IT is necessary to speak frankly, as the crises taking place in Gaza are unbearable. Traders of the issue have appeared in public in an attempt to exploit the bloodshed to enhance their investments, such as the leaders of Hamas who stay in hotels in Doha, Istanbul, and Beirut while people die daily in the cage of fire that Israel has created around them.

Four of them who knew about the Operation Al-Aqsa Flood were Yahya Al-Sinwar, Muhammad Deif, Marwan Issa, and Muhammad Al-Sinwar. They are the ones who lead the soldiers on the ground. On the other hand, we have Haniyeh, Mishal, and others who, according to what the information says, were woken up by their aides to see on the screens what was happening on the borders of the Gaza Strip.

This is enough to determine the extent of their disconnection from reality. They are exploiting bloodshed and destruction to increase their wealth from supporting countries and inflate Ismail Haniyeh’s investments, which are supervised by his son Abdul Salam.

As for Khaled Meshal, after he was rescued by the late King Hussein of Jordan, he began living a life of luxury. While the Gaza Strip had been under siege since 2008, the marriage of his daughter Fatima in 2009, which was three months after the war on Gaza, cost USD 1.5 million. The following year, the marriage of his son Walid happened, which cost about a million dollars.

These millions that Khaled Meshal spent on entertainment alone represent the official budget of the Gaza Strip, but for those who understand it, and not for blood traders like those, some of whom brag that his house on the Gaza coast was not damaged, like Ismail Haniyeh, who currently lives in one of the most luxurious palaces in Doha, and only eats caviar and drives the latest models of cars.

The difference between the four who are leading the war against Israel is that one of them was wounded three times and lost one of his eyes. He also lost his children, and Israel put him in prison for many years. He is Muhammad Deif.

As for Yahya Al-Sinwar, he was also imprisoned and suffered bitter torture, while outside leaders were leading the revolution of statements and declarations from hotels and traveling on private planes.

That is why the leaders of the field today feel that their rights are violated, and their blood has been spilled, while the hotel warriors are protected in the countries where they reside.

The effort of Hamas leaders abroad to seize control of the decision was clearly demonstrated by their defection from the Palestine Liberation Organization, and their requirement of leadership of Palestinian action, rather than the “Fatah” movement.

They began issuing treasonous statements to all other factions, with the support of their Iranian master, who sought to divide the Palestinian ranks in the same manner that it did in Iraq, Lebanon, and Yemen, and incited sectarian strife in the region.

That is why, for 17 years, foreign leaders have worked to consolidate dissent within the national ranks. That is why they broke the “Makkah Agreement” in 2007, which stipulated the cessation of internal fighting and the formation of a “national unity government.”

Sometimes it is necessary to return to history from time to time to confirm the extent of the Palestinian division, and how those responsible for the issue abuse their cause.

That is why Haniyeh, Mishal, Al-Arouri, and other residents of luxury apartments and hotels were surprised by what happened on October 7. In order to not appear humiliated, they moved their electronic files to regain the reins of the media lying initiative.

At the same time, they started targeting Egypt, which alone bears the burden of helping the Gaza Strip at this stage, as it hosted an international peace summit on Saturday.

Only Cairo realizes that the solution does not lie in the aggressive statements made by Ismail Haniyeh, Khaled Mishal, and others.

For years, Arab leaders have been aware of the cause of the Palestinian affliction, which is the division caused by Hamas abroad. Perhaps the peace conference - which was held the day before yesterday at the invitation of the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt - will be the beginning of the work to establish a Palestinian state, as the late Anwar Sadat did.

Any commander in the battle calculates the reaction after it ends, and what he will do the next day. This is what Sadat did, as he thought it was right, and opted for peace after the war, despite all the Arab noise that day, and the boycott of Egypt, but the Arabs returned after thirty years to Cairo.

When the Palestinians are united and know what they want, then there can be a Palestinian state. But if each group takes advantage of the events to trade in the blood of innocents, then we will be facing a hundred-year war that will not end until we sit at the negotiating table.

That is why we ask Hamas leaders abroad - Who is to blame for what happened?

The saying remains - The Palestinian cause needs a man like Anwar Sadat, who, if he says something, acts and is not a militia leader. If one of them accepts an initiative that the other rejects, they receive the price for their positions in money dipped in blood.

By Ahmed Al-Jarallah

Editor-in-Chief, the Arab Times