Rewarding Terrorism, Complicit in Support of Terrorism/France, U.K., Canada

"This is a reckless policy that undermines prospects for peace."

"It sets the dangerous precedent that violence, not diplomacy, is the most expedient means for terrorist groups like Hamas to achieve their political aims."

"[Recognition is] especially troubling [considering the Hamas terrorist attacks of October 7, 2023, when citizens of the U.K., France and Canada were among those killed that day]."

"Hamas's war crimes are clear, and its rejection of diplomacy should lead your countries to impose more pressure. Instead, you offer greater rewards." 

Open letter to France, U.K., Canada by U.S. Republican Congressmen and Senators 

 

"[Carney's recognition of a Palestinian state] vindicated [hostage-taking,  handing victory to the] violent mobs who block streets, vandalize businesses, target synagogues, and even shoot up schools [in Canada, post-7 October]."

Deputy Leader, Conservative Party of Canada, Melissa Lantsman 

Protest in support of Palestine in Toronto on Saturday, October 5, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey

"This action is an important step in establishing the right of the Palestinian people to their land and sanctities and on the path to establishing an independent state with Holy Quds as its capital, which is the result of years of struggle, perseverance, and sacrifice of our people on the path of freedom and return."

Hamas congratulatory response to Canada/U.K./France announcement  

"We are proud to sacrifice [our] martyrs. We are prepared to stage events similar to October 7, 2023, again and again until Israel ceases to exist", stated Hamas spokesman Ghazi Hamad. This most recent congratulatory message by Hamas to Canada in response to Palestine-supportive statements from Canada's Liberal government is the third of its kind. Canadian branches of the Palestinian Youth Movement and Toronto4Palestine student group openly celebrated the attacks of October 7, organizing demonstrators to call for supplanting the "Zionist entity" with a Palestinian state.

 

Hamas has run the Gaza Strip since 2007   Getty Images

 

A sour note was hit by Toronto4Palestine, taking a break from applauding the Liberal Party's most recent turnabout from an ally and supporter of the state of Israel, to condemning it for its military response to the terrorist sweep through southern Israel when sadistic savagery was on full display with the rape and dismemberment of Israeli girls and women, and the massive death toll of Israeli children, women, men and foreign farm workers. Prime Minister Carney was condemned by Toronto4Palestine for calling for Hamas to "play no role in t he future governance of Palestine". Even while he was praised for recognition a Palestinian state without preconditions.

 

The stated conditions for recognition of the nascent Palestinian state, in Toronto4Palestine's opinion, "undermine Palestinian self determination", failing to "acknowledge the reality in Palestine". Of course, in actual fact, Hamas itself has long had a place on Canada's terrorist list. Flying the Hamas flag, celebrating its 'courage' in confronting the Zionist Entity by murdering civilians, rapine and pillage, under Canadian law merit arrest, but no such thing happened, while the pro-Hamas contingent in Canadian society rampaged through Canadian streets chanting to universalize the Intifada. 

 

Canada's State Immunity Act emphasizes that a state must not wage aggressive war, must not commit atrocities and must not support terrorism to be recognized as a state. The status of state recognition has its rights, but carries responsibilities as well. States that finance, facilitate or take part in terrorism for the benefit of designated terror groups can be stripped of immunity and held to account in Canadian courts. The West Bank government of the Palestinian Authority which Canada proposes to govern a newly declared Palestinian state has and does in fact, finance, facilitate and take part in terrorism. 

 

 

 

Promoting the Palestinian Authority as the future governing agent of the West Bank and Gaza elevates a  terrorist financing, promoting group. And if France, the U.K. and Canada promote this accession of Fatah, itself on terror lists (while forming the backbone of the Palestinian Authority) does that not make these three Western democratic countries complicit in terrorism themselves? At the very least, willing to look past these inconveniences to shore up their arguments that Israel's determination to rout out the terrorist Hamas which uses Palestinian civilians as shields, to hold Israel accountable for deaths that Hamas causes.

 

For years the Palestinian Authority has paid convicted terrorists and the families of those carrying out attacks, bonus awards for 'confronting the occupation'. The 'Occupation', needless to say, is Israel's defense against constant, ongoing Palestinian attacks against the Jewish state and its people. Rewarding terrorism incites more terrorist acts; a double game perfected by Palestinian politicians. And it is not only Hamas, but the Palestine Liberation Front, The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Fatah, Palestinian Islamic Jihad and other terror groups beloved of the Palestinians all committed to Israel's annihilation.

 

Easily overlooked by Israel's allies now turned detractors and Palestinian human rights defenders, who deny Israel's human rights. Fatah founded the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade, another listed terrorist entity in Canada that excelled in suicide bombings, civilian shootings, kidnappings and October 7. Fatah is the terrorist arm of the Palestinian Authority, headed by Mahmoud Abbas. Whose popularity in the West Bank is low, while Hamas gains majority plaudits in the West Bank, greater than its support by Gaza residents. 

 

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Fighting To End Wars

"[The return of the reservists was aimed at ensuring] planning and preparation for the continuation of 2024…"

"Some of the reservists will return to their families and employment this week." 

"[The decision to move soldiers out of Gaza will] significantly ease the burden on the economy and allow them to gather strength for the upcoming activities in the next year, [as fighting is expected to continue into 2024]."

"Understanding that we will be required for additional tasks and warfare throughout this year."

"The objectives of the war require prolonged fighting."

"[The IDF’s stated goal is to] dismantle the Hamas terrorist organization’s military and administrative capabilities, [no easy feat in a densely-packed urban landscape riddled with an extensive underground tunnel system that protects militants and helps hide hostages]."

IDF spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari

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Israeli soldiers organize tank shells after returning from the Gaza Strip on January 1, at Israel's southern border. Amir Levy/Getty Images

The theatre of war and its operational strategies are always in flux, and the Israel Defense Forces has begun to shift thousands of Israeli soldiers out of the Gaza Strip in a drawdown of troops, the first since the conflict was initiated. The decision can be interpreted as fighting scaled back in some Gaza areas, specifically in the northern half where the military has announced it is preparing to assume full operational control. Five brigades; several thousand troops are being removed from Gaza in coming weeks for training and rest.

According to Shlomo Brom, retired brigadier-general in charge of strategic planning at one time, the troop changes may have resulted from American pressure. "The war is not stopping. It is the beginning of a different mode of operation", he clarified. Indicating a shift in how Israel had been conducting the war in some areas of the Gaza Strip.

In the southern city of Khan Younis and central areas of the territory, fierce fighting continues. It is Israel's intention to charge forward until its war aims have been realized, and that includes the most pressing issue, the complete dismantling of the terrorist group Hamas which has been in administrative charge of Gaza for the past 16 years.

An Israeli soldier works atop a tank outside the border with Gaza. Plans to send some reservists home mark the start of a new stage in the war. Photograph: Amir Cohen/Reuters

 

Adil Mismah, the Hamas commander of the elite Nukhba forces was killed in the central Gaza city of Deir al-Balah, by an air force fighter jet directed by ground forces. He was responsible for commanding the attack on Kibbutz Kissufim on October 7, where eight residents and six Thai workers were murdered and four Kibbutz residents were abducted. He also directed other Hamas terrorists to other communities near the Gaza border, including Kibbutz Be'eri and Kibbutz Nirim, where 135 Israelis were murdered.

Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari did not specify whether the decision meant that Israel was preparing to launch a new war phase, as he briefed news media while announcing the troop withdrawal. "The objectives of the war require prolonged fighting and we are preparing accordingly", he said of Israel's vow to crush the Hamas military and governing capabilities. Over 8,000 Hamas operatives have died, according to Israeli statistics. Placing the blame for high civilian deaths on Hamas which embeds itself within residential areas, inclusive of schools and hospitals.

As midnight struck on New Year's Eve, Hamas fired a large barrage of rockets toward Israel, including at Tel Aviv. As well, Israel has been forced to engage in almost-daily battles with Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon, to Israel's north, as well as striking Iranian-linked targets in neighbouring Syria; for Israel a three-pronged conflict.

Fighting in the north of the strip has tapered, though fighting in the south continues to rage as Israel seeks to destroy Hamas, which has ruled Gaza for 16 years | Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images

A more recent strike in Beirut killed Hamas’ second-in-command political leader today, in a significant escalation of Israel’s war against the terrorist group, heightening risk of a wider Middle East conflict.

Saleh Arouri was the most senior Hamas figure killed since the war began He was a founder of the Hamas military wing. The strike hit an apartment in a Shiite district of Beirut, a Hezbollah stronghold, leading Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah to vow to strike back against any targeting of Palestinian officials in Lebanon by Israel.