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Bassam Tawil

Bassam Tawil is a Muslim Arab based in the Middle East.

“Where is the victory? How much did it cost?” asks a Lebanese journalist. “How can one claim victory in the face of a massacre that has destroyed all the logic of resistance?”
The Palestinian terror groups have long demonstrated that they do not care about any holiday—Muslim or Jewish—when it comes to advancing their goal of murdering Jews.
No one can stop a future Palestinian state from becoming a lawless and militarized state. Such a state on Israel’s doorstep would pose a direct and grave threat to Israel’s existence.
By ignoring the profound suffering of the Palestinians in Syria and Lebanon, self-proclaimed “pro-Palestinian” activists and groups are once again proving that their goal is not to help Palestinians, but only to make Israel into a pariah state.
Any hopes anyone may have held for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency have long expired, and were arguably misplaced at the outset.
The U.S. administration appears to be doing its utmost to sabotage Israel’s efforts to defend itself against terrorism
The Biden administration and most European governments are engaging in extreme self-deception when they talk about the need to promote a “two-state solution.”
Any cessation of the war on Hamas, even if temporary, would be considered a victory for the terrorist group and its supporters.