Wednesday, August 14, 2024

David Remnick | Notes from the Underground

A very informative profile of Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas in Gaza. This paragraph toward the end was both masterful and astoundingly sad.

What was next? “We got our orders, and we are ready to fight and diminish Hamas and exterminate them wherever they are,” Hiram said. “Exterminate,” in reference to a small territory crowded with civilians who had nowhere to go, was as jolting as “Einsatzgruppen.”

I highly recommend reading the full piece, especially to understand the Einsatzgruppen reference.