Bassem Eid

An UNRWA teacher told the @nypost that an administrator threatened to cut her tongue and make her wish for death. Why? Because she confronted another teacher for indoctrinating children to hate Jews and support terrorism. UNRWA teachers are teaching violence, hate, and antisemitism. According to the teacher, it's only gotten worse since the war began. She estimates that at least half of the teachers she encounters in Gaza believe violence is necessary to achieve Palestinians' political goals. UNRWA is part of the problem; it can’t be part of the solution.

“We already see and know that Hamas is taking money from the merchants, demanding millions from some of them in protection money." -Gaza resident “A.”

"Hamas is still the same Hamas. Nothing about it has changed as a result of this long war." -Gaza resident "M."

"The residents are hostages of Hamas. The people of Gaza are not Hamas. The people of Gaza hate Hamas, but who will free them?" -Gaza resident “M.”

"Why is Hamas still in Gaza to this day? Why hasn’t it been eliminated?” -Gaza resident “M.”

Hamas's willingness to exploit Gazan civilians knows no bounds. An April 2024 document discovered by IDF troops revealed a Hamas plan to plant explosives in displaced persons camps in Gaza. Why? Because Hamas terrorists were hiding in the camps, and needed to create a smokescreen to flee as IDF troops approached. Hamas hides among Gazan civilians and is willing to kill them to protect its own operatives.

"Hamas is in the hospitals and stealing aid just like before. Same behavior, nothing has changed." -Gaza resident "M."

“All of Hamas is in Al-Shifa Hospital, Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, and Nasser Hospital...They are also underneath the hospitals." -Gaza resident “A.”

New report: Israel's Shin Bet approved 3,000 Gazan workers to help build "New Rafah" — but Hamas is blocking them from going to areas of Gaza under IDF control. Gazans want a better life: Real homes, jobs, income, education, and freedoms. But Hamas wants to keep oppressing the Palestinian people.

"Honestly, the security situation in the Gaza Strip has gotten completely out of control. All kinds of problems and crimes are taking place, and there is no security authority to bring criminals to justice, pursue murderers, or catch thieves." -Gaza resident "A."

On October 27, Israelis go to the polls for the first time since October 7. And as a Palestinian, I have a few thoughts. I wrote them for @thefreepress alongside Michael Oren, Yossi Klein Halevi and others on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s legacy.

Over the last six years, the Abraham Accords have proven that Middle East peace is possible: agree to recognize Israel and live peacefully side-by-side, and the region will prosper. The Accords have withstood the challenges of the Gaza War and the Iran War, proving you don't have to pick one side in the Arab-Israeli conflict. More Arab countries should join the Abraham Accords and show the Palestinians that peace is possible.

"Miliband says the measures target settlements, “not Israel.” Pat McFadden insisted the ban was specifically targeted at the expansion of these settlements. They are right about one thing: it will barely touch Israel." Read my latest in @washingtonexaminer — link in bio,

The teaching and preaching that inspired recent Gazan calls for a new Oct 7 predate Hamas rule by over a decade, says Palestinian scholar Hussein al-Deek. Hopes to undo it, he adds, hinge on broad-based education reform — waged hand in hand with the reconstruction of Gaza and supported by Arab states, the U.S.-backed Board of Peace, and int’l partners. WATCH:

The people chanting "death to America" in the streets don't mean it figuratively. They want more 9/11s. More October 7s. More death. Less freedom. They don't care about the Palestinian people, but they're happy to exploit them for the cause.