Each time I hear it, I think of the extraordinary, young American Cowboys, including Joshua Waller, John Plocher, Ezekiel Strain, Yosef Strain, Luke Hutslar and Samuel Wearp, with their trademark wide-brimmed hats, leather belts with heavy metal buckles, jeans and rugged boots, who came to Israel right after the October 7 barbaric massacre of Israeli men, women and children by Muslims from Gaza. The group of cowboys hail from Bible Belt states in the United States: Montana, Arkansas, Texas and Tennessee: God’s Country.
Palestinian ‘Civilians’: Complicit in Hamas Crimes
By Bassam Tawil, GATESTONE • June 10, 2024
- If ruling regimes such as Hamas do not want their civilians killed during hostage rescue operations, they should not start unprovoked wars, then complain when they are hit back. They also should not take hostages, then hide them among the civilian population. It is not complicated.
- The Palestinian families can hold only themselves accountable for the scores of Gazans who died during the rescue operation. Those families were not coerced or threatened into keeping the hostages inside their homes. The exact opposite is true: They were delighted to help Hamas because they support the terrorist group.
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