Daily Wire co-founder and editor emeritus Ben Shapiro discussed the history of the Gaza strip during a conversation with journalist Megyn Kelly on Tuesday, dispelling Hamas supporters’ claims that the terror group’s gruesome attacks on Israel have to do with “settlements.”
Kelly, who opened her show recounting disturbing reports of Hamas terrorism against Israelis, asked Shapiro to break down the history of the Gaza Strip for listeners, since some on the far-Left have tried to justify the attacks on Israel and blame Israel for responding to Hamas, which still reportedly has Israeli and American hostages. Kelly specifically mentioned Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), who said Israel’s response to the attack is “collective punishment” and “a war crime.”
“Israel unilaterally pulled out of the Gaza Strip in an attempt to create some sort of security arrangement, presumably protect the Jews at the northern tip of the Gaza Strip, and allow the Palestinians some chance at electing a government,” Shapiro said, referring to the pullout in 2005. “They then promptly elected Hamas, a State Department-designated terror group in an election that was fully legitimate as attested to by [former U.S. President] Jimmy Carter.”
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