What lies ahead for our way of life in what has become a civilizational struggle?
First, some context. A poll released in December by Palestinian pollster Khalil Shikaki found that 57 per cent of respondents in Gaza and 82 per cent in the West Bank supported Hamas’ decision to attack Israel on Oct. 7. It is not the case, as their apologists claim, that Hamas is holding Gazans hostage. Gaza largely is Hamas, voted for it in in large numbers and the group continues to be widely popular there. Indeed, it is far more popular among its citizenry than are most governments, including our own. And that is despite the fact — perhaps because of the fact — that it makes no secret of its terrorist ideology. Yet Justin Trudeau has moved, with no tenable protection for Canadians, to admit an unlimited number of Gazans into this country, as long as they can show any extended family relationship with a Canadian.
