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{{Cquote|This is a point that is extremely difficult for observers to fathom in the West, where the role of ideology is often underestimated. Hamas has imbued its followers with the values of martyrdom. This March, an article titled “Hamas and the Culture of Death,” in the Saudi daily Asharq al-Awsat, tore into the Hamas prime minister for using yet again the Hamas slogan: “We are a people that love death for the sake of Allah as much as our enemies love life.” The distasteful Hamas mantra explained what is commonly perceived in Israel, which uses its Iron Dome missiles to protect its people, while Hamas uses its people to protect its missiles.
{{Cquote|This is a point that is extremely difficult for observers to fathom in the West, where the role of ideology is often underestimated. Hamas has imbued its followers with the values of martyrdom. This March, an article titled “Hamas and the Culture of Death,” in the Saudi daily Asharq al-Awsat, tore into the Hamas prime minister for using yet again the Hamas slogan: “We are a people that love death for the sake of Allah as much as our enemies love life.” The distasteful Hamas mantra explained what is commonly perceived in Israel, which uses its Iron Dome missiles to protect its people, while Hamas uses its people to protect its missiles.
<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140725083416/https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2014/07/24/hamas-may-be-alienating-other-arabs-but-its-making-new-friends-in-the-west/ Hamas may be alienating other Arabs, but it’s making new friends in the West] ''The Washington Post'', July 24, 2014</ref>}}
<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140725083416/https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2014/07/24/hamas-may-be-alienating-other-arabs-but-its-making-new-friends-in-the-west/ Hamas may be alienating other Arabs, but it’s making new friends in the West] ''The Washington Post'', July 24, 2014</ref>}}
[[File:Gaza Chief’s Brutal Calculation- Civilian Bloodshed Will Help Hamas.png|thumb| Gaza Chief’s Brutal Calculation: Civilian Bloodshed Will Help Hamas.
Yahya Sinwar’s correspondence with compatriots and mediators shows he is confident that Hamas can outlast Israel.
<ref>[https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/gaza-chiefs-brutal-calculation-civilian-bloodshed-will-help-hamas-626720e7 Gaza Chief’s Brutal Calculation: Civilian Bloodshed Will Help Hamas]. By Summer Said and Rory Jones, June 10, 2024<blockquote><small>
Yahya Sinwar’s correspondence with compatriots and mediators shows he is confident that Hamas can outlast Israel
Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas military leader in Gaza, greeted supporters at a 2021 rally. Ahmed Deeb for ''The Wall Sreet Journal''.</ref>]]
{{Cquote|“The Hamas death cult seeks to maximize the casualties on both sides. For Sinwar, Palestinian lives don’t matter. Moreover, by punishing Israel, the international community perversely incentivizes Hamas to get Palestinians killed.”
{{Cquote|“The Hamas death cult seeks to maximize the casualties on both sides. For Sinwar, Palestinian lives don’t matter. Moreover, by punishing Israel, the international community perversely incentivizes Hamas to get Palestinians killed.”