Hamas and Hezbollah are known terrorist organizations, but just like ISIS they are also religious terrorist organizations. The ideology that drives them is mainly a religious-Muslim ideology.

The leaders of Hamas, like other religiously oriented fanatics, are convinced that God is with them. The decision-making process of the movement’s leaders (and Sinwar in particular) is greatly influenced by the religious belief in supposedly guaranteed success. They are blinded by their faith to the point it is difficult to discuss things with them in a truly rational manner. The meaning of ‘Hezbollah’ in Arabic is “God’s party” (‘party’ as in ‘political party’). The meaning of Nasrallah’s name in Arabic is no less than “God’s victory”.

In many religions, including the major western religions, there is an extreme element, and there are those who promote it and follow it. You can also find among Christians and Jews – people who believe that their actions are irrationally justified by religious beliefs (which may seem perfectly rational to them). Of course, you can also find religious believers for whom faith does not involve extreme behavior, and often the opposite. The problem in [today’s] Islam is the relation between the two numbers, when compared with other religions.

In the recent few days, the Chief Rabbi of Israel refused to shake the hand of the Speaker of the Parliament, because of the latter’s homosexual identity. However, the Speaker of the Knesset in Israel IS openly gay, Israel was the first to win the Eurovision Song Contest with a transgender singer, and the Pride Parade is one of Israel’s grandest annual events. Let the fans of progress worldwide come to promote LGBT recognition in the Gaza Strip, just don’t forget to write your wills beforehand.