During a presidential primary, candidates can find themselves disagreeing on a lot. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and former President Donald Trump are two such candidates who are butting heads without cease thanks to the two being each other's primary threat.
However, they both see a greater threat. Neither of them believes we should be taking in refugees from Gaza as the war between Israel and the terrorist group Hamas unfolds.
"If you're coming from somewhere full of people who want to kill Americans we will not let you in," said Trump, referring to the travel ban he instated during his time in the Oval Office.
President Trump: "I will immediately reinstate and expand the wildly successful Trump Travel Ban on entry from terror-plagued countries, territories, and places." pic.twitter.com/TnGM7083O4
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) October 16, 2023
DeSantis, speaking to Fox News host Sean Hannity, made it clear that the attitudes toward Hamas are too positive among the Palestinian people, even going so far as to be indoctrinated with it as children. As such, DeSantis vowed to institute his own ban should he be elected.
"We don't want to import the pathologies from the Gaza Strip and other places in the Middle East to the United States of America," said DeSantis. "They are taught to hate Jews. They are taught to think that Israel has no right to exist. The textbooks that they use don't even have Israel on the map at all."
"It's a toxic culture that's developed, so there's no reason to be importing that into the United States," he added.
Ron DeSantis to Hannity on his Gaza refugee position:
— Scott Morefield (@SKMorefield) October 17, 2023
"We don't want to import the pathologies from the Gaza Strip and other places in the Middle East to the United States of America ... It's a really toxic culture that's developed, so there's no reason to be importing that into… pic.twitter.com/KZmiJBj3NL
These conversations are sadly popping up where conversations are being had. Many people with soft Western hearts believe that these poor people in Gaza should be taken into the safety of America, away from these terrorists who have taken over their lands and used them as human shields.
But it needs to be well understood that Hamas doesn't just exist despite the will of the people of Gaza. The people of Gaza largely approve of Hamas's activities. According to the Associated Press, a poll found that 53 percent of Palestinians believe Hamas is “most deserving of representing and leading the Palestinian people.” The opposition party, the secular Fatah party, only comes in at 14 percent.
This represents a surge in support for Hamas, but it's not the first time this surge has happened. Palestinians often find themselves backing Hamas during times of conflict:
Head pollster Khalil Shikaki, who has been surveying Palestinian public opinion for more than two decades, called it a “dramatic” shift, but said it also resembles previous swings toward Hamas during times of confrontation. Those all dissipated within three to six months as Hamas failed to deliver on promises of change.
It should also be noted that on the Saturday that Hamas attacked Israel, it wasn't just Hamas terrorists who did the dirty work. Mobs joined in on the violence.
For those who believe ordinary Gazans did not support Hamas in the horrific #October7Massacre in south Israel, here is part of the mob that followed them in that day.#HamasisISIShttps://t.co/FSh3YpwNFq pic.twitter.com/CUe3o91uVr
— Imshin (@imshin) October 17, 2023
Then, there's the issue of Hamas's endgame, which isn't just the destruction of Israel, it's the destruction of all civilizations and cultures so that it can build an Islamic Khilafa on top of it. You don't have to take my word for it. Here's Mosab Yousef, son of Hamas founder Sheikh Hassan Yousef, telling you what the group's ultimate goals are and how they accomplish them, partly by indoctrinating the youth. Yousef broke free of his father's indoctrination and converted to Christianity, and now warns the Western world about Hamas.
"Hamas final destination is building the Islamic Khilafa, which means an Islamic state on the rubble of every other civilization" ~ Mosab Hassan Yousef, son of Hamas founder Sheikh Hassan Yousef. pic.twitter.com/GoWdSwMP0r
— Anshul Saxena (@AskAnshul) October 15, 2023
Let's lay out some basic facts.
There are currently just under 600,000 homeless people in America. We're now talking about taking in refugees which will likely add to that homeless population, a good number of which will be in support of a terrorist organization bent on destroying other civilizations, with America being one of the countries at the top of the list.
Trump and DeSantis are right. Banning refugees from countries that are this heavy with pro-terrorist sentiment isn't just a bad idea in terms of harboring more needy people during a time when we have too many needy people of our own, it's deadly stupid. There's a reason neighboring countries like Egypt won't even accept refugees from Gaza.
While it's certainly compassionate to want to take in people who are needy, it's beyond foolish to want to import terrorism, which is exactly what would end up happening if we began bringing in refugees from Gaza.
