Pennsylvania-Based Palestinian-American Writer Susan Abulhawa Praises Hamas, Calls For Armed Resistance Against Israel; The Days Of 'Depraved' Western Rule Are Numbered; Colleagues: October 7 Proved Israel Can Be Dismantled; The Guillotine Is The Future, 'Off With Their Heads!'
At a February 15, 2025, virtual roundtable hosted by the People's Forum and Publishers for Palestine, entitled "From Lebanon to Palestine: Resisting and Returning Together," Pennsylvania-based Palestinian-American writer Susan Abulhawa, whose work has been published by Simon and Schuster, stated that armed resistance against Israel must be upheld and supported at every turn, emphasizing that Israel will only respond to "real threats." She added that Hamas's "unyielding resistance" and "mind-blowing" persistence and perseverance have finally forced the Israelis out of Gaza. Abulhawa further commented that future generations will wonder how "a people as depraved as the West" ever ruled the world, stating, "I think their days are numbered."
On February 23, 2025, Abulhawa eulogized the Secretary-General of Designated terror group Lebanese Hizbullah in an Arabic-language Instagram post. She wrote: "Farewell, oh leader of the oppressed, oh uniter of the Arabs and the [Islamic] Ummah, oh beloved of Allah and beloved of the free peoples, oh martyr, son of martyrs, and father of martyrs, we will raise your banner in Jerusalem soon" (source: Instagram.com/susanabulhawa/p/DGacLbQxvC5/).
Dr. Hanine Shehadeh, visiting professor at NYU Abu Dhabi, stated that colonialism is embedded in Western culture, and that the "Jew himself" is also a victim of Zionism. She added that the events of October 7 did not happen in a vacuum, seeing them as the next step through which more land can be liberated, after her generation dismantled settlements in the Gaza Strip, referring to the 2005 Disengagement. She said that if it was possible to carry out such an attack on the Gaza Envelope, then it is also possible to do so in Jaffa, and dismantle all of Israel.
Lebanese analyst in Criminal Justice and Human Rights Omar Nashbe argued that the only way to confront Israel is through armed resistance.
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