Gazans support Hamas
A dual Russian-Israeli resident of Karmiel was released by Hamas as a part of the third hostage exchange Sunday. His story is different than the others.
Roni Kriboi, age 25, was at the Nova Music Festival on October 7 when Hamas slaughtered hundreds of the festival-goers, raping, kidnapping, and torturing the others. Kriboi was kidnapped. He was released at the request of Vladimir Putin. His name was on a list of eight hostages with Russia citizenship that Putin gave to a Hamas delegation to Moscow. Putin told the delegation he wanted them freed.
When Kriboi was safely back on Israeli soil Sunday, he told a story not heard from others who have been released. He was able to escape his Hamas captors when the building he was being held in collapsed in an Israeli air strike. He tried to find his way back to Israel for four days. He was found by some local Gazans who handed him back to the Hamas terrorists. Imagine how hopeless and helpless he must have felt at that point during his captivity.
So much for the propaganda being spread to the Western world that not all Gazans are Hamas. There are only two explanations for that. Either Gazans do, in fact, support Hamas and agree with their actions, or Gazans are too afraid to go against Hamas. The truth probably is somewhere in the middle. Especially during a time of war, Gazans won’t be brave enough to rise up and oust Hamas from their territory. If they didn’t have the will to do it before Hamas began the war on October 7, then it’s not realistic to think they will be able to take Hamas out of power now. Hamas was elected with a strong majority of voters in Gaza. It’s what they want.
As I mentioned in a post earlier today, Hamas is winning the propaganda war. Assisted by media around the world, including in America, the narrative is that all Gazans should not be lumped in with Hamas.
