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Almost half of U.S. Muslims favor Hamas
American Thinker ^ | 13 Jul, 2026 | Greg Richter

Posted on 07/14/2026 4:37:02 AM PDT by MtnClimber

According to a Pew survey, 44% of American Muslims recently surveyed expressed a favorable opinion of Hamas.

The United States designated Hamas a foreign terrorist organization long before it killed 1,200 Israelis on Oct. 7, 2023, raped women, burned families alive, tortured civilians, and kidnapped children and elderly grandparents. Its leaders have repeatedly declared that Israel should cease to exist.

Yet nearly half of Muslim Americans surveyed said they view the group favorably.

Many Muslim Americans have publicly condemned terrorism while backing the rights of Palestinians. But 44% support is significant.

Imagine if a comparable percentage of any other religious or ethnic group expressed favorable views toward a different U.S.-designated terrorist organization, such as ISIS.

Discussion of Hamas is softened by the political context. Excuses include “occupation,” historical disputes, or resentment over the war in Gaza. Those issues may help explain why some people sympathize with Palestinians, but they do not transform Hamas into something other than what it is: a terrorist organization whose charter, actions, and rhetoric have centered on violence and the destruction of Israel.

There is an important distinction between supporting the Palestinian people and viewing Hamas favorably. Millions of Palestinians themselves have suffered under Hamas’ brutal rule. The organization has redirected resources from civilians to military infrastructure, suppressed dissent, and embedded fighters and weapons among civilian populations, increasing the suffering of the very people it claims to defend.

This goes past a poll. When a terrorist organization is viewed through a political lens rather than a moral one, terrorism itself risks becoming normalized. Instead of asking whether deliberately targeting civilians is evil, people begin asking whether the perpetrators were sufficiently aggrieved.

(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...


TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: hamas; hezbollah; iran; irgc; islam; kamas; whataretheirfrnicks; yemen

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1 posted on 07/14/2026 4:37:02 AM PDT by MtnClimber
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To: MtnClimber

I wonder what percentage thinks non-believers should be killed?


2 posted on 07/14/2026 4:37:33 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery, wildlife and climbing, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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So, what I just read was, deport all muslims.

Seems reasonable to me.


3 posted on 07/14/2026 4:38:05 AM PDT by Skwor
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To: MtnClimber

And the other half are lying.


4 posted on 07/14/2026 4:38:16 AM PDT by Ken H (Freeper #240 - Dec 05, 1997)
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To: MtnClimber

Then why are they in the US?


5 posted on 07/14/2026 4:38:25 AM PDT by albie
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“Then why are they in the US?”


Same reason they’re in the UK and the rest of Europe - conquest.


6 posted on 07/14/2026 4:42:21 AM PDT by Ken H (Freeper #240 - Dec 05, 1997)
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To: albie

“Then why are they in the US?”

Because the uniparty invited them, gave them fed/state welfare checks as they still do, and the incentive to breed generation after generation.


7 posted on 07/14/2026 4:45:10 AM PDT by quantim (Victory is not relative, it is absolute.)
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To: MtnClimber

The other half are just smart enough to keep quiet for now.


8 posted on 07/14/2026 4:56:22 AM PDT by Lowell1775
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To: MtnClimber

Sooner or later, we’ve got to flush the muzzies.


9 posted on 07/14/2026 4:56:27 AM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: MtnClimber

And water is wet.

I am surprised the number is not higher. I am betting some liars trying to fit in...


10 posted on 07/14/2026 4:59:18 AM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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To: MtnClimber

Just one more data point that indicates muslims are a cancer to society. I swear, when I see those hijab wearing cows running around my once nice town, I want to throw up.


11 posted on 07/14/2026 4:59:27 AM PDT by brownsfan (We are already on the slippery slope.)
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To: MtnClimber

There are about 1.2B Muslims in the world and not all of them are radical; the radicals are estimated to be between 15 and 25%, so 75% are peaceful.

The radicals are 180 to 300 million people dedicated to the destruction of western civilization.

No decent country should tolerate the presence of Muslims. Islam should be outlawed as a violent and destructive political system. It is equivalent to an ideology centered on human sacrifice.


12 posted on 07/14/2026 5:01:32 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Enoch Powell warned us about Rivers of Blood. Well, I sure hope they're coming. It's the only fix.)
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To: Ken H
And the other half are lying.

I was thinking the same thing myself.

13 posted on 07/14/2026 5:01:36 AM PDT by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. 🎤 Father of USAF pilot. ✈️ Aviation is in our DNA)
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To: MtnClimber

I don’t care.

100% of them are a problem.


14 posted on 07/14/2026 5:06:30 AM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 "/!i!! &@$%&*(@ -')
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To: MtnClimber

What ever happened to the plo and the guy who was head of it? You know the guy who looked like Watto from Tattoine.


15 posted on 07/14/2026 5:08:20 AM PDT by Morgana ( “Abortion is the ultimate exploitation of women.” — Alice Paul 🇺🇸 )
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To: Morgana

Think O.J. 95% of EDUCATED blacks(4 year degrees) thought O.J. was set up. Easy to understand why.


16 posted on 07/14/2026 5:13:19 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: MtnClimber

Bet the percentage of DSA Democrats who support HamAss is close to 100%. Same with the Hamassholes on the woke right.


17 posted on 07/14/2026 5:17:16 AM PDT by Mr. Mojo
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To: MtnClimber

The others are lying. It’s called “Taqqiya”.


18 posted on 07/14/2026 5:18:07 AM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: MtnClimber

“Muslims” A mass of people who carry a “holy” book that says to murder all Jews and Christians who won’t bow to their prophet.

And now we’re flooding them into our country and even putting them into our government. Can American voters be more stupid or are we trying to destroy ourselves, our kids and grand-kids AND our future???

BTW - That first Muslim president Obama said he “had a plan for America” .... and it was NOT for our good!


19 posted on 07/14/2026 5:22:32 AM PDT by high info voter (Delivery )
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To: MtnClimber

Deport.


20 posted on 07/14/2026 5:23:58 AM PDT by FLT-bird
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