Don’t be fooled by Hamas’ propaganda

Hamas seems to be winning the war—in the court of public opinion. I see many people in the news praising Hamas and celebrating the brutal killing of Israelis and the taking and hiding of hostages. I see college kids who are anti-Israel without even truly understanding the history of the country or what it stands for.

Hamas has people fooled into believing that it is their right to commit atrocious crimes against humanity because they have been oppressed. They have fooled people into believing it is the Israelis who are barbaric. They have fooled people into believing that Israel deserves to be annihilated. They have fooled people into believing that they have a worthy cause, when their only cause is to commit genocide and exterminate an entire race of people.

I see image after image plastered in the news of the people of Gaza digging out from bombed buildings to rescue people trapped beneath the rubble. I see images of adults in Gaza carrying the bodies of children. It’s more tragic loss of life. But the fanatical ideology of Hamas is furthered with the printing of these photographs. Why? Because this is what Hamas wants you to see, and they have designed it this way.

Hamas discharges weapons from civilian areas near hospitals, schools and other community buildings. They use humans as shields, as NATO has documented. Hamas makes sure the world sees these heart-wrenching images. Hamas knows you’ll be sickened by the number of casualties they report (which cannot be verified).

And where is Hamas? They are entrenched in the tunnels they have spent years building beneath the land. They put their innocents in front of them and let them bear the brunt of war.

Learn your history. This is nothing new. People make snap judgments without understanding the context. People are too quick to judge.