THE FACES OF EVIL
Secretary of State Marco Rubio with Scott Jennings on SiriusXM Patriot: Interview, US Department of State, Washington, D.C. Feb. 10, 2025 — . . . Look at these humiliations, they put them through before they’re released, where they do these big public displays of force. Do any of those Hamas fighters look like they’ve been skipping meals? Do any of those Hamas fighters that you see look like they’ve been suffering over the last year and a half? Clearly, these people are – the ones suffering are the people from Gaza, but not them. And then the conditions they’re held in. So, it’s incredibly revealing about what we’re dealing with. This is an evil organization. Hamas is evil. It’s pure evil. These are monsters. These are savages. That’s a group that needs to be eradicated. . . .
WATCH: “Jerusalem Minute” with Middle East Correspondent Josh Hasten, Ep. 56: JNS, Feb. 10, 2025 — Alex Traiman, JNS CEO and Jerusalem bureau chief, was part of the press pool last week that accompanied Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a historic meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office.
Behind Trump’s ‘Hell to Pay’ Warning to Hamas: Dr. Dan Diker and Yoni Ben Menachem, Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs, Feb. 10, 2025
What Israel Is Really Up Against: Melanie Phillips, Substack, Feb. 10, 2025
What Does Hamas Achieve by Threatening Gaza Hostage, Ceasefire Deal? – Analysis: Seth J. Frantzman, Jerusalem Post, Feb. 10, 2025
At USAID, Funding for Terror-Tied Groups and Internal Hostility Toward Israel Goes Back Years: Adam Kredo, Free Beacon, Feb. 10, 2025
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Hamas Leaders Defiant in Iran: Palestinians ‘Like Olive Trees, Steadfast in their Land’ – Analysis: Alex Winston, Jerusalem Post, Feb. 10, 2025 — Muhammad Ismail Darwish, head of Hamas’s Political (Shura) Council, claimed that “In just one day or within 48 hours, half a million Palestinians returned to their homeland,” and that “even with nothing, they sat on the ground and, like olive trees, they remained steadfast in their land.”
Hamas Avoids Collapse of Deal but Seeks Concessions in Phase II: Ron Ben Yishai, Ynet News, Feb. 10, 2025 — Hamas’ decision to halt the scheduled hostage release on Saturday appears to be a pressure tactic aimed at pushing Israel into advancing negotiations for the second phase of the hostage deal in exchange for a cease-fire.
‘Qatar is Hamas, and Hamas is Qatar’: Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone, Feb. 11, 2025 — US President Donald Trump’s recent statements regarding Qatar’s role in reaching the Israel-Hamas ceasefire-hostage deal surprised many, especially those who are familiar with the Gulf state’s longtime support for radical Islamist groups.
Trump Urges Ending Gaza Ceasefire If All Hostages Not Released by Noon Saturday: Lazar Berman, Jacob Magid and Reuters, Times of Israel, Feb. 10, 2025 — US President Donald Trump suggested Monday that Israel end a ceasefire in Gaza and resume fighting if all remaining hostages are not freed by the end of the week, after the Hamas terror group said it was delaying the release of hostages slated for Saturday, placing fresh doubts on whether the fraught truce will hold.
Trump: Under My Plan Gazans Would Relocate Permanently, Not Be Able to Return: TOI staff, Times of Israel, Feb. 19, 2025 — US President Donald Trump, in an interview aired Monday, confirmed that under his proposed American takeover of the Gaza Strip and resettlement of its 2.2 million residents, displaced Gazans would not have the right to return to the enclave upon its reconstruction.