Al Quds Day 2026 Times Sq- NYC

AL QUDS DAY

Al-Quds Day ("Jerusalem Day"), March 13, 2026 in Times Square, is an annual event held by Falestinians on the last Friday of Ramadan established by Ruhollah Khomeini in 1979 to express solidarity with Falestine and to show support for Iran’s Islamic Regime .

Al-Quds (القدس, "The Holy") is the Arabic name for Jerusalem.

Organized by the local Socialist/ Marxist orgs the anti -Israel/ anti USA  speakers declared their support for Hamas, Hezbollah, and the IRGC, (the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps)

They claim Jerusalem belongs to the Muslims (and the Falestinians) but they also condemn the USA  (Empire) and support the Islamist Republic of Iran.

A peaceful resolution in the Holy Land doesn't sell papers so the MEDIA devours their propaganda like candy,

The Al Quds Day protest included:

• Protesters displayed flags associated with Lebanese Hezbollah and images of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
•  The event was part of nationwide demonstrations, with involvement from groups such as the Workers World Party and the ANSWER Coalition.
• Counter-protesters also appeared, leading to high tensions, and the event was monitored by police due to its controversial nature.
• Global Context: This was part of international Al-Quds Day (International Jerusalem Day).

The first set of pictures is from the pro -Israel side.

 

Part 2- Al Quds Day protestors shout at the pro-Israel crowd: “Stop eating babies, stop raping children,” playing on the libel that Jews eat babies.

Part 3 -The rally was mainly organized by prominent anti-Israel groups such as Pal-Awda, the Bronx Anti-War Coalition  and the Workers World Party.

 

My short video of the neturei 'kaka' children chanting  (with occasional giggling) stuff like "anti Zionism is not anti Semitism".

 

As I  left,  Workers World Party Leader, Marxist Bill Doares, took the stage to spew his usual hard-core anti-US and anti-Israel agitprop.

 

So appreciate JWNYC1's video as they began the march.

Pro jih@dist movement block traffic in rush hour at time Square. Within the crowd is neturei kartai 30 minutes before shabbot. These ppl are literally 🤡 in ✡️ clothing"  [https://www.instagram.com/jewishwarriornyc1/]

  

.Wrapping up with a clip from the 2025 People's Conference for Palestine  held in Detroit, with a new addition in 2025: a "Children's Program".

Having  "raided the  Halls of Congress" they have now added the MAYOR of New York City.

"They are losing the ability to control us.
ANYTHING is Possible!" [Taher Herzallah]

The following 8 min. video is Taher Herzallah and others at the Conference (uploaded by Canary Mission Oct 6, 2024)

   

This is what they're SELLING. 

“Anybody who has any relationship or any support…or identifies themself as a Jewish person or a Christian Zionist…they are enemy number one and our community needs to recognize that as such.” Taher Herzallah, X, Dec 2023

 

"It is Victory or Death. "

"On October 7, Hamas declared war on Israel
On October 8, their supporters declared war on America."

They are determined to escalate,
creating new generations buoyed by Jewish hatred.

Sun Tzu said Know the enemy and know yourself in a hundred battles you will never be in peril. When you are ignorant of the enemy but know yourself, your chances of winning or losing are equal. If ignorant both of your enemy and of yourself, you are certain in every battle to be in peril.

Is history repeating itself?

 [Where indicated pictures and videos property Pamela Hall-VSB]

Make Billionaires PAY! "Fund Our Future"

 On September 20th , 2025, world leaders gathered in New York City for the UN General Assembly and Climate Week.

This was a 'critical moment' to show the world that they - the protestors- "were revolting against Trump and the "Billionaire Class."

Make Billionaires Pay was part of a series of international mobilizations for climate justice .... with a focus on shutting down billionaires, fascists, and polluters, while lifting up immigrant justice and anti-militarism/genocide as "key pieces of our fight." [The Peoples Forum]

The People’s Forum and the Party for Socialism and Liberation, both funded by China-based former software exec Neville Singham- a socialist benefactor of far-left causes and an admirer of Maoism. (all coordinated from his base in Shanghai) He has become a major funder of left-wing activist networks. [NY Post] 

The Make Billionaires Pay was organized by groups like the Women's March, Climate Defenders, Desis Rising Up and Moving (DRUM) and 350.org.

Thousands of Socialist/ Communist/anarchists marched in NYC demanding an end to the Rule of Billionaires. "The White House, the whole system has prioritized profits over peoples’ needs."

Time to demand a new system; one that benefits all of us rather than the tiny billionaire class. [https://www.makebillionairespay.us/take-action]

Make Billionaires Pay!

"The fascists know ... propaganda is the foundation of fascism. "

Meanwhile, in January 2026

How many Billionaires were at Davos

As of January 2026, there are at least 80 billionaires attending the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos , Switzerland. 

• Wealth Advocacy: Nearly 400 millionaires and billionaires from 24 countries signed an open letter timed for the 2026 summit, urging global-leaders to increase taxes on the super-rich to address wealth-inequality.
• Context of Global Wealth: The 2026 summit occurs as Oxfam reports the global total-of-billionaires has surpassed 3,000 for the first time, with their collective-wealth increasing by 81% since 2020. 
  
  

While the exact, final number-of-billionaires at the 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos is not officially released, reports indicate that a significant, large-contingent of the world's richest-individuals is in attendance amongst roughly 3,000 global-leaders. Additionally, nearly 400 millionaires and billionaires from 24 countries are engaging in the event to call for higher-taxes on the super-rich.

The sentiment among billionaires towards wealth taxes and measures to address inequality is divided. A small, vocal group actively advocates for higher taxes on the super-rich, while the majority generally remains opposed, or is focused on other solutions like philanthropy and technological innovation.   

 "A Spirit of Dialogue," focused on global cooperation ....  on technological advancements, economic challenges and global cooperation. 

THEY are obviously sooo confused, cause the protesters claim

"Billionaires are the CRISIS.
Our people are the SOLUTION"

They hate them but...gotta LOVE 'em .
... Since the BILLIONAIRES FUND their causes. 
Those pesky BILLIONAIRES are THEIR SOLUTION. 

 Flickr Slide show 

  

A Few Short Videos
From TURTLE Island (aka Manhattan)

FYI:  "Turtle Island" is the name many Indigenous peoples, including the Haudenosaunee and Algonquian, use for North America. According to oral tradition, the land was formed on the back of a giant turtle.

Part 1-"Protesters targeted Billionaires' Row and Trump Tower with chants of "Power to the people" and "Make Billionaires Pay, linking climate justice with broader calls for democracy, gender equality, free speech, an end to Trump’s immigration crackdown and....of course... a ceasefire in Gaza.."

Ain't no power like the power of the people
CAUSE THE POWER OF THE PEOPLE DON'T STOP ..
DON'T STOP (SAY WHAT?)
AIN'T NO POWER LIKE THE POWER OF THE PEOPLE ...

Part 2 : Youth Indian Climate Speakers from New Mexico
representing "Youth United For Climate Crisis Action"

YUCCA (Youth United for Climate Crisis Action) is led by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous People of Color) youth ages 14-25 from across the state. We operate and organize on occupied Tiwa and Tewa land (Albuquerque and Santa Fe), occupied Mescalero Apache land (Carlsbad area and the Permian Basin), as well as the rest of the state. https://www.yuccanm.org/

 Third youth speaker:  Yá'át'ééh literally means 'it is good' or 'it is well' and is considered the Navajo 'hello' used to greet people.

 
@nofalsesolutions coalition "New Mexico is not for sale, and billionaires in Manhattan skyscrapers have no business making decisions for communities they’ve never set foot in."

"With an estimated net worth of over $53 billion, Stephen Schwarzman is one of the world's wealthiest people. Schwarzman is chair and CEO of The Blackstone Group,the largest alternative asset management firm in the world."

What is Blackstone doing in New Mexico? In May 2024, Blackstone Infrastructure announced an agreement to acquire TXNM Energy, the parent company of Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM), in an $11.5 billion deal. If approved by regulators, this acquisition would represent one of the largest private equity takeovers of a major U.S. regulated utility. (Dec 11, 2025)

Part 3- Climate justice chants. Protesters targeted Billionaires' Row and Trump Tower with  chants like"Power to the People" and "Make Billionaires Pay.

This protest chant is a variation of a traditional call-and-response chant.

"Mama, mama don't you see
What the system's done to me
They locked us up, they put us down
Ain't no justice in this town" 

Part 4- FILL THE LANE Cops wanted an open lane without protestors clogging the street. One protestor tried to over-ride the cops (she failed)

 

Part 5- Climate Justice Bill carried in the march as they joined the protesters who targeted Billionaires' Row and Trump Tower.

Climate change FACTS they seem to have no interest in.

"Climate Change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. Such shifts can be natural due to changes in the sun’s activity or large volcanic eruptions." [The Epoch Times]

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQYIZpa3bPA]
[https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/what-is-climate-change]

Part 6 -Make Billionaires Pay - NYC
"Lame" Street Theatre Rich Folk.

https://www.xrebellion.nyc/events/makebillionairespay

 MAYBE NOT so FUCKXED. 

HOW MANY BILLIONAIRES DOES IT TAKE TO FUND THESE INSURGENTS and their causes?

 
.. Not many....  

Hungarian billionaire George Soros’ Open Society Foundation gives money to several protest groups... particularly causes that are anti-Western."  

 And the list goes on ... 

50501 network (Shorthand for “Fifty states, fifty protests, one day”) This group organized several nationwide demonstrations starting on February 5, 2025, with anti-Trump rallies. 50501 lists its nonprofit “partners” on its website, including the Ford Foundation-funded Voices of Florida, a “black and queer-led” pro-abortion nonprofit, and former Bernie Sanders PAC Political Revolution."

 The NY post article link below is full of info.

[https://nypost.com/2026/02/03/us-news/grassroots-anti-ice-campaigns-funded-by-left-wing-billionaire-donors-sources/?lctg=607d91d4373dd11b6ec349c8]

"What unfolded in Minnesota was not spontaneous outrage but a disciplined, well-funded campaign aimed at dismantling U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and, by extension, the rule of law itself. The same radical networks, foreign-linked funders, and professional agitators are driving it — including China-connected billionaire pipelines and hard-left communist factions.

What’s new — and dangerous — is that these extremists are now marching openly alongside mainstream unions and legacy institutions. The firewall is gone. The revolution no longer hides at the margins.

This isn’t protest. It’s insurgency — financed, coordinated, and sold to the public as “concern.”

 [Where noted pictures and videos property of Pamela Hall-VSB] 

Times are Hard...Sir...Times are Hard.

 Keep going: "If you are going through hell, keep going." — Winston Churchill 

In  2025, 2024 my posts slowed down. Not my photos and videos. I was still "out there" covering many protests and rallies. (Flickr and you tube; even IG were my outlets) but, my ability to put it all to 'paper' slowly came to a halt. Twenty some years and I hit the brick wall of repetition. So much of what I was covering felt uninspired so my lack of motivation dragged on: hence my need to explain these disparate posts published of late.

Posts of  palestine aka fakestine; Gaza; Iran; communism;democrat socialism, fascism, climate JUSTICE, Israel, the Oct 7, 2023 murders; the hostages of HAMAS; (TDS) TRUMPy TRUMP TRUMP( thank you Katie Hopkins for your skewers of the LEFT) and DiBozzo (deBlazio) Part 2 aka MOMDOOMIE ( Zohran Kwame Mamdani )

Nazi smears, white supremacy, illegal MURDERS of law abiding Americans 
(IGNORED by the leftist media)

RINSE-REPEAT

 

RINSE AND REPEAT!

Repetition numbs the brain through a process called habituation, where the brain reduces its neural response to repeated ..... stimuli to conserve energy and focus on new information.....  cause(ing) cognitive fatigue, emotional desensitization .... making the brain treat consistent, monotonous inputs as background noise.

 

 

With the New Year, seems many fine patriots have expressed a similar fatigue as the Left-machine repeats and repeats relentlessly;

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Key aspects of how repetition impacts the brain include:

 

• Emotional Desensitization: Constant exposure to the same emotional stimuli (positive or negative) weakens the emotional response, leading to a "numbing" effect.
• Semantic Satiation: Repeating words or phrases too many times causes them to temporarily lose their meaning, as the brain becomes over-habituated to the sound or symbol.
• Reduced Brain Activity: Studies show that repetitive tasks or speech result in a global reduction of brain activity, particularly in the prefrontal cortex.
• The Paradox of Efficiency: While repetition helps build neural pathways and strengthens skills (muscle memory), it can lead to inattention, causing the brain to miss changes or make mistakes in mundane tasks.
• Cognitive "Blindness": If a task is too repetitive, the brain may stop consciously processing it, causing a temporary, functional "blindness" to the information. 

Repetition can be ... detrimental for engagement, creating a need for variety to combat mental numbness.

BUT, the protests and rallies resist change. 

SO:Round And Round We Go

 
Teetering on the edge of madness

That's the world we 're living in as 2026 rolls-on, led by provocateurs, agitators and instigators who work directly with orgs like the Democrat Socialists of America, the Peoples Forum and ALL those who espouse Marxist-Leninist ideologies. Leftists. Hard core anti-American, anti - Jewish insurgents.

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts." — Winston Churchill

Posters from:

FROM the LEFT: Independent Journalists and Photographers claim "Journalism is Under Attack"

 

"Journalism is Not a Crime" rally took place in Foley Square, New York City, on October 1, 2025.

Following the raid/arrest of a photojournalist + ICE assaults on press at 26 Federal Plaza (amid nationwide spike in assaults on press), a press conference/rally was organized by photojournalists (on the Left) in protest against attacks on the press in NYC & beyond.....to advocate for First Amendment protections following multiple incidents of alleged assault and intimidation by law enforcement (specifically ICE agents at 26 Federal Plaza Immigration Court).

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....the last time the NYC press corp organized a public demo, it was a vigil for journalists killed in Gaza. At the time, the number was 36.

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This event was a "press-led rally" organized by a group of independent journalists and photographers (from the Left)

It is extremely rare for NYC press to organize demos, but in both instances it’s largely attended by street press, not desk jockeys...to advocate for enhanced press protections, dropping charges against press, and defending First Amendment-protected activity"

VIDEO PLAY LIST 5 short videos

Talia Jane was the MC making the intro statement. (with CC)

 

.Flickr slide show from Press Rally

The journalism is not a crime presser/rally was primarily organized by independent journalists and photographers from the Left, claiming their First Amendment rights are under attack.   

Opposition to Israel, Trump and ICE were pro forma

 

.The following is a list that included NYC Public Advocate Jumaane Williams. I did not stay to hear all the speakers.

Key individuals involved in the rally or who spoke were:

• Talia Jane: An independent reporter and one of the primary organizers who addressed the crowd and explained the incidents that led to the rally.
• Jumaane Williams: The New York City Public Advocate, who spoke about the violence faced by journalists from law enforcement and called on the Manhattan District Attorney to drop charges against a photojournalist.
• Alexa Wilkinson: A New York-based photojournalist whose arrest and subsequent hate crime charges (which she pled not guilty to) were a central focus of the protest.
• Ian Bartlett: Another journalist mentioned by organizers as having been arrested by police.
• Neil Constantine and Josh Pacheco: Photographers/journalists who were thanked by organizers for their involvement.
• An amNewYork reporter and a Turkish journalist (Vural Elibol) who were reportedly assaulted by ICE agents at 26 Federal Plaza Immigration Court shortly before the rally. 

• Michael Loeb: An individual who spoke during a press conference segment, raising concerns about journalistic practices regarding the privacy of children's faces. 

Also, Leigh Kunkel: A Chicago journalist who spoke via phone about being shot with a pepper ball by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.

The raison d'etre for the rally remained Alexa Wilkinson:  

.Police arrested and charged photographer Alexa Wilkinson with aggravated harassment and hate crimes. The speakers urged people to contact the Manhattan District Attorney's office to demand the charges against Alexa Wilkinson be dropped.

 

The charges stemmed from a July 30th incident Wilkinson reported on in which protesters covered the NY Times headquarters in Manhattan with graffiti.

Protesters charged the New York Times with complicity in the Gaza genocide because of its pro-Zionist reporting and editorial policies.

Wilkinson allegedly shared screenshots of an X post that read--‘They hanged newspaper editors at Nuremberg’ (a reference to the Nazi journalist Julius Streicher.)

The complaint said Wilkinson captioned the screenshots with the phrase ‘Looking at you (Joseph Kahn),’ referring to the NYTimes’ executive editor.” 

 

"The New York Times has an endless list of ties to the "IOF" and “israel”, as well as a clear bias towards Zionist and imperialist propaganda which manufacturers consent for the horrors we are live-streaming from Gaza day-after-day."

While the New York Times and its executive editor Joe Kahn have been targeted by various groups for their war crimes, the building itself has remained relatively untouched ... until now. ...

 

 4 am on July 30th-"An anonymous people-of-conscience escalated an ongoing protest of the NYT for their complicity and manufactured consent in the genocide of Palestinians.

This legacy-media outlet proves daily how embedded it is with empire and colonial power-players. Shame on the NYT and everyone who’s remained not only silent, but complicit."

Free Palestine 🇵🇸  Photos by @framed.unrest

Protest photographer Alexa Wilkinson -they/them
[@framed.unrest] IG 

 

..The World Socialist Web Site

"....the last time the NYC press corp organized a public demo, it was a vigil for journalists killed in Gaza. At the time, the number was 36.

It is extremely rare for NYC press to organize demos, but in both instances it’s largely attended by street-press, not desk-jockeys."

In conclusion, "Alexa Wilkinson is facing felony hate-crime charges for documenting protesters' vandalism of the New York Times office in Manhattan and social media posts critiquing the publication's executive editor."

READ THE DOSSIER: "The New York Times has been a zionist rag for decades. One look at the paper’s present and past staff proves that the paper’s racist and islamophobic coverage isn’t a matter of simple Western ignorance or run-of-the-mill media bias, but intentional and ideologically driven journalistic malpractice.

In our new dossier, published at newyorkwarcrimes.com, we show how—across each section and rank of the warmongering Times—you will find explicit connections between the paper’s staff and the "IOF", Zionist lobby groups and Israeli think-tanks. These connections to violent entities and the israel lobby should be considered conflicts-of-interest...." [newyorkwarcrimes.com/dossier]

Across the country, press freedoms are under attack!

Do ICE and the NYPD assault journalists in New York City? 
That is the question.

....World Socialist Website answers the claims....

Reject imperial propaganda.
Boycott, divest, and unsubscribe from the New York Times!

“Here in the so-called land of the free-press, journalists who dare to fulfill their mandate to document reality and report the truth are facing escalating retaliation. They are surveilled, raided, harassed, assaulted and arrested for capturing the moments Empire would prefer to stay hidden."[Writers against the War on Gaza]

JOURNALISM IS UNDER ATTACK!

[Where indicated pictures and videos property of Pamela Hall-VSB]

 

 

 

Why Maduro NEEDED to be toppled and "then some"...

 

 

This Venezuelan man is going viral for explaining to everyone why Maduro NEEDED to be toppled. @RAFAELDLF

  

https://x.com/i/status/2007446126719336576

 

The Democrats are clueless 

 

AS Venezuelans gather to CELEBRATE outside of SDNY court after US Captured Maduro in Venezuela

   

https://x.com/i/status/2007582352483201495

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 OR perhaps, as suggested

Mr. Trump said it would be "very tough" for Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado to take over because she "doesn't have the support within or the respect within the country."

The president said Secretary of State Marco Rubio also had a conversation with Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez, who Mr. Trump said has been "sworn in" and is "essentially willing to do what we think is necessary to make Venezuela great again."

The U.S. under the Biden administration recognized opposition candidate Edmundo González as the president-elect. González fled into exile in Spain in September 2024 after a warrant was issued for his arrest. [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-says-us-will-run-venezuela-for-now-what-do-we-know-about-the-plans/]

 

Edmundo González Urrutia, the former diplomat chosen by the coalition to replace the fiery leader María Corina Machado on the ballot, drew thousands of supporters to the streets of La Victoria, his hometown.[https://apnews.com/article/venezuela-elections-opposition-candidate-gonzalez-b374012f3f66bba1a05ed1a0c6b8e3f8]

Mr. Trump said the U.S. is "going to run the country" until there is a "safe, proper and judicious transition" in power in Venezuela. 

"Seemingly in a warning to Venezuelan officials who remain in place, Mr. Trump said the U.S. is "ready to stage a second and much larger attack" in Venezuela if needed, and that his administration is "not afraid of boots on the ground."

Oh Boy....

ICE OUT OF NY- 10/22/25- Foley Square

 

October 22, 2025 Foley Square
"ICE out of New York. Abolish ICE!
Full rights for immigrants!
End the detentions and deportations!
End the militarization!"

 

Hundreds gathered to protest ICE 's raid of street vendors in Chinatown the night before as part of the Trump administration's racist attacks and militarization of U.S. cities.

FLICKR slide show

 

ICE has no place in our city.
Let’s build the movement to stop them. 

 
🚨 EMERGENCY ACTION! ICE OUT OF NY! 🚨

   

We will NOT tolerate ICE’s terror against street vendors and immigrant communities.....demand freedom for those detained and an end to ICE raids.

🚫 NO to the criminalization of our communities.

  

https://x.com/i/status/1980746869836816743

ICE agents raided Chinatown’s Canal Street on Tuesday afternoon, detaining several street vendors in an operation that drew immediate and fierce backlash from bystanders and immigrant advocates.
https://amny.com/news/ice-agent

CANAL STREET UPDATE: The 9 “street vendors” arrested yesterday were illegals who had a criminal history of: (https://x.com/i/status/1981029302708645978) Savanah Hernandez

Counterfeit -
Drug trafficking -
Forgery -
Possession of drugs -
Robbery -
Assault (per acting ICE Director Todd Lyons)

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NEXT DAY: 

NYC Canal St is CLEAR.
There are no counterfeit scammers
or drug dealers on the streets today
They have been ICED!!

https://x.com/nickshirleyy
https://x.com/i/status/1981086986485043626)

[Where indicated pictures and video property of Pamela Hall-VSB]

At 803 days-remembering "500 days in Hell-Bring Them ALL Home" (2/23/25)

As I post, it is 803 days that one remaining hostage has STILL not been returned home to Israel. (7 min video) from Rachel Herman. She continues to make sure we do not forget! [https://www.instagram.com/rachelherman_magay/#] 

 

Flashback to Sept 23, 2025, 48 hostages remained in captivity for 695 days; about 20 were presumed to be alive nearly two years after the October 7, 2023 attack, when Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups abducted 251 people from Israel.

As I walked thru Central Park to the 500 Days in Hell Rally, I found an enormous crowd assembled at the band shell where you could feel the heartache and frustration. (Flickr Slide show)

At this point, more than 140 hostages had been freed or rescued since the start of the conflict. Short VIDEO with excerpts of a couple speakers as I walked through the crowd.

 

.And now, December 17, 2025. What confuses me is people I have known...not strangers ...are now so very hostile towards Israel.  Not Jews ...they say... but to Israel.

I am at a loss to understand how they can feel these opinions to be OKAY when TODAY we now add the murders at Bondi Beach and Brown University to the anti-Semitism that has grown around the world.

 

This is NOT okay

[Where indicated pictures and video property of Pamela Hall-VSB]

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WE MUST NEVER FORGET

Links:  [https://www.ajc.org/news/podcast/held-hostage-in-gaza-a-mothers-fight-for-freedom-and-justice]

Held Hostage in Gaza: A Mother’s Fight for Freedom and Justice

.[https://nypost.com/2025/02/23/world-news/israeli-forensics-chief-finds-no-evidence-that-hostage-shiri-bibas-died-in-explosion/]

Slain Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas had ‘no injuries consistent with a bombing’ despite Hamas’ ‘evil’ : “We were met with depths of evil ...  of examining the bodies."