Everyone is Hamas (Or So Say Israel and Its Supporters) ~~ Mehdi Hassan

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My A-Z of all the people and organizations that have been ridiculously accused of supporting Hamas since Oct 7. Plus, my digest of the best Zeteo content that you may have missed. Are these people Hamas? Photo by Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images “But Hamas!” It’s the favorite refrain of every ardent supporter of Israel’s brutal war on Gaza. And these supporters are, without a doubt, relentless. “Hamas, Hamas, Hamas.” It’s constant, incessant, never-ending.  Everyone the Israeli military kills in Gaza is Hamas. Everyone who speaks in defense of the people of Gaza is Hamas.  It is the biggest and – they believe – best smear they have.  But to illustrate how absurd this smear has become I’ve put together a list, in alphabetical order, of every prominent person or organization that I could think of, both political and apolitical, both Jewish and non-Jewish, that has been accused since Oct. 7, 2023, of “supporting” Hamas, of “sympathizing” with Hamas, of being an “apologist” for Hamas.**  Here it is (with receipts!): Amnesty International is Hamas AOC is Hamas Bella Hadid is Hamas  Ben & Jerry’s is Hamas Bernie Sanders is Hamas  Billy Eilish is Hamas Cate Blanchett is Hamas Charlotte Church is Hamas Children in Gaza are Hamas Chuck Schumer is Hamas College students are Hamas  Cori Bush is Hamas Elizabeth Warren is Hamas EU Foreign Affairs chief is Hamas Gary Lineker is Hamas Harvard is Hamas  Hostages’ families are Hamas Human Rights Watch is Hamas Ice-skating young people are Hamas IfNotNow is Hamas Jake Tapper is Hamas Jewish professors are Hamas Jewish Voice For Peace (JVP) is Hamas Joe Biden is Hamas  John Cusack is Hamas  John Oliver is Hamas  Jonathan Glazer is Hamas José Andrés is Hamas Kamala Harris is Hamas Keir Starmer is Hamas Kenneth Roth is Hamas Mayor of London is Hamas Ms. Rachel is Hamas Norman Finkelstein is Hamas Oxford University Press is Hamas Pramila Jayapal is Hamas South Africa is Hamas  Spain is Hamas  State Department is Hamas Susan Sarandon is Hamas United Nations is Hamas UN humanitarian chief is Hamas UNRWA is Hamas UN Special Rapporteur for Palestine is Hamas World Health Organization is Hamas Zara Larsson is Hamas No matter how famous, respected, or credible a person or organization you may be, what we’ve learned since Oct. 7 is that if you dare speak out in favor of Palestinian rights, or criticize or even question Israel’s actions in Gaza, you automatically get the Hamas label. It’s that simple. It’s also that ridiculous.