Here Is Wonder

Today (Friday, 28th May 2021) marks one week since the Israeli-Hamas ceasefire came into effect. Thank goodness, at least at the time of my writing, it appears to be holding.  Whilst British Jews have been rightfully distracted and alarmed by several anti-semtic incidents across the country, it is also prompting many of us to question why Hamas, and in-turn the Palestinians, continue to garner such wide-spread support across the UK and around the world. Many Jews may wonder why pro-Palestinians rarely critique Hamas’ indiscriminate rocket-fire and the resulting deaths that occur, nor the physical and psychological impact these attacks leave on Israel’s citizens. Rather, Palestinian supporters appear to hold Israel almost solely responsible for events in the Middle East.  One of my acquaintances, frustrated with this narrative, posted on social media that, “People seem to think [Hamas’ actions] are ok [and] regard them as freedom fighters”. He goes onto list a range of reasons as to why