Mick Hartley

A BBC report from Lucy Williamson:

Since the Hamas attacks, support for armed resistance has risen in many parts of the West Bank – in places like Nablus and Jenin.

"I see it in the voices of people, in the music they play in their cars, from Facebook or social media posts, from my debates with my students," said Raed Debiy, a political scientist and youth leader for the West Bank's ruling party, Fatah, which dominates the Palestinian Authority (PA).

He told me the attacks were "a turning point" for Palestinians, just as they were a shocking turning point for Israelis.

"The people, especially the new generation, are backing Hamas now, more than at any other moment," he told me. "In the previous 30 years, there were no models, no idols for the new generation; now they see there is something different, a different story is being created."

Even his 11-year-old nephew, he said, had little respect for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, but idolises Hamas military spokesman Abu Obeida – "because he protects us".

As David Collier shows here, though, this Raed Debiy, "political scientist and youth leader", is a Hamas fanboy:

The timeline of Raed Debiy is full of the glorification of terrorists, and support for violent ‘resistance’. Like these four examples below….

The first of these – was for the Hamas members who murdered the British / Israeli family (Lucy, Maia and Rina Dee) 4/7 pic.twitter.com/yq4CIr1Rko

— David Collier (@mishtal) December 13, 2023

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The BBC have given a platform to a Hamas fanboy.

They pretend this terrorist supporter is some kind of innocent analyst.

They push a deceptive article suggesting all this is a result of Oct 7.

Hey BBC – Do some due diligence and stop pushing Hamas propaganda!

— David Collier (@mishtal) December 13, 2023

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It was Lucy Williamson who reported breathlessly on the abuse Palestinian prisoners had received in Israeli jails a couple of weeks back, citing the case of Mohammed Nazzal and his supposed broken arms, despite the footage of his release where his arms – and everything else – were clearly just fine.