"Palestinian civilians are cowering on the border with Egypt, fearing for their lives, while Hamas is hiding in its tunnels under the Gaza Strip - at least its military wing. The terrorist group's political arm is doing even better: Hamas's leadership is not hiding underground, but abroad. The Hamas leadership seems to particularly like Qatari luxury hotels. Not cheap fun, says Hans-Jakob Schindler from the Counter Extremism Project (CEP). 'Of course the gentlemen have to pay rent,' he says in the 'Again Something Learned” podcast from ntv.de. "Qatar is not a cheap country and they don't live on the poverty line.'"
Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.
Fact:
On October 7, 2023, Hamas invaded southern Israel where, in the space of eight hours, hundreds of armed terrorists perpetrated mass crimes of brutality, rape, and torture against men, women and children. In the biggest attack on Jewish life in a single day since the Holocaust, 1,200 were killed, and 251 were taken hostage into Gaza—where 101 remain. One year on, antisemitic incidents have increased by record numbers.
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