The T Word

Don't call us that, they said:

Two British lawyers representing Hamas have called on the United Kingdom government to remove the terrorist group from the nation’s list of proscribed organizations under the Terrorism Act 2000. In 2021, the UK government decided to ban Hamas in its entirety—both its political and military wings—after determining there was no meaningful distinction between the two. However, a new legal filing, dubbed “The Hamas Case,” led by Fahad Ansari of Riverway Law, claims this is a violation of the terrorist group’s fundamental rights. Ansari previously publicly praised senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh following his death. He described him as a martyr and honored the Hamas leader’s actions as part of the struggle for Palestinian liberation. In one post, Ansari called for Palestinians to be “given arms to defend themselves,” adding that “Israel will soon be a thing of the past.” The legal challenge argues that banning support for Hamas in the UK violates freedom of speech and is unnecessary because the group does not pose a direct threat to the country or its civilians. The filing also includes numerous documents authored by Hamas, aiming to present the group as a political resistance movement rather than a terrorist organization.

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