Hamas terrorists.
I hope, if a subscriber or regular visitor to this place, there is an awareness that I don’t resort to the words shocking, or surprising, or a host of other adjectives in that family of words. Nothing that happens ought to be shocking or surprising.
I probably do overuse the word amazing, and nothing should be amazing to anyone at this point in history, either.
What I do find astonishing is that people are astonished to learn truths about Islam, about Islamic terrorists, Islamic leaders, and Islamic beliefs somehow astonish people.
Hamas is not unique in Islam. Not really.
Also, lest people forget, or haven’t paid attention when told, seventy percent of the people in Gaza installed Hamas as the group they wanted in charge. The people of Gaza, almost 7 out of 10, put Hamas in the position of being in control. Dictating to the people. This is Islam. Not just Hamas. Islam is not benign.
Yet the overwhelming majority are convinced Islam is somehow secular, the overwhelming majority of whom have Islam be their belief are moderate, even liberal, as Westerners are.
Amazing.
There are truly moderate Muslims. I’ve known some. Many years ago, my mother babysat triplets of a young couple, the father of the boys a Muslim from Kuwait. He was as Westernized as any guy born in America. Because he had nothing to do with going to a mosque, reading the Qur’an, or practicing what Islam is about.
He and I used to have some great conversations. He was a great guy. Muslim by birth, not by how he lived his daily life.
There are secular Muslims.
They are the minority.
This was not always how it was. Used to be many more secular Westernized Muslims. THAT’S what brought about our current situation. There was a growing movement within Islam that Muslims must no longer be like the infidels. The Qur’an must be followed. No more embracing Western attire, practices, and culture.
Iran, Turkey, other Islamic nations, and states were once very Westernized. No more. Why is that? What happened? Well, mainly we’re all much closer to the fulfillment of all Bible prophecy. Everything is coming to that culmination.
No one should be astonished, shocked, surprised, or amazed at anything that happens in this life, on the earth.
Especially to discover the white hot, blinding intensity of hatred for Jews and Israel that a large portion of the Islamic world holds.
Better to beware than to be bitten by the creature with a singular focus, of death and destruction. Hamas, Hezbollah, ISIS, al-Qaeda, and the list of many other Islamic terrorist organizations all have the same singular vision. Kill Jews. Kill non-Muslims. Kill Muslims who do not align themselves with their beliefs. Or terrorize, oppress them. Imprison them. Destroy Israel.
Yes, it’s that horrible.
They aren’t people you would invite over for a cookout, or want to go to out with for an evening. Unless suicide vests are your sort of fashion choice.
Time to wake up and come to terms with the degree of evil in people, on this earth. I know it isn’t pleasant to face such matters. I certainly would like to just walk happily through the garden thinking everything and everyone is wonderful, oh so good, it’s only a few bad apples.
No, not just a few bad apples.
Many truly demonic people are consumed by evil.
I’m writing this with one main reason in my heart and mind — out of concern for so many folks who refuse to either believe the reality of matters, or want to hide from reality, or who believe if they’re nice to the rabid badger, it’ll come around and be nice in return.
Time to strike a balance, an awareness, and don’t live in fear, but don’t continue in such a state of denial, obliviousness, or suppression of the facts.
Better to beware, be alert, be living in reality than to get caught unawares, isn’t it?
Not fun, but who said it’s supposed to be all fun and delusion? Isn’t that one of the problems that allows the evil to spread?
Enough of me.
Amazing, astonishing, shocking, and surprising, I’m finally getting off the keyboard for this one, eh?
Read on…
Ken Pullen, Saturday, June 28th, 2025
Declassified Hamas letter reveals astonishing religious fanaticism behind Oct. 7 attack
Group views conflict with Israel through explicitly Islamic lens, sees total destruction of Jewish state as life-or-death ‘religious obligation’
June 26, 2025
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz
Reprinted from World Net Daily
A previously classified letter written by Hamas leaders on the morning of Oct. 7, 2023, has revealed the terror organization’s detailed plans and motivations for the devastating attack on Israel, including their belief that the assault would lead to Israel’s complete destruction.
This explosive intelligence document was recently reported in Hebrew-language Maariv news, following its discovery in a bunker used by Hamas military leadership after the elimination of Yahya Sinwar.
The lengthy personal letter was written by three top Hamas officials – Mohammed Deif, Yahya Sinwar and Marwan Issa – and addressed to Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and Said Izadi, commander of the “Palestine Corps” within Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Quds Force.
Intelligence assessments indicate the letter was sent on the morning of Oct. 7, either as the Nukhba fighters began their assault on Israeli communities or shortly thereafter.
The document provides rare insight into the religious ideology driving Hamas, a Sunni Islamist organization founded in 1987 as an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood. Unlike secular Palestinian nationalist groups, Hamas views the conflict with Israel through an explicitly Islamic lens, seeing the destruction of the Jewish state as a religious obligation. The organization’s charter calls for establishing an Islamic state in all of historic Palestine and rejects any permanent peace with Israel on theological grounds.
Apologies for not coordinating
The document opens with prayers and Quranic verses before delivering a stunning revelation: Hamas leadership apologizes profusely to Nasrallah for not informing him in advance of the attack timing.
“We are sorry we did not update you,” the letter states, explaining that the “intelligence capabilities of the enemy” forced them to maintain radio silence and avoid sharing the attack timeline with external partners.
“When you read these words, thousands of jihad fighters from the Al-Qassam Brigades will be attacking targets of the criminal Zionist occupation,” the letter declares, detailing plans to breach the security fence, engage Israeli forces and capture both military and civilian positions while taking hostages.
Religious justification and Al-Aqsa
The Hamas leaders justify their attack primarily through religious claims about Al-Aqsa Mosque, dedicating hundreds of words to alleged Israeli “crimes” at the holy site. They cite Jewish prayers at the Temple Mount, the presence of religious Jews in “priestly garments” and references to red heifers as evidence of Israeli intentions to “destroy Al-Aqsa and build the Temple.”
“They no longer hide their intentions to destroy Al-Aqsa and build the Temple, and there is no greater proof of this than bringing red heifers,” the letter states, referring to Jewish religious requirements for Temple service.
The document meticulously lists grievances including restrictions on Muslim worshippers, Israeli security operations in the West Bank cities of Jenin, Nablus and Hebron, and Israeli military actions in Syria and Iraq.
Strategic analysis of Israeli intentions
The letter reveals sophisticated strategic thinking, analyzing an Israeli Cabinet decision from Aug. 22, 2023, which Hamas interpreted as a shift toward confronting each member of the “resistance axis” separately rather than simultaneously. This analysis may explain Israeli intelligence concerns about “miscalculation” on the night of Oct. 7, as Israel sought to avoid appearing threatening to prevent Hamas from launching a preemptive attack.
“Instead of causing us to enter battle against him united to defend Al-Aqsa – an issue that would cause the entire region to explode in his face – he should retreat tactically to enter separate battles with each one individually,” the Hamas leaders wrote.
Apocalyptic vision and call for unity
The letter’s most chilling sections reveal Hamas’ messianic beliefs about destroying Israel and transforming the Middle East.
Predicting their attack will eliminate the Oslo Accords and topple Arab regimes normalizing relations with Israel, they write: “This battle, by God’s grace, will change the equations and the rules that have become conventions. We will wash away and erase the stage of struggles and conflicts that have struck the region and realize, with God’s permission, the greatest historical turning point in Islamic history.”
The Hamas leaders urgently plead with Nasrallah to join the assault: “Today Al-Aqsa, its women and Murabitun activists are crying out to you, and Jenin, Hebron, and the blood of martyrs are calling you to mobilize.”
Military strategy and expectations
The letter outlines specific military tactics Hamas hoped Hezbollah would employ: concentrated rocket bombardments to overwhelm Iron Dome systems, targeting airfields and military headquarters to paralyze Israeli air power, followed by large-scale ground attacks to seize territory and population centers.
“Concentrated bombing with rockets on the occupation’s basic arteries in large barrages … will disperse and destroy the Iron Dome,” the letter details, predicting this would create “a state of shock and fear” leading to “rapid collapse.”
The authors suggest a coordinated assault lasting two to three days would achieve their goals of completely destroying Israel.
International messaging strategy
Remarkably, the letter also reveals Hamas’ propaganda strategy, instructing that public discourse should not speak of “eliminating or destroying Israel,” but rather focus on international resolutions and political rhetoric to prevent other nations from fighting alongside Israel.
The aftermath
Twenty months after Oct. 7, the Middle East landscape has indeed been transformed, though not as Hamas envisioned. While the Oct. 7 massacre inflicted unprecedented casualties and trauma on Israel, the subsequent Israeli response has decimated Hamas leadership and capabilities.
Mohammed Deif, Yahya Sinwar, Marwan Issa, Hassan Nasrallah and Said Izadi – all recipients or authors of this letter – have been eliminated, along with hundreds of senior operatives across the “resistance axis.”
The letter stands as a chilling testament to the religious fanaticism and strategic miscalculation that led Hamas to launch its devastating attack, ultimately achieving the opposite of its apocalyptic vision, while causing immense suffering on all sides.
