The goal of Hamas’s October 7 massacres in southern Israel was to “change the entire equation,” bring permanent war to Israel’s borders and renew attention to the Palestinian cause, a senior member of the terror group’s politburo in Qatar said.

“What could change the equation was a great act, and without a doubt, it was known that the reaction to this great act would be big,” Khalil al-Hayya told The New York Times in an interview published Wednesday. “We had to tell people that the Palestinian cause would not die.” //

What kind of a monster advocates for "permanent war"? Never mind, I'll answer that myself; an old man, far from any danger, who is willing to throw human lives away without a second thought. This is medievalism at its worst, the idea that a king can just blithely send the peasantry and even nobles off to die without a second thought, knowing his own safety is never in question. //

Hamad and, indeed, all Hamas leaders, sure love to ramble on about martyrdom. Here's the thing about martyrs: They're dead. And while Hamas's leadership seems to fancy themselves nigh unto kings -- well, kings, too, can die. Just ask Richard III.

Extradite them. Try them. If found guilty, hang them. Pour l’encouragement des autres.