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British Society Will Pay a Terrible Price for Indulging Extremism
(Telegraph-UK) Nick Timothy - The most despicable thing about the rolling anti-Israel protests in London is that they first began not in response to Israeli military action, but to the atrocities committed by Hamas on Oct. 7. For three consecutive weekends now, around 100,000 people have lined the streets of London to show their opposition to Israel. Lord Austin, who witnessed Saturday's march, noted there were "lots of signs calling for Israel to be eradicated. [But I] didn't see any calling for peace, a two-state solution, Gaza to be freed from Hamas or hostages to be released." For this is about hatred, not peace. Many of those attending the protests are unembarrassed about supporting the rape and murder of Israeli civilians. The desire to convince ourselves that this is all about a quarrel in a far away country might be understandable, but it is profoundly wrong. While the hatred for now is targeted at Jews, it is also meant for the rest of us. TV channels that broadcast hatred must be shut. Charities that espouse extremist beliefs should be closed down. Foreigners who spread Islamist ideology should be deported.