Over the past week, several factions withinthe leadership of Palestine, including Hamas (the ruling party of Palestine), Fatah (the former ruling party of Palestine) and the al-Aqsa Martyr's Brigade (the terrorist wing of Fatah), have declared war against the United States in response to an Israeli attack on Beit Hanoun in Palestine earlier this week. This attack led to the death of 18 Palestinians in an apparent accidental tank shelling of the West Bank community.
Regardless of the tragedy of Beit Hanoun, Americans must understand that once again, terrorist groups have declared war upon us, as did al-Qaeda in 1996. Will we recognize this as such, or will we yet again ignore this call. Thus far, these declarations are getting very little coverage.
What will we do when Hamas or al-Aqsa claim responsibility for a terrorist strike in the United States? This is not far-fetched as Hamas, unlike al-Qaeda, has a significant presence here in the US due to its fundraising efforts, that while illegal, nevertheless thrive due to the large Palestinian diaspora in this country.
Will America wake up this time? We shall see the Democrats challenged because of this over the next two years. How will they respond? I fear they will not respond at all and make us less safe in the process.
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