Tag Archives: Yahya Sinwar

“There is no massacre of Christians happening in Syria. But that lie took hold for a reason—and grasping it is the key to understanding something important about American domestic politics”

TABLET MAG The Right’s Sectarian Moment Tony Badran March 24, 2025 Many Americans, particularly those who get their information from popular right-wing social media accounts [eg Candace Owens] and podcasters [eg Tucker Carlson], now take it as an article of … Continue reading

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Israel Hayom investigation exposes the agency’s critical failures in preventing one of Israel’s worst security breaches.

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) The day intelligence collapsed: What happened to Shin Bet on Oct. 7? Itay Ilnai December 5, 2024 …In the wake of these revelations, we can now report for the first time that the investigations … Continue reading

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Trying Israel without Hamas risks violating the International Criminal Courts rules

FORWARD With Sinwar dead, the ICC must stop or suspend Israel’s prosecution Joel Margolis October 24, 2024 What should a prosecutor do when the key defendants die before trial? In May 2024, International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan formally asked … Continue reading

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Sinwar confirmed dead. He orchestrated the October 7 Massacre, which led to the deaths of over 1,200 people and the taking of over 250 hostages.

JERUSALEM POST Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed in Rafah, Gaza Strip Yonah Jeremy Bob, Jacob Laznik, Maya Gur Arieh October 17, 2024 Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was killed by the IDF in Tel Sultan in Rafah on Wednesday in an … Continue reading

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Hamas leader reportedly has not softened stance during absence, is said to be surrounded by at least 20 hostages, carried 25 kg of dynamite in sole footage of him since Oct. 7

TIMES OF ISRAEL After speculation he was killed, Sinwar said to renew contact with Qatar Staff October 7, 2024 Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has reestablished contact with hostage-ceasefire deal mediators in Qatar after weeks of silence that had stirred speculation … Continue reading

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“When Hamas talks about the “liberation,” it is referring to its declared goal of eliminating Israel and replacing it with an Islamist state, as affirmed in its own charter”

GATESTONE Hamas ‘Politicians’ and Terrorists: No Difference Between Them Bassam Tawil August 13, 2024 The Iran-backed Palestinian terrorist group Hamas has chosen arch-terrorist Yahya Sinwar, the mastermind of the October 7, 2023, atrocities against thousands of Israelis, as the chairman of … Continue reading

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Regarding the ongoing ceasefire talks — during which Hamas has repeatedly refused to compromise on its maximalist demands — Sinwar recently told Hamas negotiators that “we have the Israelis right where we want them ”

FDD Hamas Leader Yahya Sinwar Depicts Palestinian Casualties As ‘Necessary Sacrifices’ June 11, 2024 Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, who masterminded Hamas’s October 7 atrocities, portrayed the deaths of Palestinian civilians as a welcome sacrifice in his personal correspondence, The Wall … Continue reading

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday that a deal on the release of hostages held by Hamas remains possible, but there remain “very hard” issues to be resolved.

JERUSALEM POST Hamas rejects Israeli proposal to release 1,500 inmates for hostages February 15, 2024 Hamas has rejected an Israeli offer to free all hostages taken into the Gaza Strip in exchange for the release of 1,500 Palestinians from Israeli … Continue reading

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“The 2011 deal with Hamas that freed Gilad Shalit led to the taking of hundreds more”

WALL STREET JOURNAL Overvaluing Hostages Is Israel’s Weakness Michael Segal February 6, 2024 Nothing illustrates this better than Israel’s release of 1,027 terrorists and other security prisoners in 2011 in exchange for one hostage, Gilad Shalit. Among those released was … Continue reading

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