Op-ed: 

Israel v. Hamas and the U.N. 

By: Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor / Right side Patriots / Right Side Patriots Radio

The article posted here is this authors opinion alone, and does not necessarily represent the views of blogspot.com or Google.  

As I write this article today Sunday, March 9th, it seems that the second phase of the Israel/Hamas ceasefire talks will go forward...at least for now...as Israel will send a delegation to Doha, Qatar on Monday in an attempt to move forward the ceasefire talks and the hostage exchange negotiations. And while Hamas is still saying that they will not release any more hostages until a permanent ceasefire is in place, Gaza is on the brink of running out of aid, as the Houthis threat to resume its naval operations against Israel if Israel did not lift its blockage of aid has apparently gone nowhere

And part of Israel's decision to attend these newest talks could well be courtesy of a letter that 56 (thankfully) former hostages recently sent to Benjamin Netanyahu calling for him to carry out the ceasefire deal if only “to ensure that the release” of all remaining hostages and the return of Israel's dead “happens all at once.” And while their hearts are obviously in the right place, the fact remains that Hamas can never be trusted to hold to any deals made. And while I do understand where the former hostages are coming from and the pain and heartache they must feel, after seeing what happened to the Bibas family I firmly believe that Netanyahu must be cautious as to why Hamas leaders suddenly see that “indicators are positive regarding the start of negotiations for the second phase.”

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, as I've said many times before, is trying to save his beloved nation...the world's only Jewish nation...from those wishing her to be erased from the map, while Hamas still continues to use the current plight of the Palestinian now refugees as yet another conduit by which Israel and Jew hatred...antisemitism as its known...continues to spread worldwide, including here at home, especially on college campuses.

And while Israel and Netanyahu do have the full support of President Trump and most Americans in removing Hamas in its entirety, the fact remains whether those already released accept it as fact or not, Hamas will never willingly give up either its arms or control of Gaza even for peace. Why so...because the word “peace” is simply not in Hamas' vocabulary as peace for Hamas, especially on their terms, equates in the end to anything but peace for Israel

In other words, if a “permanent ceasefire” agreement were to be reached and the hostages and bodies were returned, it would only be a mere matter of time before what's left of Hamas regroups and initiates a repeat of October 7th. Remember, Hamas has gained many new and and angry members...courtesy of the mismatched number of prisoners Israel had to release in exchange for each hostage held...thus leaving Hamas being able to “replace” what were, thanks to Israel, their dwindling numbers. Also, remember that it's the actual physicality of war itself that helps drive Hamas' Jewish blood lust forward which allows them to remain in some semblance of power in Gaza, however limited said power might be.

So if diplomacy and happy endings were to end the war, if all the remaining hostages and the bodies of the Jewish dead were returned to Israel in one last swap, Hamas by default would lose not only what they perceive to be some semblance of control in Gaza and in the political discourse, but those they answer to in Iran would see this as a humiliated defeat at the hands of both the “little and great Satan.” Simply, the hostages and the bodies are all Hamas has left to bargain with and, in my opinion, the hostages alone are the sole assurance of their...Hamas'...survival, especially since, thanks to President Trump, Israel now has in its arsenal bombs that can probably level Gaza and what's left of Hamas in one fell swoop.

And it's for the above stated reasons that I do believe Hamas will not...no matter their willingness to resume ceasefire talks...give into any of Netanyahu's or even President Trump's  demands and threats. Why so... because a caged animal will always fight to the bitter end for they have nothing, except everything, to lose if they do not. And besides, I think Benjamin Netanyahu has already decided, no matter how it might appear on the surface, that the only way to assure Israel's lasting survival lies not just in removing Hamas, but in removing Iran as well, for in no way will he allow the “head of the snake” to reorganize, refund, and rearm Hamas for yet another “Black Saturday.”

Benjamin Netanyahu continues to be faced with tough decisions that have to be made no matter Hamas' now pretty sounding words, and the Israeli people must stand united behind their prime minister no matter what he decides to do or not do. However, and quite unfortunately, that seems not to be the case regarding the few hostages still being held by Hamas, for we see too many putting the wants and needs of a few ahead of the wants and needs of the many. And while Netanyahu seems to stand alone at times in the court of public opinion he is not alone for the actions of Hamas have also rekindled in way too many the hate that is the hallmark of “antisemitism,” the very thing that tends to unite all of the Jewish faith together in their battle of good vs. evil.

So while one would think the civilized world would stand united with the Jewish State against the “savages” that are Hamas, we sadly do not see that happening on the scale that we should. In fact, the world's antisemitic sorts relish in growing their numbers while pushing forward the narrative that “October 7th” was not the fault of Hamas, but that Israel brought the carnage upon herself due to what they considered to be the “plight” of the Palestinians in Gaza. But the word “plight” is subjective in nature for not only did the Palestinians vote Hamas into power, but they did so knowing that terrorism was Hamas' means of not only controlling the populace, but in helping to spread the cancer that is “antisemitism” itself.

And it's “antisemitism” in all its veiled guises that has been embraced not just by misguided and misinformed individuals, but by the very organization that is supposed to be both the world's peacekeeper and its conscious as well. And here I'm talking about the United Nations (U.N.), the very organization birthed in the hopes of world peace, who instead became the instigators of much of today's “antisemitic” rhetoric

In fact, it's my opinion that few, if any, other important organizations has done more to keep Israel and Jewish hatred ongoing than has the U.N., and only now has it become apparent that their “antisemitic” nature has always been on display for all to see most especially in regards to October 7th. And while in the immediate aftermath of what has now become known as “Black Saturday,” U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres did condemn the Hamas attack in the “strongest terms,” yet soon thereafter he was saying that the attacks didn’t happen in a “vacuum.” And to that I say, the only “vacuum” that existed was the one created by the U.N. in their covering up the truth.

And while one can easily google a full list of the U.N.s anti-Israel actions, here are but two of literally hundreds of resolutions, censures, and warnings they have issued to Israel over the years.

First, just a few weeks ago during what was supposed to be an open “Interactive Dialogue” regarding the UN Human Rights Council's (UNHRC) consideration of High Commissioner Volker Türk’s report on "the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and the obligation to ensure both accountability and justice,”...one Anne Bayefsky, Holocaust Director of the “Touro Institute on Human Rights,” submitted a video statement for consideration...a video that the U.N. rules required viewing before it could be shown...a video no one at the time of said viewing objected to. However, when publicly shown at the U.N...and within what seemed like mere seconds...that very video was cut off because Jürg Lauber...Switzerland's permanent U.N. ambassador, and the man elected to preside over the U.N. Human Rights Council in 2025...declared that American Anne Bayefsky had used what he called “inappropriate and disrespectful language” in her video presentation no matter that said words were not objected to when the the video was viewed beforehand.

So what exactly did she say that was so “inappropriate and disrespectful” that it caused such an uproar? Simply, Anne Bayefsky stated the truth that, “The world now knows Palestinian savages murdered 9-month-old baby Kfir.” 

 

And so these few words of proven truth is what Jürg Lauber, deemed “inappropriate and disrespectful”...but murdering a 9-month old baby is okay in Lauber's mind because the baby was just a Jew. But don't dare call the the baby's murderers “savages,” no matter that only “savages” would murder a defenseless baby with their bare hands and then defile and mutilate the baby's tiny body...the very thing Lauber and the world knows well to be truth. Personally though, I think “savages” overall is a bit too kind a word...I think these murdering monsters...I think Hamas and all who support them or cover for them...should officially be deemed to be nothing but “pieces of human garbage.” And to that I add it's now way past time to throw out the garbage, including the garbage that is Jürg Lauber and the United Nations as well...as in maybe it's also time for us and Israel to leave the United Nations.

And yet another key example of the U.N's embracing “antisemitic” actions against Israel occurred in June 2024, when U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, in his “Annual Report on Children and Armed Conflict,” (CAAC) listed the “Israeli armed and security forces” as being guilty of “grave violations affecting children in conflict.” And while this annual report did list Hamas as a “terrorist organization,” the report itself was lopsided in that it primarily focused on what the U.N. deemed to be Israel's infractions regarding Gaza, while barely saying a word about the “savagery” committed by Hamas against Israeli children on October 7th or in its aftermath. In fact, we now find so-called “human rights experts” condemning Israel for almost any and everything going on in the region while saying barely a word about the atrocities still being committed by Hamas or the fact that the vast majority of Palestinian children in Gaza are indoctrinated, almost since birth, to hate Jews and Israel, thus becoming Hamas' future terrorists in training and waiting.

So knowing this, what was our response to this report? Simply, while we did reaffirm our commitment to the CAAC's agenda, and we did demand increased compliance with international law and child protection norms while stressing the importance of monitoring, reporting, and responding to “grave violations against children,” we failed to mention the happenings of October 7th or Hamas' actions taken since then. But to be fair, this response was issued during the Biden administration's tenure, it will be quite interesting to see the Trump administration's response to the upcoming 2025 report, which I guarantee you will not have us whitewashing the situation or the actions of Hamas.

And know these are but two examples of the 229 resolutions and/or condemnations, to date, leveled against Israel since March 5, 1949...the day the Jewish State of Israel was recognized as a sovereign nation by the U.N. Just 229 examples of the U.N. showing overt “antisemitic” actions against not only Israel, but against those of the Jewish faith as well. 

229 examples easily found online including the U.N.'s actions taken in September 2024, when Secretary-General Guterres' notified Israeli Ambassador Gilad Erdan that Israel was being added to its infamous so-called “List of Shame.”And why...because as per the U.N., Israel does not now nor have they taken adequate measures to improve the protection of children during what they call the Palestinian “conflict,” while completely ignoring the atrocities Hamas has committed against Israeli children...Israeli babies.

And to me, and here it's just my opinion, but at times it seems like the U.N. is trying to help finish the job Hiltler started. Harsh I know, but the U.N. has done nothing to help curb their seeming love-fest with some of the world's most dangerous “actors,” the trend towards anti-Israel rhetoric, nor the “antisemitic” discourse now gripping the world...a great deal of it of their own doing,

And so to Benjamin Netanyahu I say “stand strong” for Israel will survive because God himself has deemed it so. Case closed.

Copyright © 2025 / Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor / All rights reserved.

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