Hamas Will Survive Israel’s Invasion of Gaza

Hamas has even experimented in recent years with using cryptocurrencies to evade government surveillance. While the full extent of its efforts is unknown, Israel as recently as mid-October continues to freeze Hamas-linked crypto accounts. Even with these diversified income streams, Continue reading Hamas Will Survive Israel’s Invasion of Gaza

The Palestinian People Should Be Enraged at Both Israel and Hamas

Israel believed that both Palestinian factions were essentially content with ruling their own little fiefdoms, but over the past couple of years Hamas has clearly been developing other ideas. It was making no headway in advancing control of the national Continue reading The Palestinian People Should Be Enraged at Both Israel and Hamas

Of Course We Can Condemn Israel—and Hamas. It’s Not Complicated.

Why? Let us count the ways. First, speakers traditionally work their way up, slowly building relationships, doing favors, raising money. Jordan has surely done some of that, but it’s not his real calling card. His real calling card is that Continue reading Of Course We Can Condemn Israel—and Hamas. It’s Not Complicated.

The Self-Destruction of Hamas | The New Republic

It’s also just stupid. What were Hamas’s (and, if The Wall Street Journal’s reporting holds up, Iran’s) war aims? Peter Krause, a political scientist at Boston College, told The Washington Post’s Marc Fisher that Hamas’s goal was to terrorize Israel, provoke a disproportionate reaction, and Continue reading The Self-Destruction of Hamas | The New Republic