The Death of Yahya Sinwar and the World’s Moral Failure
Erin Molan is an Australian television personality, journalist, and commentator known for her bold and unfiltered style.
In this segment, Molan delivers a fierce condemnation of Yahya Sinwar, portraying him as the embodiment of cowardice and brutality. Molan also issues a scathing critique of Western leaders, accusing them of moral failure and inconsistency in their response to terrorism.
This is a transcript. The YouTube video is at the end of the post.
Israel has killed the leader of Hamas, Yahya Sinwar, in southern Gaza.
It wasn’t Mossad who got him, nor was it elite IDF fighters. A group of trainees and reservists took out enemy number one.
He died as he lived, like a coward, cowering in the shadows, hiding in buildings bombed off the back of his terror raid. It was a drone that captured these shots from his last moments alive. Look at him.
He was no freedom fighter. He wasn’t leader of any resistance. He was evil personified. He was also weak. So very, very weak. He knew that he was no match for soldiers, no match for an army. That’s why he went for women, children, unarmed innocent men, teenagers, the elderly, holocaust survivors, the sick, the disabled. And then he hid using the bodies of his own people and those he’d kidnapped as human shields.
He was no hero, no idol. I don’t care who you are or what you believe, but nobody, no government, no religion, no so called resistance could ever justify his reign of terror. And any attempts to do so, well, they’re disgraceful.
Prime minister Netanyahu with this message for those still in Gaza: “To the people of Gaza, I have a simple message. This war can end tomorrow. It can end if Hamas lays down its arms and returns our hostages.” Followed by this: “And Israel will guarantee the safety of all those who return our hostages. But to those who would harm our hostages, I have another message. Israel will hunt you down and bring you to justice.” And after today, well, after this year, find me someone who doesn’t believe him. You won’t.
World leaders, of course, reacted:…
US vice president Kamala Harris: “In the past year, American special operations and intelligence personnel have worked closely with their Israeli counterparts to locate and track Sinwar and other Hamas leaders. And I commend their work. And I will say to any terrorist who kills Americans, threatens the American people, or threatens our troops or our interests, know this, we will always bring you to justice.”
Now I don’t wanna put a dampener on what is a very good news day for the world, but come on. “We”? “We will always bring you to justice”? Madam vice president, you have done everything in your power to stop Israel from doing this. He was killed in Rafa. You told prime minister Netanyahu not to enter. In fact, you told the world: “We have been clear in multiple conversations and in every way, that any major military operation in Rafa would be a huge mistake. Let me tell you something. I have studied the maps.”
You weren’t even present in congress when Netanyahu spoke of how his country was fighting terror on behalf of all of us. You kept calling for a ceasefire, fully aware that the other side would never stop. So in other words, you demanded a proud nation of good, strong, resilient people lie down and die. You underestimated them like so many others in the world. You hindered this rather than helped. ... Our foreign minister directly to Israel, don’t go into Rafa.
So to the rest in the West and all of those countries who cowered, just like Sinwar did at the end, this victory is in spite of you, not in any way because of you.
So make your speeches, say all the right things, hail the death of an evil terrorist, take credit if you must. But know within, how you enabled him. You encouraged him, allowed his reign of terror to go far longer than it ever should have. Every single person who failed the most basic, the most basic test of moral clarity on October seventh. Killing kids? “Oh, complicated”. Raping women? “What’s the context?”. Burning people alive? “Resistance”. All those who joined a movement that glorified death, who marched in our streets waving their flags and chanting for more.
Sinwar is responsible for every single death that has occurred in the Middle East since October seven and many before. But his global cheer squad, wow, take a bow. You played a big part and most of you are too stupid to even realize.
Where did it all go so wrong? Honestly, it’s a legitimate question. How did we get here? How did those we elected to lead us fail us so miserably? And how did that then seemingly filter down to the masses?
No one ever had to make a choice between supporting Israel and supporting humanity. Standing up for innocent children goes hand in hand with destroying the terrorists who were killing them. October seventh was a dark, dark day. The most horrific thing I’ve witnessed in my lifetime. But do you know what’s been even worse? The soul destroying reaction of all those around the world who purport to stand for life, freedom, democracy, and peace. This won’t just go down in history as the worst massacre of Jewish people since the Holocaust, but as the darkest day for leaders all over the world who were tested and the vast majority of whom failed miserably. Those who stood tall despite the relentless campaigns to do otherwise will be remembered. Those who shrunk and sold their souls will be as well, for very different reasons. The Earth is now a much safer place, thanks in no part to the majority of the Western world.
