After Hamas' heinous attack on Israel on Oct. 7, the world can no longer afford to overlook or underestimate the true nature of Hamas. Labeled by some as "freedom fighters," the group is anything but. Rather, it is a sadistic and yet sophisticated band of barbarians who see babies, children, women and the elderly not as innocent civilians but as enemies who deserve to be held hostage, tortured, raped and murdered.
Hamas, like al-Qaida and ISIS, advances a genocidal agenda. All three are totally opposed to any form of freedom and are completely entrenched in forcing those under their control to obey extremist, ultra-conservative followings of Muslim teachings that significantly limit freedom of expression and speech, freedom of religion, freedom of sexual identity and orientation — all things that are the core beliefs of progressive democratic, liberal systems.
Hamas does not call for a two-state solution, but rather, its 1988 charter calls for “the violent obliteration of Israel.” It constantly reaffirms that commitment, as for example on Sept. 30, 2021, at a conference it held in Gaza named "The Promise of the End of Days" — a phrase drawn from........