Focusing solely on Hamas while ignoring the presence of Islamic antisemitism among Palestinians is short-sighted

On Saturday, Oct. 7, Gaza Strip terrorists conducted unspeakable horrors, blatant war crimes, and crimes against humanity against Israeli civilians.

Since the first news of this bloodthirsty invasion of Israel was announced, the media has repeatedly described it as a battle between Israel and Hamas while maintaining that ordinary Palestinians had little or no role to play in the massacre.

Hamas’s 1998 Charter rejected a two-state solution – one for the Palestinians and one for the Israelis – instead calling for Palestinian armed resistance to end the Israeli occupation and replace it with an Islamic state over the combined territory of Israel, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip. To do so, it has pursued a policy of almost non-stop jihad (armed struggle) against Israel.

The Charter directs the killing of Jews, drawing on a hadith (prophetic saying): “The Day of Judgment will not come about until Muslims fight Jews and kill them. Then, the Jews will hide behind rocks and trees, and the rocks and trees will cry out: ‘O Moslem, there is a Jew hiding behind me, come and kill him.’”

Photo by Valentin Salja

The revised 2017 Charter states that “The liberation of Palestine is the duty of the Palestinian people …. Resisting the occupation with all means........

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