Many on the left view Hamas as a national liberation movement. According to Daniel Ben-Ami there is "no excuse for their ignorance about Hamas’s genocidal aims".
According to Daniel Ben-Ami's article This is not about ‘liberating’ Palestine, Hamas's objectives are not the liberation of Palestine, but the elimination of Israel and establishment of an Islamic caliphate.
The Council on Foreign Relations also provides a useful background on What is Hamas?
Mark Birbeck writes that wherever you stand on the Israel-Gaza war, using one of the worst anti-Semitic tropes in history turns art into propaganda that is both dangerous and insulting to Jews.
Liahav Eitan writes that the Glastonbury experience this year was a raw reminder that at a similar festival in Israel, young people had been slaughtered by Islamist hate. Yet despite the lack of empathy for the Nova victims, from performers and many festival-goers, he found new friends and allies.
Join the Enough is Enough counter-protest on June 8th, at 1pm on Strand, London.
