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Former Auburn men’s basketball coach Bruce Pearl issued a serious warning on Tuesday, two years after the October 7 attacks carried out by Hamas. His warning comes amid the Trump administration’s efforts to negotiate a peace deal.
During an appearance at Outkick’s “Don’t do me with Dan Dakich” Pearl shouted the “atrocities” of the attacks on Israel. He also praised President Donald Trump’s efforts to return the hostages, both dead and alive.
Auburn Tigers head coach Bruce Pearl reacts on the court against the Georgia Bulldogs at Stegeman Coliseum on Jan. 18, 2025. (Dale Zanine Images/Imagn)
“Today is the two-year anniversary of one of the largest Holocausts in the world, and that was the murder of 1,200 Israelis. And there were more than 50 Americans who Hamas and the Palestinian terrorists were basically Protestants because of the fact that they don’t have their own state,” the long-time college basketball the coach said.
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“We need to continue to support President Trump. He’s done an incredible job, instead of pressure from around the world to cave in and give these terrorists a bounty from another state – all their ground-for-the-leg stuff that we tried in Gaza, it didn’t work. It failed.”
Israel and Hamas negotiators summoned in Egypt Monday to discuss details of Trump’s proposed peace plan that seeks to end the war and return the remaining 48 hostages being held.
United States President Donald Trump looks on during a meeting at the 80th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) at United Nations Headquarters on September 23, 2025 in New York City. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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Trump’s 20-point plan requires that all hostages, both dead and alive, be returned within 72 hours of Hamas signing the deal. It also demands that Israeli forces withdraw their troops and complete disarmament of Hamas.
Pearl said that regardless of the talks in Egypt, the return of the hostages and the demilitarization of Hamas are the “baseline” for peace. He issued a grave warning about history repeating itself.
“They spent all these years building a terrorist state and just waiting and waiting and waiting until a time when they could do what they did on October 7. We can’t let that happen again. The hostages have to come home. Hamas has to be demilitarized, and we can no longer be involved in any future government.”
Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl yells during practice at the Final Four of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Friday, April 4, 2025, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
“Once we go there, then there is a real possibility for President Trump to build on the Abraham Accords and for there to be a prosperous and peaceful Middle East.”
Pearl, one of the few Jewish coaches in college basketball at the time, was named president of the board of directors of the United States Israel Education Association (USIEA) in April. He has been an outspoken supporter of Israel since the October 7 attacks.
At the time of the announcement, Pearl said he was “proud to continue to advocate for greater understanding and collaboration” between the United States and Israel.
