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Why the Rush to Reward Terrorism?

Why the Rush to Reward Terrorism?
An Israeli soldier carries his child at the site of the Oct. 7, 2023, attack by Hamas-led terrorists at the Nova music festival near Kibbutz Reim in southern Israel, on April 30, 2025. Ohad Zwigenberg/AP Photo
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Some U.S. politicians and the leaders of a few European countries pushing to recognize a Palestinian state reflect a 50-year pattern of rewarding terrorism.

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Carl Schuster
Carl Schuster
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Carl Schuster is a freelance writer who retired from the U.S. Navy as a captain after 25 years of active-duty service. His post-military career spanned 25 years as a university lecturer and defense consultant. He currently resides in Honolulu, Hawaii.