Author: Cissie Zhang

By Cissie Zhang — It’s a heart-wrenching ad that pops up on your YouTube: support the orphans of Gaza. Who could be so cold hearted as to refuse the charity? There’s only one problem. These orphans are the children of the “martyrs.” If that doesn’t raise a red flag for you, then you’re probably not immersed in the messaging of Hamas and other terrorist groups. By dictionary definition, a “martyr” is someone who dies for their religion. Christian martyrs, for examples, were killed by gladiators and starved savage animals in the arenas of the Roman Empire. But what are the…