October 31, 2023).
As Israel fights for its survival against Hamas, the world needs to wake up to the reality that forcing Israel to surrender the West Bank [biblical Judea and Samaria] for the creation of a Palestinian State is the same as creating another Hamas to live beside of Israel. Furthermore, the Bible declares that the West Bank is the heartland of the Promised Land. Those who promote a Palestinian State and want to remove Jews from this area are placing themselves in conflict with Almighty God!