BASSAM TAWIL (GateStoneInstitute.org 5-5-25)
As fires raged in central Israel in late April, many Palestinians celebrated, brazenly demanded more fires, and called for Israeli homes to be reduced to "ashes."
All this happened on the day Israelis commemorated fallen soldiers and victims of terrorism and prepared to celebrate Independence Day.
"We ask G-d to protect our people and land. May these fires confuse the [Israeli] occupiers and their embattled settlers," wrote Palestinian social media user Hana Barghouti.
"In the name of Allah," another user, Umm Ibrahim, who posted images from of the blazes, wrote: "the Avenger, the Almighty."
Israeli authorities said that several Palestinians had been arrested on suspicion of setting the giant wildfires. This deliberate "ecocide" against nature on the land they claim to be fighting for shows that the Palestinians never truly cared about the land; they just want to seize it and kill as many Jews as possible. Will "green" groups denounce the Palestinians for this crime against nature? Do not hold your breath.
The Iran-backed Palestinian terrorist group Hamas praised the fires, called them "a soldier from G-d," and urged Palestinians to start more fires around Israel, writing on Telegram social media:
"Burn whatever you can of groves, forests, and settler homes. [Palestinian] Youth of the West Bank, youth of Jerusalem, and those inside Israel, set their cars ablaze."
A Palestinian group, Jenin News Network, called on Palestinians to "burn the
