HAMAS as not "resistance"

HAMAS and Israel have given themselves over to heartless vengeance; Palestinians and Israelis should instead aim for the wisdom to bring about justice.

The author follows Aeschylus by using the Greek Furies to stand for heartless vengeance, and Athena to stand for wisdom and justice. But I think that where Israelis that serve vengeance get that idea is from the Hebrew Bible, which describes acts of genocide without a qualm.