Protesters have been accused of “willful idiocy” after being caught not knowing much about the conflict between Hamas and Israel
Two activists at a pro-Palestine demonstration were asked about the Hamas attack on October 7 in a clip that has been shared online.
They appeared to have little knowledge of the conflict, saying they needed to be “more clued up”.
In the video below, Campaign Against Antisemitism asked the pair at the 1min 30sec mark: “When Hamas invaded Israel on 7th October, what was your initial reaction to that?”
One replies: “I don’t believe they did, did they? Hamas?”
The other responds nervously: “I think so… honestly I think I need to be a bit more clued up on everything that’s going on, so I feel like I’m not really qualified to answer that too well.”
The first activist adds: “I mean, I’m not sure if I’ve seen anything that shows that that’s actually happened or factually correct.”
She was holding a placard reading: “Rishi, Keir U must be invertebrates cause ur spineless!!!! Call 4 ceasefire.”
The October 7 attacks by Hamas saw 1,400 Israelis killed and 200 taken hostage. Since the attacks, more than 10,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza by Israeli bombings.
The Campaign Against Antisemitism told The Telegraph that it “showcases the toxic combination of ignorance and support for terrorism that motivates too many of the protesters on these marches”.
A spokesman added: “These people are clueless and dangerous. Is it any surprise that opinions such as these, accompanied by genocidal chanting, anti-Semitic signage and calls for violence, are terrifying the Jewish community?
“London cannot continue to be a no-go zone for Jewish people week after week.”
A Community Security Trust spokesman said: “These two people are a stunning example of willful idiocy, ripe picking for whatever extremist ideology comes down the track, including anti-Semitism.”
It comes as tens of thousands of activists prepare to march in London on Remembrance Day, despite backlash that labels the protest “disrespectful”.
