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Source: https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1952711/hamas-support-israel-war-uk-protests
This Is a Battle for the West's Soul
(Daily Express-UK) Catherine Perez-Shakdam - In its most toxic form, anti-Zionism has become a vector for the glorification of Hamas, a terrorist organization recognized as such by the civilized world. Yet, on social media platforms, Hamas is hailed as a noble defender of the oppressed. Israel is painted as the genocidal aggressor while Hamas, whose charter explicitly calls for the destruction of the Jewish state, is recast as the champion of freedom. The language of liberation, long associated with legitimate struggles for justice, has been co-opted by those with far darker agendas. Hamas's jihad, a call for holy war against the apostates, is now dressed in the colors of liberation and human rights. Wrapped in rainbow flags and adorned with slogans about "freedom" and "resistance," the jihadist cause has become fashionable. Western liberal democracies are allowing these dangerous ideologies to flourish. By refusing to call out these narratives for what they are, we are inviting extremism to redraw the very norms upon which our societies are built. This is a battle for the soul of Western civilization.