One of the most chilling things I have seen – besides images of the Hamas atrocities and rowdy protesters celebrating them – are those who otherwise seem civilized refusing to condemn Hamas and/or justifying the atrocities.
Sky News Australia has today provided us with two examples of this.
The first is Nasser Mashni, the president of the Australia Palestine Advocacy Network (APAN), who was interviewed by Danica De Giorgio. As you will see, Mashni is very media savvy. He is softly spoken, articulate and presents well in his suit. He makes sure to speak of his “Jewish brothers and sisters”, claims he grieves for Jewish loss of life, understands what we are going through, and hopes for peace.
So when Mashni complains that all the “Free Palestine” protesters have been lumped in with just “10 or 15 people” who used the antisemitic slurs (i.e. gas the Jews), and have been unfairly painted as supporting violence, some might be inclined to believe him. Surely most are like him, and just want peace!
Unfortunately for Mashni, Danica De Giorgio keeps asking him to condemn Hamas. And that proves to be Mission:Impossible. Watch as the mask slips, as well as the blatant lies – like denying Israel offered land for peace.
And Mashni is not alone when it comes to showing how some of the more respectable and presentable of the palestinian Arab community hold the vilest of views. Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah, an Australian writer and public intellectual, was interviewed by Sky News host Erin Molan. But unlike Mashni, Abdel-Fattah comes out swinging straight away, justifying the massacre while falsely claiming the palestinian Arabs had unsuccessfully tried ‘every avenue” of peaceful resistance. Naturally, she too refuses to condemn Hamas as a terrorist organization. She also refuses to accept Israeli babies were beheaded, alleging the disturbing images we saw were AI images.
Here’s hoping not too many people are falling for their attempts to paint their despicable cause as noble.
