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aligned in our questions about Israel and Hamas

As we and the world hold our collective breath in regard to what happens next in Israel, we scanned the net for questions that are currently being asked. Interestingly, the questions are fairly common from most sources, regardless of bias. The following seem to be what people most want to know:

  1. After Attack on Israel, Politicians Are Asked, ‘Which Side Are You On?
  2. Are terrorists trying to enter the U.S. through the southern border?
  3. As Middle East Wars Escalate, US Presidents Usually Rein In Israel. Can Biden?
  4. Can Biden Improve Relations With Saudi Arabia During Middle East Trip?
  5. Can Israel Really Wipe Out Hamas?
  6. Can the United States Equip Israel while Simultaneously Equipping Ukraine and Taiwan?
  7. Could the Attack on Israel Spell the End of Hamas?
  8. Did Hamas Attacks Have a Hidden Target?
  9. Did Hamas Behead Babies and Toddlers in Attacks on Israel?
  10. Did Iran direct the Hamas attacks on Israel?
  11. Did Tehran help with its attack on Israel?
  12. Did US President Biden give Iran $6 billion? 
  13. First Amendment Right or Aiding and Abetting Terrorism?
  14. Hamas Attacks Israel: Why Now, and What’s Next?
  15. Hamas’ hostages: What could happen next?
  16. Hamas hostages: Who are the people taken from Israel?
  17. Has Washington’s Middle East Policy Failed?
  18. How did Hamas manage to carry out its rampage through southern Israel?
  19. How did Israel miss what Hamas was planning?
  20. How does Hamas get its weapons?
  21. How many pro-Palestinian groups will admit that Hamas is evil?
  22. How Media Outlets Describe Hamas: Terrorist Organization or Militant Group?
  23. How ready is Israel for a full-scale invasion of Gaza?
  24. How was Iran involved in Hamas’s attack on Israel?
  25. Is a Saudi-Israel deal now off the table?
  26. Is a Two-State Solution (Israel and Palestine) an Acceptable Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict?
  27. Is Hamas Actually the Government in Palestine?
  28. Is Iran behind Hamas terrorist attacks?
  29. Is Iran helping Hamas attack Israel?
  30. Is pro-Israel left-wing or right-wing?
  31. Is the U.S. getting involved as Israel fights Hamas in Gaza?
  32. Israel’s Darkest Day. What Now?
  33. Should the US Accept Gaza Refugees?
  34. The US freed $6 billion in Iranian money. Did it help fund Hamas’ attack on Israel?
  35. Today it is Israel – who’s next?
  36. What are the roots of the Israel-Palestine conflict?
  37. What did Hamas achieve from the attack on Israel?
  38. What did Hamas aim to gain by its brazen attack on Israel?
  39. What do Palestinians think of Hamas?
  40. What Does a ‘Proportionate’ Response Look Like?
  41. What Does It Mean to Stand With Israel?
  42. What is Hamas, and what’s happening in Israel and Gaza?
  43. What is Hamas and why did the group attack Israel in 2023?
  44. What is Iran’s role in the Hamas attacks on Israel?
  45. What is the IDF?
  46. What was Hamas thinking?
  47. What’s Next After Hamas’ Attack on Israel?
  48. Where Are Israeli Hostages Taken by Hamas Being Held?
  49. Where does the $6 billion figure come from?
  50. Will US efforts to deescalate the Israel-Hamas conflict be effective?
  51. Will the United States Be the Next Israel?
  52. Will the war between Israel and Hamas escalate?
  53. Who’s Funding Hamas?
  54. Who or what are ‘the Palestinians?’
  55. Why are Israel and Hamas at war?
  56. Why Are Refugees Stranded in Gaza?
  57. Why are US-funded journalists defending Russia, Iran over the Hamas massacre?
  58. Why did Hamas attack Israel, and why now?
  59. Why did Hamas attack now and what is next?
  60. Why did Hamas invade Israel?
  61. Why did the US give Iran $6 billion?
  62. Why has Hamas taken hostages?
  63. Why is India supporting Israel in conflict against Hamas? 
  64. Why is the left-wing sympathetic to Palestine?
  65. Why No Jewish Lives Matter Movement?

Allow us to summarize… Outside the more extreme, polarized voices, there actually currently seems significant unity; much is centered around the “what’s” and “why’s”… (1) What is Hamas? (2) What were they thinking? (3) Why did they do it? (4) Did Iran help? And (5) what’s next? The also is tremendous concern regarding the hostages the terrorists hold. 

Sounds like there will be more questions. Let’s stay aligned. Let’s also learn to pray, knowing the scale, complexity and impact of what is unfolding in Israel and Gaza is beyond our control.

Soberly…

AR

(Intramuralist Note: the questions above were asked by ABC, Al Jazeera, AllSides, Associated Press, BBC, Britannica, CBS, CNBC, CNN, The Economic Times, Forbes, Fortune, The Guardian, The Hill, The Messenger, National Review, NBC, New York Times, The New Yorker, Newsweek, NPR, Politico, Politifact, Slate, The Spectator, The Times of India, Townhall, Washington Examiner, Washington Monthly, Washington Post, USA Today, Vox and more).