The son of the co-founder of Hamas expressed Shock and dismay at college protesters He considers them to be “misguided” and “misinformed” about these issues.
“They’ve found an angry cause, and it’s very dangerous to advocate for something they don’t understand,” Mosab Hassan Youssef, known as the “Green Prince,” told Fox News Digital in an interview. “They’re not helping the situation. They’re only making it worse.”
Yusuf had come to address an event in Manhattan. Jerusalem Post New York ConferenceThe eldest son of Hamas co-founder Sheikh Hassan Yusuf. The son moved to Israel in 1997 and worked as an undercover agent for a decade before moving to the United States. He previously told Fox News host Sean Hannity that Hamas would have “no hesitation” in killing him if they found him.
Mosab Hassan Youssef speaking at the Jerusalem Post conference in New York City in June 2024. (Mark Israel Tselem)
He has described the terrorist group as a religious movement that is “waging a holy war” under the guise of a political party. He did not refrain from criticizing the group after the October 7 attack, as he saw some in the US protest on college campuses and pressure on Congress to stop the operation in Gaza before Hamas is destroyed.
“There will be consequences for giving in to terrorists,” Yousuf said. “We are sending the wrong message. These people do not take our statements or our actions as tolerance that we are trying to establish peace. They see it as weakness.
“The more we keep sending the wrong messages, the more we complicate the situation,” he said. “We have to stand firm in every situation. … Hamas is a declared terrorist group In the United States, this group is recognized under American law, so it is ridiculous for any lawmaker to fail to distinguish between this group.
Hamas’ elected leader Yahya Sinwar (center) is seen during a ceremony for fighters killed in Israeli airstrikes at Yarmouk Stadium in Gaza City, Gaza, May 24, 2021. (Laurent van der Stockt/Getty Images)
“What they are doing is very dangerous. This is not a political issue. This is a fundamental issue,” he stressed.
After 7 October, some argued that the group’s brutal attack “Proper” prevention after treatment Some have dubbed the Gaza Strip the world’s “largest open-air prison”, and others have said that Palestinians – through Hamas – have had no choice but to take action.
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Youssef rejected such claims, saying Israel left the Gaza Strip nearly 20 years ago and that Hamas had ruled “with an iron hand” during that time while successive governments worked to undermine it.
“There was a blockade on Gaza, not only by Israel but also by Egypt and other international forces, because Hamas would not agree to give up its guns and recognize Israel’s right to exist,” Youssef explained. “That was the only reason for the blockade. It was a security blockadeIt had nothing to do with race or nationalism.
A 2006 photo shows Hamas founder Sheikh Hassan Yusuf speaking during a rally for the movement in the West Bank city of Ramallah (Abbas Momani/AFP via Getty Images)
“Everything is wrong with this group,” said Youssef. “There is nothing good or religious about Hamas. They have adopted murder, destruction and violence as the only means to achieve their political and religious agenda.
“So what is good about Hamas? Killing people indiscriminately? Killing Palestinians? Killing Arabs, Jews and Americans?” he asked. “They have blood on their hands. They have used violence as their only strategy since the beginning of their movement, and they have turned their violence into genocide. So, what is not clear about Hamas?”
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The traveler who spoke to Adams accused him of leaving the state in recent days when anti-Israel protesters were being arrested by police at Columbia University. (Peter Gerber)
Youssef spoke alongside Dan Diker, president of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, who told Fox News Digital that protesters have “weaponized” the First Amendment to call for genocide or mass murder of a community within the United States, which in this case is the Jewish community.
Mosab Hassan Youssef and Dan Diker speaking during The Jerusalem Post conference in Manhattan in June 2024. (Mark Israel Tselem)
“It’s really incumbent on lawmakers and government officials, including the president of the United States, President Biden, to not only establish and enforce Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, but to actually hold the good men and women of higher education in this country, the greatest system of higher education in the world … accountable for a code of conduct,” Dicker said.
“If that does not happen, Jewish students and other friends of the Jewish and democratic state are and will remain in grave physical danger on our campuses, and I am sure the president does not want that.”
