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Hasan Piker says the designated terrorist organization Hamas is 1,000 times better than Israel. His statement outraged many — who now just want to write him off. That's a mistake. He has a massive audience and is emerging as one of the major voices of his generation. Those of us who disagree owe him — and his audience — a real argument. Here's mine … And my position doesn’t come from ignorance about oppression. For a big chunk of my life, I was a grassroots activist — because of the pain of my own people. During those years, I was lucky enough to learn from elders who had been in the Black Panther Party, in SNCC, in the ANC. These were people who had to choose whether to pick up the gun — and how to use it if they did. They taught me this: even in armed struggle, there are principles. No women. No children. No rapes. No kidnapping. Mandela held that line. Amílcar Cabral held that line. You don't become what you're fighting. Hamas fails that test. They are not fighting for MORE freedom for Palestinians. They're fighting for less. They want theocracy, not democracy. And their means? They don’t use principled armed struggle (hitting military targets). They use terrorism (targeting civilians). The vast majority of Americans — including those who sympathize with the Palestinian cause — reject terror tactics. Reasonable people would agree on three principles: secure homelands for both peoples; no hatred for Jews or Muslims; and protection for all civilians. Hamas’ approach undermines all three. That's the conversation Piker's audience deserves. Not name-calling.

The ICC is not a court. It is a corrupt political machine dedicated to destroying the nation state system. It uses the language of law to criminalize those who abide by the actual laws of nations in the service of their nations, particularly when their is the Jewish nation.

Former Mayor of London Ken Livingstone is suspended from the Labour Party for claiming that Adolf Hitler was a Zionist.

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At House of Lords. Listening to a musician who was stopped from performing in his home town because he’s Jewish. Utterly chilling

The Greens’ world: you can’t have a pint after work but heroin is legal.

Some friendly advice Chris. It's not a good we are listening look, to switch off replies. And why, on politics live, you debated very well.

Yesterday in Brighton a Methodist Church hosted a ‘Sparring 4 Palestine’ fundraiser. Several of the fighters were wearing shirts erasing Israel from the map. A Holocaust denier also had a stall. Is this really appropriate in a Christian space?