With the Israel-Hamas war raging, many questions have emerged. What is Hamas and what does Hamas believe? And why did Hamas attack Israel? Author and communications strategist Joel Rosenberg broke down the reasons he believes Hamas chose this month to wage its deadly terror attack, while also detailing the organization's radical ideology.

"It was the 50th anniversary of the biggest sneak attack in the modern state of Israel's history — October 6th, 1973, what was known as the Yom Kippur War, where Egypt invaded Israel from the south, Syria from the north, and it was devastating," Rosenberg said. "And Israel did prevail with American help."

Considering the history and past patterns of radical Muslim groups, he concluded anniversaries tend to be times during which these bad actors like to strike. Beyond that, though, he said contentious issues inside Israel opened the nation up to potential attack. "Israel has been deeply divided internally over ... political issues, over judicial reform, and other things," he said. "There were hundreds of thousands of Israelis on the streets every week protesting Netanyahu's government, even soldiers."

Rosenberg provided other reasons and explained Hamas' history as well, noting it's essentially an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood that began in 1987. Far from having normative policies, Hamas wants to annihilate Israel and dominate, with Rosenberg calling Hamas a "genocidal organization."

Rosenberg rounded out the discussion by speaking about another one of Iran's relationships — it's growing friendship with Russia. While the author said the eschatological pieces aren't yet lined up, he pointed to the Prophet Ezekiel and events prophesied in chapters 38 and 39 surrounding a war of Gog and Magog and an attack on Israel. He, among other Christian leaders, believes Magog is Russia, and with Persia (modern-day Iran) listed among the nations partnered with Magog, current dynamics are certainly noteworthy. Watch him explain.

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