Pro-Palestinian protesters in London called Hamas ‘freedom fighters’ and described Israel’s continuing existence as ‘a war crime‘ in shocking footage released ahead of Armistice Day march.
Activists at the rally denied that Hamas were terrorists despite them being a proscribed terror group in the UK – meaning it is a criminal offence to declare support for it.
Are Hamas really freedom fighters?
Among those interviewed on November 4 by Jewish charity Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA) was a woman who said: ‘It’s controversial but I think Hamas are freedom fighters.’
When asked if the UK has made the wrong decision by making Hamas a proscribed terror organisation, another woman said: ‘Of course. It’s not Hamas that are terrorists. It’s America that are terrorists. Israel are terrorists, not Hamas.’
A third said: ‘It was resistance against the occupation against the Palestinians. Honestly it was a beacon of hope for me. To me, it was them fighting back and showing resistance.’
Another activist said: ‘The continued existence of Israel is a war crime.’
And in more support for Hamas, a protester claimed: ‘They are freedom fighters. They are not terrorists as the media portrays them to be. They are fighting for the right to their land. It’s their land. They have the right to self-defence and they are not terrorists. They are absolutely not.’
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Hamas terrorists broke into Israel on October 7, slaughtering 1,400 people and taking 240 hostages in a rampage that shocked the world.
Israel has vowed to wipe out Hamas and Palestinian officials have said 10,569 people have been killed.
The CAA also spoke to two students at the protest who admitted they ‘need to be more clued up’ about the Israel-Hamas conflict and even confessed to not being aware that Hamas was behind the massacre on October 7.
In footage shared on Twitter, the interviewer stops the girls and asks: ‘When Hamas invaded Israel on October 7, what was your initial reaction to that?’The woman on the left, holding up a home-made sign condemning the British Government, replies: ‘I don’t believe they did, did they?’
