Jihad for the sake of Allah is violent jihad waged against non-Muslims. It is an Islamic religious imperative. It cannot and will not be negotiated away. Yet most mainstream Western “Middle East experts” at all points on the political spectrum still believe that the proper formula can be hit upon in order to bring peace between Israel and the “Palestinians.” In my forthcoming book The Palestinian Delusion: The Catastrophic History of the Middle East Peace Process, I examine all the failed plans and negotiations, show why they failed, and what else must be done instead.

“Hamas Official Rafiq Abu Hani Brandishes Handgun and Says to “Heroes of Resistance”: Take Our Livelihood and Buy More Weapons,” MEMRI, March 17, 2019: