I vividly remember thinking to myself, “It’s getting close to bedtime” on the evening of October 7, 2023. But then my wife called and said, “Turn on the TV—NOW.”

I watched as Fox News reporter Trey Yingst described an unfolding attack against Israel, apparently by the terrorist group Hamas. I (incredulously) reported on it that night, and myriad times in the months following, and even though I was appalled by the slaughter, I was not prepared for the true evil that it turned out unfolded on that day.

Babies killed. Women raped. Innocents assassinated in cold blood. Hundreds of young people enjoying their lives brutally massacred at a music festival. It could have been my kids. It could have been yours.

The images haunt me to this day. As more and more information was revealed showing the true depravity of the Hamas assailants, it became clear to me that there was only one word for what we witnessed: evil. 

Actually, make it three words: pure, unadulterated evil.

In the following days, Israel did what it had to do if it didn’t want to see repeats of this almost inhuman perversion—it went on the offensive, declared war, and took on the dark forces of Hamas. Civilians have died in the process, and that’s a sad reality of most warfare, but remember that none of them would have died had Hamas not savagely murdered over 1,200 Israelis. Remember also that many of the civilian casualties in Gaza—notoriously overstated by the utterly mendacious Gaza Health Ministry—would be alive today if the terrorist group didn’t use them as human shields and hide their military operations in hospitals and schools.

And yet, did we see worldwide protests decrying the sick actions of Hamas? Did campuses in the United States erupt in outrage over the barbaric carnage inflicted upon innocent Israelis (and some Americans)? Did thousands congregate In Manhattan’s Union Square Park, as they did Monday, to demand that Hamas embrace peace, lay down their arms, and release the remaining hostages—at least, the ones who they hadn’t murdered in cold blood?

No.

Instead, what we’ve seen is an almost universal response against Israel and its Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. How dare they prosecute a war against the forces that assaulted them so viciously? Campuses have become war zones with unhinged protesters trashing the facilities and harassing Jewish students, major cities have been embroiled in violent demonstrations where “activists” openly support terrorism and wave the flags of their murderous organizations.

I don’t get it.

Meanwhile, the Incredibly Shrinking President and his clueless VP (and current Democrat presidential nominee) kneecap Netanyahu at every opportunity and demand ceasefire negotiations. Is Netanyahu doing enough to end the conflict and get the hostages released, Biden was asked Monday. “No," he answered curtly before shuffling away.

Our "leader"

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I don’t get it.

What is Netanyahu supposed to do? As we reported, Hamas executed six hostages, including Israeli American Hersh Goldberg-Polin, on Saturday, just as IDF forces were closing in and coming to rescue them.

Even more disgustingly, the terror group took videos of their victims before killing them, and are now threatening to send them to the families to further torture their souls.

Let's make a deal... With these people

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What kind of agreement could possibly be reached with people like this?

As Manhattan protesters, college students, and world leaders pile on Israel and Netanyahu and demand that he deal with these devils, I find myself at a loss for words. What kind of agreement would be worth its weight in ink? How could anyone trust a single word out of these demonic savages’ mouths? We know exactly what they’ll do if they’re let off the hook—they’ll prepare for another round of bloodletting, and they’ll plan for the utter destruction of the Jewish state.

As a human, I have a heart, and I too feel for the plight of the Palestinian people caught up in the crossfire—specifically the ones who are innocent and do not back Hamas.  But just what is Israel supposed to do? Say, “Well, that happened; we just need to get over it and move on?”

I don’t get it.

Hamas has repeatedly shown that there’s no savagery that’s beneath them, no corruption of the soul that they’re unwilling to embrace. A “deal” such as the one Biden-Harris proposes seems to amount to not much more than “we’ll just forget about the whole thing and hope it doesn’t happen again soon."

I really don’t get it.