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While banning or shadowbanning foes of jihad terror, Twitter refuses to ban Hamas

Jul 12, 2019 5:00 pm By Robert Spencer

I myself am shadowbanned on Twitter, which you can verify for yourself. If you can see my tweets at all, which many cannot, take a key word from one of them and search for that word at Twitter: many tweets will appear that use that word, but my tweet will not come up in the search. Twitter works hard to make sure that as few people as possible see the reality of jihad violence. And of course Twitter has banned or shadowbanned numerous others for the crime of opposing jihad terror and Sharia oppression of women and others. To Twitter, that’s “hate,” but Hamas is A-OK.

“Rep. Lee Zeldin: Twitter’s refusal to ban murderous terrorist group Hamas is remarkable and unacceptable,” by Rep. Lee Zeldin, Fox News, July 12, 2019:

The dawn of the 21st century marked the emergence of the social media age. With over 3 billion users worldwide, social media have transformed every facet of our lives, including by being used for nefarious purposes, such as incitement of violence and the promotion of terror.

Social media serve as the propaganda machine of 21st century terror, and this is apparent in the Middle East. Nowhere is it more dangerous than on the ground amidst the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Hamas – a designated foreign terrorist organization – whips up violent masses in “Days of Rage” nearly instantaneously and raises monetary resources at the push of a button for harmful purposes.

Hamas blocks access to humanitarian aid for the people of Gaza, targets civilians with deadly rockets, has declared jihad as an obligation, and uses women and children as human shields. Nonetheless, Twitter, a U.S. company, continues to offer its invaluable platform to this terrorist organization to advance its hateful ideology and propaganda.

Last month, 15 of my colleagues and I urged Twitter’s CEO to ban all designated foreign terrorist organizations, including Hamas. We’ve witnessed social media become an invaluable and powerful resource that should be denied to terrorists.

But instead of banning Hamas, Twitter is doubling down. In its response, Twitter laid out the criteria it uses to identify and ban “violent extremist groups,” defending its own failure to do so with Hamas. Ironically, Hamas meets each and every one of its criteria.

First, Twitter says “violent extremist groups” must “identify through their stated purpose, publication, or actions, as an extremist group.” As a whole, Hamas long followed a comprehensive charter blatantly promoting jihad as an obligation and called for the murder of all Jews. Even in Hamas’ latest attempt to revise its original charter, the language does not renounce violence and still considers jihad a legitimate duty of its people.

Second, Twitter stated “violent extremist groups” must “have engaged in, or currently engage in, violence and/or the promotion of violence as a means to further their cause.” Hamas’ charter specifically targets Israel in its promotion of violence, and the entire foundation of what Hamas calls its “Islamic Resistance Movement” is aimed at the destruction of Israel itself.

In fact, every year, Hamas uses Twitter to recruit members to incite violence on its “Days of Rage,” encouraging the citizens of Gaza to severely harm Jews and praise “martyrs” who kill innocent civilians.

Third, Twitter highlights that “violent extremist groups” must “target civilians in their acts and/or promotion of violence.” Just one of many examples of Hamas’ targeting of Israeli civilians came just recently on May 15, when Fathi Hammad, a member of Hamas’ political bureau, addressed Israel as the “Zionist enemy” saying, “the day of your slaughter, extermination, and annihilation has drawn near.” And in just the past two months, Hamas has fired over 700 rockets into Israel, killing innocent civilians….

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  2. DHazard says

    Jul 12, 2019 at 5:34 pm

    Hamas and Twitter are literally Hitler.

    • Mark Spahn (West Seneca, NY) says

      Jul 12, 2019 at 11:04 pm

      DHazard, Would you please explain what you understand “literally” to mean.

    • rab says

      Jul 13, 2019 at 9:27 am

      Twitter is taken over by muslims. Twitter is their propaganda chanel.

  3. Wellington says

    Jul 12, 2019 at 5:39 pm

    Fascinating, highly instructive and most definitely sobering that the modern Western media, which would not be existent but for the freedom Western Civilization explored as no other civilization or society in all of history explored, is now often in the forefront unwittingly (or, even worse, perhaps wittingly?) in the process of extinguishing the very liberty which led to the current existence of the modern Western media. Oh yeah, upside-down world most surely.

    A la the ending of that great 1957 film, The Bridge on the River Kwai, “Madness, sheer madness.”

    • Lu says

      Jul 12, 2019 at 8:20 pm

      Wittingly, consciously and with malice. I have no doubt about it, but am ignorant of the real reasons behind this behavior … guessing money could be one of them: they are just being bought.

    • Westman says

      Jul 12, 2019 at 11:20 pm

      I think this simply illustrates that the techies in Twitter hate Israeli Jews and favoring Hamas is just a natural outcome of their grooming by the Universities to be apostles of clearing Jews, “from the river to the sea”.

      Sadly, when the real hostilities begin with Islam, these mob cowards will do all they can to ensure someone else dies to preserve their freedom. Playing “Doom” is as close as they will ever come to being soldiers.

      • timlutz357 says

        Jul 13, 2019 at 2:58 am

        Screen shot of your heading comment should appear on my Twitter feed.

      • carpediadem says

        Jul 13, 2019 at 8:39 am

        Most of the new young techies would in fact be young Muslims and Lefties brought up to hate Israel and new immigrants or part of the staff in outsourced organisations.
        I’ve noticed techie/gamer types tend to favour Palis, not really sure why yet.

  4. gravenimage says

    Jul 12, 2019 at 5:46 pm

    While banning or shadowbanning foes of jihad terror, Twitter refuses to ban Hamas
    ……………..

    Just disgusting.

  5. Angemon says

    Jul 12, 2019 at 5:54 pm

    First, Twitter says “violent extremist groups” must “identify through their stated purpose, publication, or actions, as an extremist group.””

    The criminals who attacked Andy Ngo call themselves “anti-fascists” and a “resistance movement”. I guess they must not be a violent extremist group then…

  6. New Creation Identity and Inheritance. says

    Jul 12, 2019 at 7:16 pm

    They banned me, a conservative Christian in about 2 minutes after signing up but they won’t ban Hamas? Wow!

  7. CRUSADER says

    Jul 12, 2019 at 9:22 pm

    We are at War, folks.

    Ideological propaganda being waged.

    Rage being summoned instantaneously.

    Few are learning, most are just reacting.

    It’s the Devil pulling the strings.

    We best recognize that.

    Then adjust accordingly.

    Bless your swords, one and all.

  8. tgusa says

    Jul 12, 2019 at 10:19 pm

    On the other side. That appears to be quite common these days.

  9. Battle says

    Jul 12, 2019 at 10:23 pm

    In the picture the Arab has a smile on the mask. Iran’s Ayatollah is smiling. Linda Sarsour is smiling.

    Reminds me of song “Smiling Faces” (though first recorded by the Temptations), the popular hit version was recorded by The Undisputed Truth.

    • gravenimage says

      Jul 12, 2019 at 10:38 pm

      Yes–this is actually an Islamic saying, that Muslims should smile at their victims.

    • Paul J says

      Jul 13, 2019 at 12:39 am

      Also, ” I smile at your face and curse you in my heart.” The friendly next door muslim that these lefty apologists talk about all the time are doing just that. It is easier to fool people than it is to convince them they have been fooled. As all islamicwise people know when trying to educate the mob about Mad Mo’s army.

      • gravenimage says

        Jul 13, 2019 at 12:42 am

        So true, Paul.

  10. infidel says

    Jul 13, 2019 at 1:33 am

    Buy even ur most hostile critics by money or threats… the Islamic way,, gosh,, doesn’t it sound like the running of a powerful criminal syndicate… With Islam U have it all in regards to depravity..

  11. Ade Fegan says

    Jul 13, 2019 at 7:52 am

    Freedom of religion ?

  12. mortimer says

    Jul 13, 2019 at 8:56 am

    Twitter, facebook and google should have a committee composed of members of various groups (not just one or two) and each case of banning should be discussed and voted by the committee. That way, there will be accountability. Now, they can do whatever they want.

  13. Lover of Truth says

    Jul 13, 2019 at 9:28 am

    I’m becoming ever more angry at the leftist, Marxist globalist agenda to deny truth & free speech.

  14. Rooster says

    Jul 13, 2019 at 10:14 am

    Boycott all social digital platforms until they become neutral to “free speech”. Bottom line here is the money these folks make. Hurt their pocketbook and they wilĺ change. If they don’t then we stand down and use other methods to share our concerns. Boycott all social media digital platforms. Don’t inadvertently contribute to their evil agenda. Yea, that means you President Trump!

  15. Orville Clift says

    Jul 13, 2019 at 2:37 pm

    Islam is death; Christianity is life. You choose.

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