GAZA - Hamas Cracks Down on Civilians
Hamas appears to sense that its rule over Gaza is in jeopardy and is returning to its roots as a thuggish, mafia-like organization, cracking down on Gazans who speak out against it and massacring people seeking humanitarian aid.
It’s important to understand the context. Hamas began as a relatively small organization. Although its ideological roots are in the Muslim Brotherhood and political Islam, its actual early members such as Yahya Sinwar, were killers who emerged in a mafia-like world in places like Khan Yunis.
Hamas police were seen as the force for “law and order” by international groups. After the October 7 massacre and Israel’s retaliation, Hamas has lost control of some areas of Gaza. However, their plainclothes thugs have returned to many of these areas whenever Israel withdraws, and seek to keep people from speaking out against the terrorist group.
-www.jpost.com, 17 March 2024
Arno's Commentary
Hamas is not an official, legitimate government of Gaza. As a matter of fact, there are a number of countries such as Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, Japan, Paraguay, New Zealand, the UK, US, and EU which have designated Hamas as a terrorist organization. Now they are showing their true face, formerly hidden behind the mass of civilians. The facts are crystal clear: Hamas members are trained for one objective: kill Jews. That plainly is contrary to any and all internationally prevailing laws.
It seems a paradox: Israel is continually accused of practicing genocide. Yet Israel is the only military force that instructs its soldiers not to hate the enemy, but under all circumstances to protect civilians.
South Africa, for example, signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate with Hamas against Israel diplomatically and economically in 2015. Why any nation would deal with a terrorist organization is beyond comprehension. Yet Because Israel is a Jewish State, the old spirit of antisemitism is rearing its ugly head. But they are making a fool of themselves, because even in the fast-approaching end-time scenario, truth will prevail.
Arno Froese is the executive director of Midnight Call Ministries and editor-in-chief of the acclaimed prophetic magazines Midnight Call and News From Israel. He has authored a number of well-received books, and has sponsored many prophecy conferences in the U.S., Canada, and Israel. His extensive travels have contributed to his keen insight into Bible prophecy, as he sees it from an international perspective.
