Read the latest from this week:
As Israel strives to free its 59 remaining hostages, 58 of whom have spent 557 days in captivity since the Hamas assault on Southern Israel, and as Jewish people worldwide sat down to mark Passover and remember how God’s mighty hand brought them out of Egypt, many seder tables had empty seats to remember those who are not free yet.
While activists on campuses seem to have ignored the plight of the hostages and continue to demonize Israel, they conveniently ignore that Hamas could end this war that it started, but once again this week, it showed it chooses guns over Gazans.
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Hamas Choose Guns Over Gazans
A senior Hamas official told a Qatari news outlet that Egypt recently presented a new ceasefire proposal that includes a 45-day truce in exchange for the entry of food and shelter into the Gaza Strip.
But negotiations for a ceasefire once again broke down as Hamas dismissed the Egyptian proposal; what condition was so unacceptable to the terror group, you might ask? What clause caused so much outrage that Hamas would rather the war continue? The request that they disarm.
Hamas has asserted that its disarmament is not open for negotiation while making demands of the IDF and insisting that they must withdraw from Gaza before Hamas will engage in any ceasefire. However, according to Hamas officials’, disarmament is not up for negotiation.
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The ceasefire talks have been very telling for those paying attention; Israel has simply wanted its people returned, to ensure the safety of its citizens, and to never see the horrors of October 7th, 2023 repeated. Hamas is willing to prolong the war, prolong the suffering of the ordinary Gazans, and hold hostages so that it can retain its weapons and ability to commit terror atrocities. This is ultimately what this war is about: on one side, those who value life and peace, and on the other side, those who choose death and violence.
