Gaza’s Brave Palestinians vs Hamas

For years, the world claimed Palestinians spoke with one voice—Hamas’s voice. That was a lie. Today in Gaza, new anti-Hamas militias are proving it. And they are not fighting Israel. They are fighting alongside the IDF to free their streets from the Islamist death cult that turned Gaza into Iran’s fortress.

Two groups now matter: the Southern Brigade and the Free Gaza Movement. These are not terrorist cells. They are ordinary Palestinians who’ve had enough of Hamas stealing their aid, taxing their bread, and sending their children to die in tunnels. They fight at the local level—clearing Hamas gunmen from alleys, exposing tunnel networks, and pointing out weapons caches. Quietly, they cooperate with Israeli intelligence and Western backers who understand that Hamas is not “Palestine”—it is Tehran’s pawn.

And unlike Hamas, these militias have shown the courage to reject hate. One even wished “Shanah Tovah” to Jews and Israelis this year—a gesture the UN and European elites pretend never happened. That simple act told the world more about Gaza’s future than all the hollow resolutions at the United Nations.

If Israel is ever to leave Gaza without watching Hamas slither back from the rubble, someone has to hold the ground. The Southern Brigade and the Free Gaza Movement could be that force. With Western funding, Israeli training, and Arab cooperation, they could police neighborhoods, guard borders, and make sure Hamas never rebuilds its arsenals. In other words: the seeds of a post-Hamas Gaza already exist.

The tragedy is that the West, addicted to appeasement, still believes Hamas represents “the Palestinians”; but they do not. These militias prove that many Palestinians despise Hamas’s tyranny and would rather stand with Israel than die for Iran.

For years, elites sneered at the idea that Palestinians would ever resist Hamas. Now they are doing it—at risk of their lives. The only question is whether the West will finally support them, or betray them as it has betrayed every ally who dared to fight jihad.

The future of Gaza is not Hamas. The future belongs to Palestinians brave enough to wish Jews a Shanah Tovah, courageous enough to fight alongside Israeli Arabs and Jews, and brave enough to choose freedom over oppression and tyranny.