Imagine a ‘resistance’ that digs tunnels under its own children’s bedrooms and shouts ‘Allahu Akbar’ while massacring families. This is not an armed struggle for freedom — it is jihad, plain and simple.

In fact, it is something older, darker, and far less palatable to Western ears: a theological war dressed up in the borrowed clothes of liberation.

The world is endlessly told that Palestinian violence is a legitimate response to Israeli “occupation” and “apartheid.” Even if one were to grant those premises for the sake of argument – a generous concession – the actions, education, and explicit goals of Palestinians  expose a different reality. What we witness is not armed struggle for national self-determination but jihadist radicalism aimed at the elimination of Jews and the Jewish state. The distinction matters, because one can, in theory, negotiate with grievances. The other demands martyrdom and conquest.

Consider first the society that produces these fighters. From the moment Palestinian children can speak, they are immersed in a curriculum that celebrates death over life. Textbooks used in UNRWA schools, systematically insert violence, martyrdom, and jihad across every grade and subject. Eight-year-olds recite poetry vowing to “sacrifice my blood” and “eliminate the usurper.” Math lessons require counting martyrs from intifadas. Heroes include terrorists like Dalal Mughrabi, who helped massacre 38 Israelis, including 13 children. Jews are not portrayed as neighbors with whom one might share the land, but as cosmic enemies of Islam and God Himself. Peace is not an option; martyrdom is the highest aspiration.

This is not education for resistance. It is preparation for a death cult. Children are not taught to........

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