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January 5, 2024

The Theology of Jihadist Strategy

For Hamas, politics is an extension of war by other means.

What did Hamas expect to achieve with the October 7 attacks? To Gershon Hacohen, the answer to this question must begin with the concept of muqawama (usually translated “resistance”) that underlies its approach to warfare, one that it shares with Iran, Hizballah, and other related groups:

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January 5, 2024

  1. The Theology of Jihadist Strategy

    For Hamas, politics is an extension of war by other means.

  2. The Hamasification of the Red Cross

    The organization now has a revolving-door arrangement with UNRWA.

  3. Iran’s Influence Operations in the U.S. Start with the Universities and Stretch to the Department of Defense

    Soft power.

  4. What Did Slavery in Egypt Really Mean?

    A new pharaoh who knew not Joseph.

  5. The Altar Boy Who Became an Orthodox Jewish Cosmologist

    The Torah is not a science book—but every scientist needs its wisdom.