Dark Tunnels and Moral Beacons: Bari Weiss, The Free Press, Sept. 1, 2024 — Today at The Free Press, we mourn the six innocent Israelis murdered by Hamas terrorists who stole them nearly a year ago.
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Among the Mourners of Zion and Jerusalem: Matti Friedman, The Free Press, Sept. 1, 2024
The Deaths of These Hostages Shame the Western Conscience: Brendan O’Neill, Spiked, Sept. 1, 2024
Lammy’s Lamentable Libels: Melanie Phillips, Substack, Sept. 3, 2024
Israel: Ceasefire Deal Will Prevent Hostages from Coming Home, Anti-Government Protests Only Embolden Hamas: Bassam Tawil, Gatestone Institute, Sept. 3, 2024
US Announces Charges Against Sinwar, 5 More Hamas Chiefs Day After Goldberg-Polin Burial: Agencies and Jacob Magid, Times of Israel, Sept. 4, 2024 — The US Justice Department announced criminal charges Tuesday against Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and five other leaders in the terror group in connection with the October 7 onslaught in Israel, marking the first effort by American law enforcement to formally call out the masterminds of the attack.
Bringing Hamas to justice: Why US Charges Are an Important Step – Analysis: Seth J. Frantzman, Jerusalem Post, Sept. 4, 2024 — The US charges against key senior figures in Hamas are a crucial step in bringing Hamas leaders to justice and revealing the terrorist group’s crimes.
Newly Revealed Document Shows PM Made Major Changes to US-Backed Hostage Deal Outline: Shira Silkoff, Times of Israel, Sept. 3, 2024 — Photographed pages and the content of a document said to be the amended hostage release-ceasefire deal proposal submitted by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on July 27 were published by the Ynet news site (Hebrew link) on Tuesday.
Hamas Murders Six Hostages, Israel Is Blamed: Editorial, WSJ, Sept. 2, 2024 — Hamas probably can’t believe its luck—or the lack of moral seriousness by its enemies. The terrorists murder six Israeli hostages, including one dual-citizen American, and Israel is suddenly under pressure to make concessions—to Hamas.
