Palestine’s ‘Allies’ Need to Abolish Hamas, Not Israel
Since Hamas’ brutal attacks against the state of Israel and the Jewish people on October 7th, countless political actors and pundits have attempted to curry support for the Palestinian cause by re-framing Hamas as a cohort of embattled freedom fighters who struggle on behalf of a beleaguered Palestinian people.
Incredibly, thousands of courageous Palestinians successfully commandeered nine locations across Gaza and chanted “Hamas are terrorists.”
For example, UC Berkeley’s famed academic and feminist, Judith Butler, has openly declared, “The Hamas attacks on Israeli civilians on 7 October were neither antisemitic nor a form of terrorism, but were in fact armed resistance” and an attempt to “struggle for justice, freedom, or equality” for every oppressed Palestinian.
And yet, despite the fact that Hamas has routinely been romanticized and misconstrued as a valiant contingent of freedom fighters by various pro-Palestinian ‘allies,’ it is readily apparent that Hamas is absolutely unconcerned with the plight of Gaza and has brutally oppressed the Palestinian people for decades.
In fact, although countless self-styled ‘Palestinian allies’ throughout North America continue to furiously preoccupy themselves with abolishing the state of Israel, it is readily apparent that anyone who earnestly seeks to help or liberate the Palestinian people must unequivocally strive to confront Hamas and expel its extremist blight from Gaza, not endeavor to abolish the state of Israel or eradicate the Jewish people.
Firstly, Hamas’ leadership routinely embezzles the overwhelming majority of any international aid and funding, in order to grotesquely enrich themselves and viciously attack the people of Israel.
For example, Hamas has imposed a wide variety of exorbitant ‘taxes’ on all humanitarian aid supplies that enter Gaza. Furthermore, Hamas’ leaders routinely refuse to pay for electricity in Gaza, in order to, instead, misappropriate the funds toward their own hellish military endeavors and attacks against the state of Israel. In fact, Palestinians have been left utterly bereft of vital infrastructure, as well as countless basic necessities, such as clean drinking water, food, electricity, schools, and hospitals, due to the fact that “Hamas allocates 55 percent of its budget to fund its military needs and … less than 5 percent … [of its budget towards] the rehabilitation of Gaza.”
Moreover, Hamas eagerly precludes various vulnerable populations and minorities in Palestine from their fundamental human rights and freedoms.
Homosexuality, for instance, is completely illegal in Gaza, and any suspected homosexual is inevitably arraigned and slaughtered by Hamas or their compatriots. In addition, Hamas has permitted sexual assault to become rampant, and women throughout Gaza have long been explicitly divorced from various fundamental human rights, such as ‘personal liberty’ and ‘freedom of expression.’ Furthermore, women and girls in Gaza are also frequently the subject of ‘honor killings’ at the behest of Hamas, and, from 2015-2020, the total number of femicides in Palestine actually increased by more than 100 percent.
Most importantly, the Palestinian people themselves desperately desire to be rid of Hamas and its tyranny.
For example, in 2022, countless Palestinians and activists inundated Twitter in order to proclaim their hopelessness and confirm their dire plight to the world via the hashtag #TheyKidnappedGaza. Even Amer Balosha, one of the modern era’s most courageous pro-Palestinian activists, bravely risked his own life in order to publicly reveal that Hamas “has billions of dollars in investments in many countries, while people [in Gaza] starve to death and migrate in search of work.”
Furthermore, on March 25, 2025, innumerable brave Palestinians cascaded throughout the streets of Gaza and staged the largest anti-Hamas protests since 2023 to demand their freedom from decades of violent tyranny. Incredibly, thousands of courageous Palestinians successfully commandeered nine locations across Gaza and chanted “Hamas are terrorists” and “Down with Hamas, we’ve had enough, Hamas!” until Hamas itself was forced to appear and violently disperse the brave freedom fighters.
In fact, although roughly 71 percent of Gazans supported the Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7, the polling organization Arab Barometer recently confirmed that over 67 percent of Gazans are deeply distrustful of Hamas. In addition, Arab Barometer’s study has revealed that 72 percent of Gazans believe that Hamas and its government institutions are overwhelmingly corrupt and that “The people of Gaza are disillusioned not only with Hamas but with the entire Palestinian leadership.”
Oppression Without Israel
Unfortunately, despite the fact that various political actors and pundits have attempted to cultivate support for the Palestinian cause by misconstruing Hamas as a band of hapless freedom fighters who struggle bravely on behalf of a fatally oppressed Palestinian people, it is readily apparent that Hamas is absolutely unconcerned with the plight of Palestine and has brutally oppressed Gazans for decades.
In truth, although countless self-styled ‘Palestinian allies’ throughout North America continue to regurgitate the tattered narrative that ‘the state of Israel must be abolished in order for the Palestinian people to be free,’ it is readily apparent that anyone who earnestly seeks to help or liberate the Palestinian people must unequivocally strive to confront Hamas and expel its extremist blight from the Palestinian Territories, not abort the state of Israel or exterminate the Jewish people.
Alas, every last Jew could vanish into the sea, alongside the state of Israel, and yet, until Hamas has been thoroughly decimated and exiled from Gaza, the Palestinian people will still remain brutally oppressed at the hands of their compatriots.
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William Barclay is a political theorist and private consultant, as well as a Contributor for Young Voices. William’s work has been published by the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, Palgrave-Macmillan, The Hill Times, and the Journal of Liberty and International Affairs, among others. Follow him on Twitter/X @WillBarclayBBC.
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