Hamas Fears Life, Not Death,” Says the Green Prince at JCFA in Jerusalem. Aug 26, 2025 "Mosab Hassan Yousef, son of a Hamas co-founder who defected to Israel and is now a visiting fellow at the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs (JCFA), offered sharp insights into the terror group’s mindset and strategy. He argued that “Hamas rejected all deals that don’t keep them in power. What they committed on October 7 disqualifies them from legitimacy at the negotiating table. They are not a resistance movement, they are barbaric terrorists.” According to Yousef, Hamas is not afraid of military pressure or diplomatic moves, but of a culture of life: “They are kamikaze suicidals. What scares Hamas most is life — building a nation, serving the people. To die is what they wish for, and Israel should give them that wish.” He emphasized that Hamas deliberately prolongs the war with partial deals, exploits hospitals for terror infrastructure, and starves both hostages and civilians to preserve power. Yousef warned that international legitimization of Hamas — from pro-Palestinian activists to countries recognizing a Palestinian state amid hostage suffering — is what truly empowers the group. “The world conspired against the hostages in favor of a terrorist group with no morality,” he said. Ultimately, he described Palestinian society as trapped in a “death culture” and stressed Israel’s right to self-defense: “If someone is determined to kill me for who I am, I have the right to defend myself. Israel does not want this war — but it has no choice.” Transcript: I agree with the Israeli strategy by applying pressure on Hamas and I don't1:22 see any other alternative unfortunately1:26 uh because Hamas rejected1:30 1:32 all deals uh that don't keep them in1:35 power and simply this is not going to be1:39 acceptable by by any party. uh what1:43 Hamas committed on October 7 does not1:46 qualify them to be1:48 a legitimate1:53 party on the negotiating table. We're1:56 not talking about two democracies1:58 negotiating in this case. We're talking2:00 about a terrorist organization that2:02 committed atrocities uh beyond anyone's2:04 imagination and they continue to starve2:07 hostages, starve even guzzens.2:10 uh the uh what's so-called famine and2:13 the humanitarian crisis in Gaza is the2:16 responsibility of Hamas that has been2:19 trying to uh sabotage every effort to2:21 help uh the Gaza civilians.2:24 Now uh Hamas uh tactic of um uh partial2:29 deals2:36 uh is their desperate attempt to stay in2:37 power and uh their game is known to the2:40 Israeli government. Hence the Israeli2:45 government2:47 doesn't agree with partial deals uh that2:49 2:52 would keep the war going for um forever. uh a complete deal that brings uh all2:57 the hostages. Uh that would be uh the uh3:01 the answer to get out of this situation3:05 and help reduce the humanitarian crisis3:08 in Gaza.3:11 So would plans to take over Gaza city3:14 scare Hamas? Does pressure from3:17 President Donald Trump scare kamas or3:20 from Qatar, Egypt, Turkey, possibly3:22 other nations too? What scares Kamas?3:25 What insights can you share?3:29 Well, Hamas is kamicazi3:32 [Music]3:35 suicidals. They they are going one way3:37 ticket to to hell and they know that now3:40 they are trying to sink the boat with3:44 everybody on it. Uh that's including3:46 Gaza civilians, the hostages, and if the3:49 entire region if they if they do that.3:52 So how do I scare someone who's3:54 suicidal?3:57 Uh what scares Hamas the most is life to3:58 fight for life to help the people to4:02 build to uh build a nation, to serve the4:04 people. This is very scary for Hamas.4:08 But uh to die is something that they4:12 wish for. And I hope that Israel will4:14 give them their wish. The only thing4:17 that is in the way is the um uh the poor4:18 hostages4:22 who have been starving4:24 under impossible circumstances.4:27 Uh so uh this is the time for the United4:30 States for uh for the rest of the world4:34 to uh get behind Israel.4:37 uh if uh the western world get united4:40 instead of condemning Israel and4:44 rewarding4:46 uh terrorists with statethood4:48 uh and uh by giving uh Palestinian4:51 terrorists legitimacy4:55 uh justifying their violence4:58 when they drop all this madness then we5:01 would be closer uh to to end the crisis5:04 in Gaza. But as long as uh everybody5:07 uh or a majority of the people5:13 uh advocate on behalf of the terrorists,5:17 I don't see this ending anytime soon. It5:19 could take years from now and the5:22 humanitarian crisis will only deepen and5:25 there is a possibility of the hostages5:27 uh dying. What scares Hamas that they5:30 don't that we take any type of5:33 legitimacy from them that we tell them5:36 you are nothing but a terrorist5:38 organization. You're not you don't5:40 qualify as a resistant movement. You're5:42 just barbaric and what you did was5:44 completely wrong and once we take this5:46 uh discover5:50 uh from Hamas uh Hamas will be in real5:52 trouble. what's gi what's encouraging5:55 Hamas today and what's given them a5:58 lifeline6:02 er the clowns around the world of what's6:03 so called pro Palestine that they have6:07 been advocating and spreading Hamas6:09 propaganda spreading the Palestinian6:11 victim narrative and criticizing Israel6:13 for defending itself6:16 this is what's encouraging Hamas what6:19 scares Hamas that they know their place6:21 in history as a barbaric troop6:23 barbaric uh movement who committed6:26 atrocities against humanity, unthinkable6:30 war crimes. This what scares Hamas. But6:34 as long as we are confused and we we are6:37 not able to discern um false from true,6:39 to discern uh virtue uh from vice, then6:44 Hamas will continue to manipulate6:49 everybody.6:52 And given what you're saying, it's6:54 staggering to think Hamas has the6:56 leverage it does. We've seen the recent6:58 images of emaciated hostages. So through7:01 the prism of Kamas, is there any level7:04 of concern that showing these horrific7:06 images would be detrimental to the7:08 terror group on the world stage that7:11 there might be some kind of backlash for7:13 the way it's treating the hostages for7:15 all this time?7:17 Look, the vast majority7:20 uh are the silent majority7:23 and uh the time has come for them to7:26 speak up7:29 uh to say their hearts.7:31 Uh there there is a loud uh minority out7:34 there. That's the pro Palestine and all7:39 the mediocr, anti-Semmites,7:42 opportunists,7:45 uh, selfhatred Westerners uh, who have7:47 been supporting Hamas7:51 for many different reasons that I don't7:53 have to go to to go uh have the time to7:56 go through it. So, we need to cut the7:58 road on this type of opportunists.8:02 uh and uh you expect that the world8:06 would see the starvation of the hostages8:09 that they would do something about it8:12 but we have failed them because many8:14 people choose to be silent and this is8:16 the time that we speak uh our8:19 consciousness. These hostages were8:22 kidnapped from their backyards from8:24 their living rooms8:26 uh and they didn't commit any crime.8:28 They were peaceful in their natural8:33 environment. Why did Hamas take them in8:35 the first place?8:38 To exchange with mass murderers. And8:40 this is what Hamas demand. And for those8:44 who um choose uh to blame Israel8:47 and give Hamas8:54 legitimacy, those are the ones who are8:58 giving Hamas the leverage. It's not only9:00 about the hostages. If it was only about9:03 the hostages,9:05 the problem would be much easier to deal9:07 with. It's the problem with legitimizing9:09 evil as resistance.9:13 uh had they chanted from the beginning9:17 of the war and they said no to Hamas9:20 atrocities, had the United Nation9:23 condemned Hamas from the beginning of9:26 the war, had uh the uh France, the UK,9:28 Australia,9:33 uh Norway, Spain9:34 not recognize the Palestinian state,9:37 which was viewed in Hamas perception as9:41 a reward for their violence. especially9:44 the timing of their recognition before9:47 the return of the hostages. As the9:51 humanitarian crisis deepened in Gaza,9:53 the situation would be very different9:56 for those hostages. The entire world9:58 conspired against the hostages10:00 in favor of a terrorist group with no10:03 morality.10:07 This is what we are dealing with and10:08 this is why it's taken two years.10:10 And it seems that part of the problem10:13 has been the world's inability to10:15 understand kamas, perhaps Israel's10:18 inability to understand the thinking of10:20 the terror group. On a personal note,10:23 take us back, if you will, to your10:25 childhood. Your first memories of how10:27 you heard Israel being discussed at home10:30 growing up in Ramla. Your father, a10:33 charismatic shake, a leader. How old10:35 were you when you understood the vision10:38 of the Kamas charter?10:40 the uh the culture where I came from uh10:43 is a death culture.10:47 That's very unfortunate. And of course10:50 people come and say don't generalize10:53 which means that I have to go through10:55 the every detail of my childhood10:57 conditioning which I can write hundreds11:01 of books and it won't even cover what I11:04 had to witness uh in such culture. And11:06 when I come and say death culture, they11:10 say this is generaliz generalization.11:12 When I say that this is a barbaric uh11:15 society that praised uh suicide bombing11:19 attacks that celebrated the death of11:22 Jews for being Jews that wants the11:26 destruction of the state of Israel11:29 because it's a Jewish state11:31 that doesn't have the capacity to build11:35 a nation that does not have leadership11:37 that is infested with11:41 uh sick ideologies,11:45 Soviet, communist, Islamic, jihadist,11:48 and today11:53 anybody can claim to be a Palestinian.11:55 What was it like for a child to grow up11:58 in such environment where infinite12:01 forces clash for power12:03 that rely solely12:07 on false narratives to achieve their12:10 political uh agendas?12:13 Uh a culture that12:16 glorify sacrificing children for12:19 political and financial gain.12:23 What else do I need to say? Haven't we12:26 seen the Gazans celebrate on October 712:30 the kidnapping and the butchering of12:33 innocent civilians?12:35 We have forgotten.12:38 So,12:41 will it even make any difference if I12:43 just continue shouting out loud to tell12:46 them that the alternative12:49 is dark, that the alternative is death?12:52 It wouldn't make any difference. So, and12:55 what's the point of me sharing my pain12:59 as a firsthand observer? I spent half of13:02 my life among what so-called13:06 Palestinians and half of my life among13:07 the Jewish people. I don't see a problem13:10 with the Jewish people. They can coexist13:12 pretty much with anybody. But the13:15 Palestinians, if you if the world does13:18 not meet with their13:21 uh political ambition,13:24 they retreat to to they decide13:28 to become violent, global violence.13:34 And uh the ones with short memory should13:38 refresh their memory of how many suicide13:43 bombing attacks have been committed by13:47 the name of Palestine. How many13:50 commercial airlines have been hijacked13:52 by the name of Palestine? How many13:54 massacres?13:57 Global terrorism. I'm not talking about13:58 a war for land14:02 within14:04 the Palestinian territories. It's not14:07 that.14:10 So, how much do we need to learn? Uh how14:12 many times do I need to speak? How many14:17 books I need to write for the world to14:19 understand that the Palestinians14:22 are the problem? And in fact their14:26 tragedy is self-inflicted tragedy14:30 and I don't expect from Israel not to14:34 defend itself if I was in Israel14:36 position and somebody is determined to14:39 harm me14:42 to uh kill me for uh who I am14:44 uh and I don't have the intention to14:50 harm them then I have the the right to14:53 defend himself. Israel does not want to14:56 fight with these savages. It has been 7014:59 years already and15:02 uh nothing worked with them.15:05 Negotiations failed.15:08 Offers for statehood failed.15:11 All type of uh reasonable15:17 um peaceful means15:21 have failed. What else? More than 10015:24 years of trying15:28 to find the uh reconciliation, to find a15:31 resolution.15:35 But how can you communicate with people15:37 uh when they have the the first option15:41 they have is violence?15:43 the with people who don't have uh a15:46 legitimate representative,15:49 people who are conflicted on each other,15:51 people who serve15:54 foreign entities at the expense of15:56 children and their future. So15:59 the world need to just step into Israel16:03 shoes for uh for a moment and think how16:07 would they handle such society16:11 and exacerbating an already sensitive16:16 issue in this war is this distinction16:19 between a Gazan civilian and a kamas16:21 terrorist. We've seen images of mothers16:24 in Gaza taking children to those16:27 dehumanizing ceremonies when hostages16:29 were freed. We've seen them cheering in16:32 front of coffins of Jewish babies. And16:34 the IDF is facing this intense scrutiny16:37 to protect civilian lives as it tries to16:39 eradicate the kamas threat in this16:42 densely populated area. What more can16:44 you tell us about the way kamas uses16:47 civilians as human shields and this16:49 important distinction socalled?16:52 There is no modern army16:56 uh that has been prepared for such a16:58 scenario where terrorists17:01 hijack17:04 uh a very populated area,17:06 dig tunnels deeply embedded17:10 below schools, hospitals who use their17:14 own children as human shields. This is17:17 what the west does not understand. It's17:21 very hard for Westerners17:24 to fathom the thought that this is a17:27 culture that is based on martyrdom,17:30 the concept of jihad,17:35 the concept of Islam,17:38 on the top of that uh Palestinianism17:41 which is all depend on victim17:44 narrative that is seeking vengeance.17:50 which could go in vicious cycles for17:54 eternity.17:58 Hamas crime18:01 is unforgivable.18:03 Uh what they did to the Gazan society.18:07 Now18:10 are there any civilians in Gaza? Of18:14 course they are civilians18:17 but also the civil the civilians voted18:19 for Hamas. A vast majority of Gazans18:23 voted for Hamas. Just take for example18:27 Hamas had their18:31 establishment18:35 anniversary every year. More than half18:37 million gazins participated in that18:40 celebration. It falls on December 14th.18:42 You can go to the previous years18:46 uh prior to uh uh October 7 and when you18:49 see hundreds of thousands of people half18:54 million people this is a huge numbers18:56 these are all committed Hamas members18:59 the ones who were able to participate19:02 then uh the landslide of Hamas victory19:05 that brought them to power then19:11 incitement19:14 for violence19:16 in child indoctrination.19:18 Uh the mosques19:21 have been part of this process. Schools19:24 have been part of the process. The19:27 honora have been part has been part of19:29 the process.19:32 The entire uh society is complicit in19:34 Hamas crime.19:38 And I am not saying that everybody19:41 deserves to die in Gaza and Israel is19:43 not saying that. And all the claims that19:45 this is a collective punishment19:49 is untrue. And if there was such thing19:53 as collective punishment, then Hamas is19:56 to blame, not Israel. because Israel19:59 asked the civilians to evacuate from uh20:03 uh the waring areas but Hamas does not20:09 want them to evacuate20:12 and also when Hamas big targets hide20:14 among civilians and in residential20:17 buildings thinking that they can be20:20 immune only because there are children20:23 and and women in these buildings.20:26 I don't think it's Israel's fault if the20:29 civilians get hurt in the process.20:33 And how are how how Israel could20:37 actually fight a group like Hamas20:42 without any civilian casualties and all20:45 those uh who say that uh proportionality20:48 etc. Why don't they come down to Gazan20:53 do the job20:55 if they really care for the Gazan20:57 children? I want to see all these20:59 mediocr who have been given advice to21:01 Israel how to do the job. Bring your21:05 troops or stop talking and come down to21:07 Gaza. Show me how you're going to deal21:11 with a terrorist group who hijacked21:13 their own society, sacrifice their own21:14 children21:17 for global sympathy. show me how you can21:19 deal with this type of sabis. So, Israel21:22 is doing the impossible job. Nobody has21:25 the authority to tell Israel how to do21:27 it. And if they don't like how it's21:29 done, then show me how you can finish21:31 this problem. Give me a comprehensive21:35 plan. None of them has a plan. They they21:38 only can do condemn the IDF in this21:42 existential fight. Demonize Israel.21:45 Demonize the Jewish people.21:47 But they don't have a solution. They21:51 don't have an alternative. They don't21:53 even know the reality on the ground. So21:55 with that said, as long as Israel is21:58 fighting and defending itself,22:02 and in fact, as long as Israel is22:05 fighting on behalf of the free world,22:08 no one has the right to interfere in22:12 this business.22:15 And finally, it certainly seems a long22:17 way off now given what you're saying,22:20 but much has been made about the day22:22 after in Gaza without Hamas. The22:24 ideology of course would still remain.22:27 From your perspective, what does Gaza22:29 look like without Hamas in charge?22:32 There is no Gaza anymore. It's finished.22:36 It's a rubble. It's going to take at22:40 least 10 to 15 years to remove the22:42 rubble. And nobody's going to buy this22:44 rubble.22:47 It's mountains of concrete everywhere.22:48 Thanks to Hamas for using every22:50 household as a shooting pad where Israel22:53 had no choice but to demolish those22:57 buildings because Israel was not willing22:59 and still not willing to sacrifice the23:01 foot soldiers in Hamas trapped23:03 buildings.23:06 Israel had to evacuate the civilians23:08 didn't to demolish most of the buildings23:11 so they could progress and get to Hamas23:14 tunnels. This is the reality that most23:16 of the jokers around the world don't23:19 understand how hard it is expecting from23:21 Israel to sacrifice tens of thousands23:24 possibly hundreds of thousands of23:27 soldiers in it in its fight against23:29 those who choose to hide behind children23:33 and women. So today, Gaza is a rubble as23:35 the outcome of Hamas evil work.23:39 So who's going to remove this rubble and23:43 how many years is going to take? It23:45 would be much easier, much easier to23:48 um evacuate the civilians, at least give23:53 them the freedom to choose countries23:56 wherever they want to go because the23:58 humanitarian crisis will deepen.23:59 those who who uh say rebuild Gaza,24:02 on what terms? Who's going to rebuild24:07 Gaza? Who's going to remove the rabble?24:09 How many years this is going to take?24:11 And what about the 2 million civilians?24:13 what they're going to do in the meantime24:17 as Gaza is being rebuilt according the24:20 uh uh the the terrorists who want to uh24:24 rebuild Gaza and bring us back to the24:28 first square.24:31 This is not acceptable.24:35 I think the world need to help the24:37 Gazans24:39 uh if they choose to leave to go24:41 somewhere else, wherever they want to24:44 go, especially the countries that24:46 recognize the Palestinian state, they24:48 should take tens of thousands, possibly24:50 hundreds of thousands of those gazins24:53 into their countries24:56 if they really care for the gazins. But24:58 I don't think that they care for the25:01 gazins. I think this is their just their25:03 power game to mock their adversaries.25:07 So the reality of Gaza, if we don't25:12 allow the civilians to choose their25:16 freedom,25:18 and I say for those who want to stay in25:20 Gaza, it's their right to stay in Gaza.25:21 But I have to warn them for the next 1025:24 or 15 years, Gaza is going to be25:25 infested in disease. There is not going25:28 to be housing. This is not going to25:31 happen overnight. The destruction is25:35 huge.25:38 People have no idea. So with that said,25:40 let the people have their freedom. If25:45 they want to go to Egypt, if they want25:47 to go to Jordan, if they want to go to25:49 France, I highly recommend25:51 that they go to France, to Spain, to the25:55 UK.25:58 to Israelia26:00 because the people there love26:03 Palestinians very much and if they love26:04 Palestinians that much take them in. In26:07 the meantime, I hope that Trump's plan26:11 go through to build the Rivera. I want26:13 an American model in Gaza. I don't want26:15 a jihadi model. We are done of the26:18 jihadi Islamist model. We saw what they26:20 are capable of doing. and the26:23 Palestinian26:26 uh cause26:28 as a device in the hands of all26:30 terrorists around the globe26:32 and all fanatics around the globe must26:35 die. I am going to take this device away26:39 from them. No Palestine, no Palestinian,26:42 no Palestinianism.26:46 The Arabs who choose to stay as26:49 neighbors of Israel in Judea and26:51 Samaria, in the West Bank, or even in26:55 the surrounding countries need to26:58 respect27:00 Israel's sovereignty.27:02 And if they haven't learned from Gaza,27:04 then Israel is determined to show them27:08 that Israel is going nowhere and they27:12 will be the only suffering side. It's as27:14 simple as that.27:17 Mosab Hassan Yousef, thank you for being27:20 with us on i24 News.27:23 You're welcome.27:26 youtu.be/brnvj6UDfQs?si=K4nf…

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