NJ Dem congressional candidate has a history you wouldn't believe, or maybe you would

Adam Hamawy, running to represent the state’s 12th district, told prosecutors he had a years-long relationship with the so called cleric whose followers carried out the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.

Hamawy is a New Jersey reconstructive surgeon, U.S. Army veteran who served as a combat trauma surgeon in Iraq, and now a Democratic candidate for Congress in NJ-12 to replace the retiring Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman. He shot to prominence by volunteering as a doctor in Gaza in 2024 at the European Hospital in Khan Younis, where he got briefly trapped after the Rafah crossing shut down.

The guy has racked up endorsements from all the usual suspects: Justice Democrats, CAIR Action, PAL PAC, Senator Comrade Bernie Sanders, Rep. Ro Khanna, and the rest of the pro-Palestine progressive crowd. His platform is the standard leftist greatest hits: Medicare for All, ending U.S. funding for Israel's military actions, and the ever-so-clever slogan "healthcare not bombs."

The real fireworks, as always with these candidates, center on his blistering criticism of Israel amid the Israel-Hamas war. Hamawy popped up on streamer Hasan Piker's show and came out swinging against U.S. funding for Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system. He argued it "insulates Israel from having to make decisions to make peace" and "isolates them from having to deal with the consequences," likening it to "giving a bully body armor." He backed a full arms embargo on Israel and insisted that Israelis need to "feel the effects of war" to get serious about peace.

That did not sit well with fellow progressive Democrat Sue Altman in the same primary. Altman accused him of "cheerleading and wishing for the deaths of Israeli children" and said she draws the line at rhetoric that seems to treat more Israeli civilian deaths as some kind of goal.

Hamawy's supporters immediately cried smear and Islamophobia, pointing to his humanitarian record (including saving Sen. Tammy Duckworth's life in Iraq). Altman eventually issued an apology (though it was apparently unwritten), which Hamawy graciously accepted. Critics, however, figured the damage from the inflammatory exchange was already done.

During and after his Gaza stint, Hamawy insisted he saw no weapons, no military presence, and "definitely no tunnels" under the European Hospital or places like Nasser. He described it as a purely civilian facility treating mostly civilians, many of them children, in the middle of the devastation. Later reports about Hamas command centers and tunnels under or near the hospital (including the strike that took out Mohammed Sinwar in a tunnel beneath it) led critics to call him naive, in denial, or worse. Hamawy and his backers stand by his firsthand medical observations and dismiss the rest.

A shiny new Super PAC called American Priorities (or PAL PAC) is dumping serious cash, around $2 million, to boost him as a counter to pro-Israel money in the race. There is also some past testimony linked to the "Blind Sheikh" from the 1993 World Trade Center bombing that conservative outlets have dusted off. His strong progressive bona fides get him cheers from the Sanders wing and eye rolls from everyone else who thinks his Israel rhetoric veers into antisemitism territory or puts civilians at risk.

Hamawy likes to frame it all as principled opposition to U.S.-funded wars and military aid overseas while focusing on domestic priorities like healthcare. To his fans he is a heroic humanitarian. To his detractors he is another example of the Democratic Party's lurch into territory that endangers allies and excuses terrorists. The NJ-12 primary remains a messy fight between the pro-Israel and anti-Israel factions as of early May 2026. For the unvarnished details, primary sources like the Jewish Insider piece or his own campaign site are worth a look.

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BREAKING: Hamas leader, another Sinwar, now has his 72 goats and gets to meet Yahya

Mo Sinwar, Yahyah's bro

The IDF has reported that the Gaza leader has been eliminated.

The Palestinian media has reported a massive airstrike by a hospital near Khan Yunis on Tuesday. The hospital was given warning by Israel of the imminent attack and the hospital is known for harboring Hamassholes.

When the hospital was hit, it collapsed down into the ground and was destroyed.

While this was going on, the Houthis attacked Israel but the missiles were intercepted while the international community sat with their finger up their nether regions.

Meanwhile, at the hospital, the Israeli intelligence knew there were no hostages at the hospital but there were senior Hamassholes meeting there.

It can be confirmed that the attack successfully eliminated Mohammed Sinwar, the brother of Yahya ha ha Sinwar. There's going to be a reunion in hell for these two.

By the way, if Hamas, et al, love death more than they love life, why do they complain when they're being killed?

The Israeli government did not brief the United States because the response was immediate, swift and there was no time as the jets were launched as soon as the intel was known. 

It's generally a good idea, if you're a real Gazan civilian, to leave upon being warned to leave by Israel. This was one of the largest attacks by Israel in Gaza in the last few months and they went all-out to attack the senior Hamas commanders.

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Hamas refuses to release hostage list until truce begins

If all the hostages Hamas kidnapped on Oct. 7, 2023 are dead, I believe every Hamas, Hezbollah, and Palestinian leader, and anyone involved in the massacre and kidnapping on that day, should receive the same fate. Anti-Zionist terrorist groups need to be destroyed to the point of total impotency where they cannot rise up again in our lifetime.

A spokes-terrorist for Hamas gave Israel a partial list of hostages Wednesday, but claims to be unable to get information on all hostages due to the war. A full list of those kidnapped and held in Gaza will be provided only after a ceasefire is agreed upon [as if Israel hasn't attempted to initiate one--Hamas always rejects them all].

In an interview with the London-based, Qatari-owned news outlet Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, a senior Hamas official, who wasn't named due to his fear of being killed, responded to accusations from Israel. Israel claimed that Hamas has been unwilling to give a detailed list of the remaining captives and their conditions.

The official stated to the news agency that Hamas has already shared all the information they have about the hostages their operatives are holding. However, he noted that information about captives held by other groups, like Palestinian Islamic Jihad, is hard to come by because of the ongoing conflict.

Regarding claims that Mohammed Sinwar, brother of Yahya Sinwar, who leads Hamas's military wing after Yahya was killed by the IDF, has withheld details about the Israeli captives, the official explained that it's "impossible" to collect all the requested information while the "situation" in Gaza persists.

The official also mentioned that Hamas has been in discussions with other terror groups in Gaza, but a full hostage list can't be compiled until a ceasefire agreement is both reached and implemented.

This week, Israel's negotiation team left Doha, Qatar, without making progress in talks with Hamas, as is always the case with Hamassholes.

According to the Hamas official quoted in Wednesday's report, one major issue still blocking the talks is the release of "high-profile" jailed terrorists. Hamas wants Israel to free hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, including some notorious figures convicted of murder, in exchange for Israeli hostages. Israel has complied in the past, but it seems a fool's errand to give them what they want while they are getting their collectives asses kicked by Israeli military. I believe they're stalling because most of the Israeli hostages are dead--I hope to heaven I am wrong.

Israel has so far declined to release key terrorist scumcrumpets like Marwan Barghouti, a prominent leader from the Second Intifada, along with Hassan Salameh, Ahmad Sa’adat, Abbas al-Sayed, and others that Hamas has demanded be freed. 

It's time for Israel to make demands, not the losers.

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Hamas refuses to provide list of hostages to be released

Activist sets up photos of hostages held in the Gaza Strip before a statement by released hostages in  "Hostage Square" on Dec. 17, 2024. Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images.

According to sources closely involved in the negotiations, Hamasshole Mohammed Sinwar, the brother of rodent-faced Yahya Sinwar who has been killed while trying to hide from the IDF, is deliberately obstructing the hostage deal and has misled mediators for weeks. 

Not surprisingly, the optimism about the hostage negotiations has turned into frustration as obstacles, specifically those put forth by Sinwar, in the dealings have stalled the process.

Sources close to the talks suggest there's been a lot of intentional blocking, explaining how the brother of the late Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has been misleading mediators for weeks. He's been refusing to provide hostage lists and backing out of deals that were already agreed upon. Security and political officials are very worried about how Sinwar has been managing the negotiations. 

One might even surmise that Hamas has lost touch with the whereabouts of the hostages, or that they may have already been murdered.

Two big problems keep coming up: Hamas won't give a list of hostages for the first release, and there's disagreement about how many terrorist prisoners should be swapped and the terms of their deportation.

Israeli officials say that getting a hostage list is a must-have before anything else, and Hamas not doing so is stopping talks on other issues.

The end of the war is another big argument. At first, Hamas seemed okay with not discussing it to start negotiations, but now they want it to be part of any deal, making one wonder about their reasoning.

Security officials told ministers this week that starting the deal's first phase would likely lead to finishing it. Cabinet ministers seem more ready to accept the high costs of this deal but don't want to end the war, because allowing Hamas to remain intact is like allowing a few roaches to live under the sink and hope that they will not grow again.

There has been some progress though. They've agreed on releasing hostages who meet basic humanitarian needs and on sending more aid to Gaza. There's also some agreement on where Israeli forces should be during any ceasefire.

A high-ranking Cabinet member told Israel Hayom that while some topics might lead to a deal, they could also make things fall apart. Both sides are thinking about Donald Trump's upcoming inauguration on January 20.

Hamas made a statement on Wednesday, blaming Jerusalem for adding "new conditions related to withdrawal [of troops], ceasefire, prisoners, and the return of the displaced, which has delayed reaching the agreement that was available."

Hamas said the talks were "proceeding seriously in Doha with Qatari and Egyptian mediation" and claimed that the terrorist organization "has shown responsibility and flexibility."

The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office responded, "The Hamas terrorist organization continues to lie, is reneging on understandings that have already been reached and is continuing to create difficulties in the negotiations.

“However, Israel will continue its relentless efforts to return all of our hostages,” the statement added.

The Israeli negotiators, including top officials from the IDF, Mossad, and Shin Bet, were set to return to Jerusalem on Tuesday night after a "significant" week of indirect talks with Hamas in Qatar, according to the PMO. They're coming back for "internal consultations regarding the continuation of the talks for the return of our hostages."

On Monday night, Hannah Katzir, who was kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz during Hamas's attack on October 7, 2023, and freed in November of that year in a hostage exchange with Hamas, passed away at 78. Hannah was released on November 24, 2023, among 12 other women and children that day. By the end of the six-day truce on November 30, 105 captives were freed.

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