You’re Funding Hamas

The U.S. government, European governments, and even the Israeli government have all provided humanitarian assistance to Gaza over the years.

A child walks past a mural depicting soldiers firing rockets as Palestinians mark the 34th anniversary of the founding of the Islamist Hamas movement that rules the Palestinian strip, on Dec. 11, 2021. Said Khatib/AFP via Getty Images

Commentary

Some of the most beautiful, exotic textiles in the world are crafted by Arabs based on the artistic genius of ancient designs. The Englishman returning home from the Empire’s Middle Eastern colonies balancing the heathen booty of a rolled-up carpet on his shoulder is a visual cliché; T.E. Lawrence even boasted that, in the course of a raid during the Arab Revolt in 1917, he had secured for himself “a superfine red Baluch prayer-rug.”