CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY OCTOBER 13, 2025
KUDOS TO PRESIDENT TRUMP AND HIS TEAM FOR NEGOTIATING A DEAL BETWEEN HAMAS AND ISRAEL TO END THE WAR IN GAZA. FOR NOW. ISRAEL ACHIEVES ITS MAIN GOAL – A RETURN OF THE HOSTAGES, LIVING AND DEAD – AND TRUMP GETS PRAISE EVEN FROM HIS ENEMIES. BUT THE IDEOLOGICAL AND RELIGIOUS WAR TO ELIMINATE ISRAEL ISN’T OVER.
THE PRESIDENT HAS TALKED ABOUT MAKING GAZA THE RIVIERA OF THE MIDDLE EAST. THAT’S SECULAR WESTERN THINKING. IT IS NOT SHARED BY THE ARAB AND MUSLIM WORLD. ISRAEL WILL BE FORCED TO RELEASE HUNDREDS, PERHAPS THOUSANDS OF MURDERERS AND TERRORISTS. WHO SAYS CRIME DOESN’T PAY?
THIS IS THE WAY IT ALWAYS WORKS. ISRAEL IS THE VICTIM, BUT THEY HAVE TO REWARD THE CRIMINALS. TALK ABOUT UPSIDE DOWN JUSTICE. THE KILLERS BELIEVE AS MARTYRS THEY WILL GET FREE PASSAGE TO HEAVEN. THIS IS WHAT THE SECULAR LEFT IGNORES AT THEIR PERIL.
THERE IS STILL TALK OF CREATING A PALESTINIAN STATE IN GAZA AND EVEN THE SO-CALLED WEST BANK. THAT WOULD BE A DISASTER FOR ISRAEL, WHICH REMAINS THE LONG-TERM GOAL OF HAMAS AND ISRAEL-HATERS, INCLUDING MANY IN THE U.S. I’M CAL THOMAS.
