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Do you have some primary sources for the statement that he is a jihadi? Do you have any primary source for the statement that he cheered ethnic cleansing?

I've been looking, but all I find is that:

> Mr Hamdi has previously denied accusations that he celebrated October 7, instead claiming he was "illustrating the international recognition that efforts to normalise relations in the Middle East must include Palestinian people."

> He told the National Post: "The October 7 events underscore the failure of any approach that seeks normalisation at the expense of the Palestinian people."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/uk-citizen-who-encourag...


I actually can't find any public statements of him saying this.

It's referenced in "Times of Israel" [1] that, "According to MEMRI, in December 2023, Hamdi called to “celebrate the victory” of October 7 and asked his audience “how many of you felt euphoria” when they heard of the Hamas onslaught in which terrorists killed some 1,200 people and took 251 hostages."

However, their hyperlink in the word "called" points to a MEMRI report that requires a request to view [2]. Do you happen to have any easily-accessible, non-walled content or reporting of Hamdi saying those things?

[1] - https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-detains-british-commentator...

[2] - https://www.memri.org/reports/british-political-commentator-...


The second link works for me, and indeed shows him saying "celebrate the victory" etc about Oct 7.

Lovely words straight out of Israel's fan fiction.

It's as if all pro-Israel bots and fan accounts are reading the exact same guide.

I should write an AI to find them all.


> It's as if all pro-Israel bots and fan accounts are reading the exact same guide.

Historically, many pro-Israel talking point guides/handbooks have been created and used, yes [1][2][3][4]. It would thus be unreasonable to assume that they are not currently being coordinated.

[1] http://www.middle-east-info.org/take/wujshasbara.pdf

[2] https://rac.org/sites/default/files/2024-12/Israel_Talking_P...

[3] https://www.scribd.com/document/77298173/Israel-s-Hasbara-To...

[4] https://i-gnite.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/hadassah-talk...




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