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‘Glorification of Hamas Is Illegal’—Supporters Face Jail Time: PM Rishi Sunak – American Faith

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The statement comes as antisemitic incidents are on the rise in the U.K.

QUICK FACTS:
  • Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (U.K.) Rishi Sunak told reporters that those who support Hamas may face up to 14 years in prison.
  • During a visit to a Jewish school in London, the PM said, “I’m determined to ensure that our Jewish community is able to feel safe on our streets. There is no place in our society for antisemitism, and we will do everything we can to stamp it out and where it happens, it will be met with the full force of the law.”
  • A reporter asked Sunak how he would describe the “line between protesting for Palestinians and supporting Hamas.”
  • The PM responded, stating that Hamas is a “prescribed terrorist organization.”
  • “It’s very clear under the law that support and glorification of Hamas is illegal, and those offenses are punishable with up to almost 14 years in jail,” he said. “The police have that guidance. They know that. That’s why I met with them specifically last week in advance of this weekend’s protest, to make sure they were crystal clear about was okay and what’s not okay.”
@skynews #Prime Minister #Rishi #Sunak says “support and glorification of #Hamas is #illegal and those offences are punishable with up to 14 years in #jail“. He adds that he met with #police ♬ original sound – Sky News
PRO-HAMAS SUPPORTERS IN U.K.:
  • Hamas supporters took to the streets of London to threaten Jewish individuals.
  • “The difference between us and them is that for them, they think life begins,” a protestor holding a Palestinian flag the video’s narrator exclaims. “For us, we believe that death begins! We believe that life begins at death.”
  • According to the narrator of the video, protestors were marching through the streets proclaiming, “We’ll find some Jews,” and, “We want their blood!”
  • Turning Point UK tweeted that Hamas supporters attacked Londoners during a protest.
  • Hamas supporters were also recorded shooting fireworks at British monuments.
BACKGROUND:
  • On Monday, American Faith reported that a gunman killed two Swedish soccer fans in Brussels.
  • After the attack, assailant Abdesalem Lassoued shouted, “Allahu Akbar.”
  • Soon after the incident, a video in Arabic emerged in which Lassoued articulated his motives for the attack.
  • Sudinfo, a local news outlet, reported the content of his message: “In his very violent speech, he said he had shot two people to ‘avenge the Muslims and that we live and die for our religion.’”
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