Our Upside-Down World

On Tuesday, The Washington Free Beacon posted an article about the Israeli attack on the Hamas leaders in Qatar.

The article reports:

Several senior members of Hamas, the populist Palestinian political party, perished Tuesday in an Israeli airstrike while attempting to secure a lasting peace in the region. In other words, they died doing what they loved.

The strike occurred in Doha, Qatar, where many Hamas leaders have been residing in luxury since the group came into possession of several hundred Israeli combatants, sometimes referred to as “hostages,” on Oct. 7, 2023. The decision to seek refuge in Qatar was motivated by the Hamas leadership’s unwavering opposition to the colonialist violence taking place in Gaza, as well as a healthy fear of tunnels and other confined spaces.

The extent of the martyrdom has yet to be revealed. Israel was targeting four Hamas leaders, including chairman Khaled Meshaal and chief negotiator Khalil al-Hayya, who recently hosted talks with representatives from the notoriously pacifist nation of Iran. Their fates are unknown at this time, but Hamas officials told the New York Times that al-Hayya’s son and his office manager were incinerated in the attack. Al Jazeera, the Qatari-funded media conglomerate, reported that the strike occurred as a team of Hamas diplomats was meeting to consider a peace proposal drafted by the United States.

…Hamas allies were devastated by the apparent demise of their comrades. Former Obama adviser Tommy Vietor lashed out at Sen. John Fetterman (D., Pa.), who posted a GIF of a satisfied Winnie-the-Pooh in response to the news of Israel’s strike in Qatar. “I fucking hate this idiotic, childish memeification of deadly serious issues,” the Hamas advocate wrote on X. “Any hope of getting the remaining Israeli hostages out alive could be gone, any hope of ending the war in Gaza could be dead, and this clown is posting a Winnie-the-pooh gif.”

The article concludes

Sources tell the Washington Free Beacon that Vietor and his former colleague, Ben “Hamas” Rhodes, are preparing to nominate their fallen comrades for a Nobel Peace Prize.

Indeed, the civilized world would be foolish not to honor their sacrifice.

This nomination is not really a surprise considering it is coming from two members of the Obama administration. For more information on Ben Rhodes, follow this link.

Anyone who believes that Hamas’ goal in peace with Israel needs to look again. The Charter of Hamas calls for the elimination of Israel and has never been changed. Hamas does not want a two-state solution–they want a one-state solution with Israel gone. The maps being used to teach their children affirm that. Giving Hamas a Palestinian state would only pave the way for more October 7th attacks.