The focal lens of the world is fixed on the evil entity of Hamas in Gaza. This tunnel vision has one extremely dangerous downfall; Hamas is not solely located in Gaza. Hamas’s reach spans far outside of the borders of Israel, but has an especially dense devotion instilled in its followers within Judea and Samaria (also known as the West Bank).
Myth: Hamas Is Not Operating in Judea and Samaria
As the Jihadist agenda of Hamas unfolds throughout the southern region of Israel and the Gaza Strip, the support of Hamas within Judea and Samaria has begun to skyrocket. While the terror group has initiated acts of terror against Israelis, the view of the Arab world has shifted to view Hamas as a group whose mission is the same as theirs: the death of the Jewish people. This newfound admiration is spurring many protests to take place in Arab villages throughout Judea and Samaria and has begun to challenge the current leadership, the Palestinian Authority.
The Palestinian Authority does participate in acts of terror against the Jewish people, but not on the same scale as Hamas. This has led many Palestinans to feel disappointment in their governing body for their lack of large-scale action against the entirety of the Land of Israel.
This renewed and re-energized support for Hamas grew even more following the trade of Palestinian terrorists for Israeli hostages. This trade was a pivotal moment in morale boost for many of the Arabs in Judea, Samaria, and the Gaza Strip. With an entirely unequal scale, only 110 innocent Israelis were released from captivity while 180 convicted Palestinian terrorists were released from Israeli jails. The view held by many of the individuals living within the Arab villages is that Hamas was able to force the Israeli government’s hand into releasing known criminals who have already shown the intention of furthering the agenda of Hamas.
Why Is It Important to Pay Attention to Hamas Everywhere?
This steadily growing Jihadist support is an immense threat to every Jew in the land of Israel and every person who aligns themselves against the senseless murder of innocent Jews. As towns like Be’eri, Kerem Shalom, Nachal Oz, and numerous others were invaded on October 7th, 2023, the borders that were the defense from Gaza in southern Israel are nearly non-existent in Judea and Samaria. In the Biblical Heartland of Israel, the Jewish and Arab communities are scattered throughout the region with Arab communities slowly encroaching into the areas designated solely for Jews. The Jews daily experience Maccabean odds as they are outnumbered by the Arabs in this small expanse of land with only 500,000 Jews compared to 2 million Arabs. Even with these concerning numbers, the Jewish communities possess frighteningly scarce supplies; they lack the manpower necessary to defend the 200 Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria and with the manpower they do have, many of the security forces don’t have the very gear that is necessary for their protection and defense such as: helmets, protective vests, and even flashlights.
If the Arabs (whose population is 400% the population of the Jews), in Judea and Samaria were to attempt an attack comparable to the one that Hamas conducted on October 7th, the outcome could be even more disastrous.
The viewpoint of this region must begin to broaden to shed light on the reality of the situation in Israel. This war is not only being fought in the Gaza Strip, but also covers the entirety of the country. If this fact is not acknowledged, calamity could ensue. Despite the fact that Israel is taking heat for its intentions of dismantling every Hamas member and its government, this is the only solution to halting the vicious intentions that are permeating the minds of Arabs living inside the scope of Israel. Every Jihadist, genocidal person affiliated with Hamas must be addressed and managed in order to ensure the safety of every person in Israel. These maniacal criminals will murder any individual who they deem suspicious: Jew, Arab, Christian, Atheist, or otherwise. This group has no intention of sparing or saving lives, but only of domination. It is time for the world to realize the entire area that this hostility encompasses.
Israel will prevail no matter what forces of darkness come against them because the God of Israel stands with them. As l have said before some people still don’t realize they cannot defeat the God of Israel. Amen to that!