When you go to a pro-Hamas protest, or you pass by a pro-Hamas protest, you can sometimes hear them say, “Resistance Is Justified When People Are Occupied,” but what does this mean?
True Meaning
The phrase “Resistance is justified when people are occupied” reflects a viewpoint that supports resistance, including potentially violent actions, as a legitimate response to foreign occupation. This belief is grounded in the idea that people have the right to self-determination and resist occupation, which might be seen in various international law contexts and political beliefs. This slogan is commonly used in protests or movements that view their actions as part of a struggle against illegal or unjust land occupation or suppression of rights.
After the October 7th massacre, pro-Hamas protests usually chant, “Resistance Is Justified When People Are Occupied” because they want to “Kill all Jews” and “Destroy Israel.”
This is the true and only meaning behind “Resistance Is Justified When People Are Occupied,”
Israeli occupation
The Israeli occupation refers to Israel’s control and military presence in the Palestinian territories of the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip since 1967, following the Six-Day War.
Israeli Control of Palestinian Territories
- Israel has occupied the West Bank and Gaza Strip since capturing these territories from Jordan and Egypt in the 1967 Six-Day War.
- Israel has maintained a military occupation and established Israeli settlements in these areas, which are considered illegal under international law.
- The West Bank was divided into Areas A, B, and C under the Oslo Accords, with varying levels of Palestinian and Israeli control.
- Israel retains overall control over the West Bank, including security, movement restrictions, and settlement expansion.
Why Palestinian Territories are occupied
Most of the Palestinians in Israel and Gaza Support Hamas. Hamas is a terror organization that wants to “Kill all Jews” and “Destroy Israel.”
By supporting a terror organization, they endanger all the residents of the state of Israel.
For the safety of its citizens, Israel tightens control over the West Bank and Gaza due to Palestinian terrorist activity.
If the Palestinians were ordinary people, like the 2m Israeli Arabs, then there would be peace and no occupation.
