BLM activist ‘furious’ after ‘dear brother’ Hamas leader is killed – Washington Examiner
The article discusses the outrage expressed by left-wing activist Shaun King following the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of Hamas. King, who described Haniyeh as his “dear brother,” reacted furiously to the leader’s death, especially in light of recent events where 12 children were killed in an attack by Hezbollah in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights. In a series of posts on Telegram, King voiced his support for Hamas’s violent resistance against what he referred to as “Zionist war criminals.” He asserted that Haniyeh’s death would not weaken Hamas but instead strengthen it. King also alleged that the U.S. was involved in Haniyeh’s assassination, despite a military official indicating otherwise, stating that the U.S. had no role in the action. King invoked the beliefs of Nelson Mandela, arguing that Palestinians have the right to armed resistance against Israeli actions he equates to apartheid. The article highlights the ongoing cycle of violence and the contentious views surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
BLM activist ‘furious’ after ‘dear brother’ Hamas leader killed
Left-wing activist Shaun King is “furious” after his “dear brother” Ismail Haniyeh, the political head of Hamas, was killed on Tuesday night after 12 children were killed by Hezbollah while playing soccer on Saturday in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights.
King voiced his outrage in a series of posts on Telegram on Wednesday and further proclaimed his support for Hamas’s violent “resistance to the Zionist war criminals” in response to the assassination of Haniyeh.
“These genocidal monsters think that this weakens Hamas, or weakens the resistance, but it does neither,” King said. “It will only strengthen both.”
He also accused the United States of being involved in the assassination. However, a military official told Fox News that the U.S. did not have any involvement. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin did not confirm if Israel was behind the strike that took out Haniyeh when asked by reporters, as the U.S. was ostensibly not given notice of the attack.
Drawing from Nelson Mandela’s previous statements, King endorsed the idea that Palestinians “have the right to armed resistance” against what he characterizes as Israeli “apartheid,” and when nonviolent methods of “liberation” fail, “we must pursue liberation with violence — AS ALL FREE PEOPLE DO.”
The “armed resistance,” or “intifada,” being carried out by Hamas has included numerous attacks against innocent civilians over the last several decades, with the deadliest attack coming on Oct. 7, 2023, when Hamas terrorists killed, raped, and tortured more than 1,200 Jewish and Israeli people, including women, children, and the elderly, and took more than 240 hostages.
The word “intifada” relates to violent attacks, or “uprisings,” against Israel that killed civilians and soldiers alike. Hamas was founded during the first intifada in 1987, and its charter explicitly calls for the destruction of Israel and the genocide of Jews.
King rose to fame as a prominent Black Lives Matter activist. While his mother is white and the man listed as his father on his birth certificate is white, according to King, his mother told him that his birth father was a light-skinned black man.
The controversial activist additionally posted Hamas’s response to the assassination on his Telegram channel, as well as forwarded statements from other anti-Israel entities.
The Washington Examiner reached out to King for comment.
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