Celebrating evil: Reactions to the Islamic Palestinian October 7 Attacks

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Celebrating evil: Reactions to the Islamic Palestinian October 7 Attacks


The Arab Islamic "Palestinian" Hamas-led attack on Israel on 7 October 2023 generated widespread condemnation internationally, while reports also documented instances of celebration, expressions of approval, or other positive reactions to the attack in parts of the Arab Palestinian territories, and elsewhere: Arab Muslim immigrants in the West, pro Palestine groups, etc. Reported examples included public celebrations, distribution of sweets, celebratory gunfire, demonstrations, social-media posts, statements by political or militant figures, and reactions by individuals and organizations.

The incidents described below vary considerably in nature and evidentiary basis. Some involve recorded statements or video footage, while others concern social-media activity, demonstrations, or made by journalists and advocacy organizations.

Gaza and the West Bank

On October 7, 2023, following the Hamas-led assault on Israeli communities near the Gaza border, videos circulated showing Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank distributing sweets, firing guns into the air, and celebrating. The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI)[1] reported that the footage showed Palestinians celebrating following Hamas's invasion and the massacre in the Gaza envelope.

A March 2024 article by Mike Cosper in Christianity Today[2] argued that the ideological background of Hamas helped explain some of the reactions to the attack. The article stated that although the brutality of the attacks shocked international opinion, they were greeted with joy in some Palestinian streets, and that some ordinary civilians, rather than only militants, participated in the desecration of bodies brought into Gaza. The article also discussed a telephone call between a Hamas terrorist and his parents as an example of what it described as an ideology that dehumanized Israelis.


Mahmoud Afana telephone recording

A later report concerned Mahmoud Afana, who was identified[3] as a Hamas terrorist involved in the October 7 attack. On September 6, 2025, it was reported that recordings had revealed Afana boasting to his parents about killing Israelis while inside Kibbutz Mefalsim.

Afana told his father that he was speaking from a Jewish woman's phone and that he had killed her and her husband. He said that he had killed ten people "with my own hands" and told his father to check WhatsApp to see the dead. He also said, "Your son killed Jews." His father responded, "May Allah protect you." Afana subsequently asked for his mother and repeated that he had killed ten people. His mother responded by wishing him safety and a peaceful return.

Investigators subsequently confirmed that the phone Afana used belonged to one of the victims and had been recovered in the Gaza-border area. Authorities found the full recording of the call on the phone.


United States

New York City

On October 8, 2023, Arab led demonstrations supporting Palestinians took place in New York City following the Hamas attack. The New York Post reported[4] that hundreds of pro-Palestinian demonstrators, organized by the Democratic Socialists of America, rallied in Manhattan. Demonstrators stomped on and burned an Israeli flag.

One attendee was photographed displaying an image of a swastika on a mobile phone, one day after the Hamas attack in which hundreds of Israelis had been killed.


On October 9, The Times of Israel reported[5] on competing demonstrations in New York City. According to the report, Israel supporters gathered to mourn those killed and express solidarity, while some pro-Palestinian activists chanted "700" [at the time, on Oct 7, the initial death toll of Israelis were known to be 700] and expressed approval of the attack and what they described as Palestinian "resistance."


BLM Chicago

On October 11, 2023, BLM Chicago came under criticism over a social-media post supportive of the Hamas attack. '[6] the post of an image of PLO flag and a paraglider referred to Hamas terrorists entering Israeli communities using parachutes and gliders.


Council on American-Islamic Relations

In December 2023, The New York Times reported[7] 

on remarks by CAIR executive director, Arab Palestinian Nihad Awad concerning October 7.

Awad said in a speech that he was "happy to see" Palestinians break out of Gaza on the day Hamas attacked Israel. The report also stated that the White House subsequently disavowed the organization.

Students for Justice in Palestine

The Antisemitism Research Center of the Combat Antisemitism Movement reported[8] in October 2024 that chapters of Students for Justice in Palestine SJP and Faculty and Staff for Justice in Palestine (FJP) at dozens of American campuses had published posts marking the first anniversary of October 7.

Posts were glorifying Hamas and they violated Meta community standards concerning the glorification of organizations designated by the United States as foreign terrorist organizations.


In June 2024, The New York Post reported[9] that an anti-Israel demonstration outside a New York City exhibit memorializing victims of the Nova Music Festival attack included chanting "Long live Intifada" and the lighting of flares.


On October 7, 2024, The New York Post [10] published an article describing celebrations of the October 7 attacks by anti-Israel protesters.

United Kingdom

On October 8, 2023, a video circulated on social media showed people in London celebrating the Hamas attack on Israel.[11]

Rachel Riley said that she had witnessed people dancing in the streets and displaying Palestinian flags from cars following the attack.[12]

UK Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick criticized the glorification of Hamas and "terrorist activities." Sky News reported that a video circulating on social media appeared to show people in London celebrating the attack.[13]

In July 2026, Metro[14] reported that Palestine House in central London hosted a "Lessons of Resistance" panel featuring Latifa Abouchakra and Batool Subeiti. The report characterized the speakers as having praised or celebrated the October 7 attack

Australia

On October 9, 2023, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported[15] criticism of a pro-Palestinian rally in Lakemba, Sydney, over celebration of the attacks on Israel.


Arab world

On October 10, 2023, The Times of Israel,[16] citing Agence France-Presse, reported that displays of support for the Palestinian cause and the Hamas attack occurred in several parts of the Middle East. The report described people distributing treats, dancing in the streets, and celebrating what some participants described as Palestinian "resistance."

Jordan

In January 2024, The New York Post reported[17] on a restaurant in Jordan named "October 7." An apparent celebration of Hamas's attack on Israel.


Palestinian schools

Reports also concerned schools administered by the Palestinian Authority.

In November 2023, The Times of Israel reported,"Watchdog: Schools run by PA celebrated Oct. 7 Hamas massacres", The Times of Israel, November 23, 2023.  citing the educational-monitoring organization IMPACT-se, that schools operated by the Palestinian Authority had responded to the October 7 attack honoring killers described as "martyrs."

The report stated that a school in Jenin was closed following the attack to honor "martyrs." It also reported that students at a Nablus school drew images of Hamas paragliders.


JNS subsequently reported[18] that children at the Azzun Elementary School for Boys in Qalqilya participated in a rally celebrating the October 7 attack and sang "Palestine is ours, ours, ours." The article cited IMPACT-se's broader assessment that the Palestinian Authority curriculum contained antisemitism, incitement to violence, demonization of Israel, and promotion of jihad.


In August 2026, The Jerusalem Post reported[19] that Palestinian Authority schools had used the October 7 attack in mathematics exercises. Nine-year-old pupils were also praised by a teacher for writing questions relating to martyrdom, including child sacrifice / "martyrdom."


Arab "Palestinian" masses

A year after the massacres OMW reported[20] 'Polls: It’s not just Hamas – it’s all Palestinians. 98% said Oct. 7 events “made them proud”'.

Universities

At Tufts University, the university administration condemned[21] a statement by Students for Justice in Palestine praising the Hamas-led attacks. The Tufts Daily reported that the university denounced the attacks and criticized SJP's statement.

Palestinian diplomats

In August 2024, The Jewish Chronicle reported[22] that scores of Palestinian diplomats at the United Nations, in Europe, and elsewhere had celebrated the October 7 attack, maliciously compared Israel with the Nazis, or made other statements that the publication characterized as disturbing.

The report quoted former U.S. diplomat Dennis Ross stating that the statements indicated that the Palestinian Authority was adopting ideas and rhetoric associated with Hamas in an effort to maintain domestic relevance.

Media figures

In March 2024, The New York Post reported[23] that BBC journalists had faced calls for suspension over allegations that they had liked videos celebrating October 7 or had written anti-Israel posts.


In February 2025, LBC reported[24] allegations that a cameraman who worked on a BBC documentary about Gaza had celebrated the October 7 attacks.

Hamas statements

Hamas officials have made statements defending the October 7 attack and indicating an intention to repeat it.

The MEMRI page reports[25] on an October 24, 2023 interview on Lebanon’s LBC TV with Ghazi Hamad, a member of Hamas’s political bureau. Translation says Hamad stated that the October 7 “Al-Aqsa Flood” attack was only the first such operation and that Hamas would repeat it “again and again” until Israel was annihilated.

It was reported by The Jerusalem Post pn Nov 1, 2023.[26]


In September 2025, CNN reported[27] that a senior Hamas official defended what he described as the "high price" paid by Palestinians as a consequence of October 7 and characterized the attack as having created a "golden moment."


On October 7, 2025, Hamas issued a statement marking the second anniversary of the attack. The Jerusalem Post[28] reported that Hamas called October 7 a "glorious day" and released an AI-generated video featuring Yahya Sinwar alongside footage from the attack.


Other reported reactions

In August 2024, The Jewish Chronicle reported[22] on statements by Palestinian diplomats, including celebrations of October 7 and racist comparisons between Israel and Nazi Germany. The report is included above because it concerned Palestinian diplomatic personnel rather than public demonstrations.

In March 2026, The New York Post reported[29] that Rama Duwaji, identified in the article as the wife Zohran Mamdani, had liked a social-media post describing Hamas rape of Israelis on October 7 as a "mass hoax."

Anniversary commemorations and later developments

On October 8, 2024, the Israel Hayom[30] published an article titled "Dancing on the rooftops." The author, Dror Eydar, wrote about Palestinian media channels and reactions observed on the October 7 remembrance day, stating that these reactions demonstrated what he considered to be a fundamental conflict between Israeli and Palestinian narratives.

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References

  1. ↑ Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank Celebrate on October 7, Hand Out Sweets, Fire Guns in the Air, following Hamas's Invasion and Massacre in the Gaza Envelope. MEMRI (October 29, 2023).
  2. ↑ Mike Cosper (March 2024). The Evil Ideas Behind October 7.
  3. ↑ Noa Lutsky (September 6, 2025). Report: Terrorist who boasted of killing 10 Israelis on Oct. 7 eliminated.
  4. ↑ Jared Downing and Jorge Fitz-Gibbon. "Pro-Palestinian rally met by Israel supporters in Midtown as Hochul slams ‘abhorrent’ demonstration after Hamas attack", New York Post, October 8, 2023. 
  5. ↑ Luke Tres. "Chanting ‘700,’ pro-Palestinian activists in New York fete Hamas attack", The Times of Israel, October 9, 2023. 
  6. ↑ "'This is vile’: BLM Chicago under fire for post seemingly supporting Hamas attack on Israel", Hindustan Times, October 11, 2023. 
  7. ↑ "White House Disavows U.S. Islamic Group After Leader’s Oct. 7 Remarks", The New York Times, December 8, 2023. 
  8. ↑ Students for Justice in Palestine Chapters Celebrate 10/7 Anniversary on Campuses Across US With Terror-Glorifying Posts (October 8, 2024).
  9. ↑ David Propper. "Anti-Israel mob chanting ‘Long live Intifada’ lights flares outside NYC exhibit that memorializes Oct. 7 Nova Music Festival victims", New York Post, June 10, 2024. 
  10. ↑ Liel Leibovitz. "Anti-Israel protesters show true colors by celebrating October 7 attacks", New York Post, October 7, 2024. 
  11. ↑ People 'celebrate' Hamas attack in London (October 8, 2023).
  12. ↑ "Rachel Riley witnesses people 'celebrating' in London after Hamas attack on Israel", The Daily Telegraph, October 8, 2023. 
  13. ↑ Immigration Minister accuses people in London of 'glorifying terrorist activities of Hamas' (October 8, 2023).
  14. ↑ "UK group hosts speakers who celebrated October 7 attacks", Metro, July 8, 2026. 
  15. ↑ "Pro-Palestinian rally at Lakemba in Sydney criticised for 'celebration' of attacks on Israel", ABC News, October 9, 2023. 
  16. ↑ AFP and Times of Israel staff. "Arab support for Palestinians swelled by euphoria over Hamas blow to Israel", The Times of Israel, October 10, 2023. 
  17. ↑ Olivia Land. "Restaurant in Jordan named ‘October 7′ in apparent celebration of Hamas’ Israel attack", New York Post, January 25, 2024. 
  18. ↑ "‘Palestine is ours, ours, ours’: PA schools celebrate Oct. 7", JNS, November 24, 2023. 
  19. ↑ "Palestinian Authority schools praise martyrdom, use October 7 attack in math lessons", The Jerusalem Post, August 25, 2026. 
  20. ↑ Itamar Marcus (October 7, 2024). Polls: It’s not just Hamas – it’s all Palestinians. 98% said Oct. 7 events “made them proud”. Palestinian Media Watch.
  21. ↑ Daniel Vos. "University denounces SJP praise of Hamas-led attacks", The Tufts Daily, October 12, 2023. 
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 Jane Prinsley. "Revealed: Dozens of Palestinian diplomats celebrated October 7", The Jewish Chronicle, August 29, 2024. 
  23. ↑ Melissa Koenig. "BBC pressured to suspend journalists who ‘liked’ videos celebrating Oct. 7 or wrote anti-Israel post", New York Post, March 18, 2024. 
  24. ↑ "BBC Gaza documentary cameraman ‘celebrated October 7 attacks’ as cost of film is revealed", LBC, February 25, 2025. 
  25. ↑ Hamas Official Ghazi Hamad: We Will Repeat the October 7 Attack Time and Again Until Israel Is Annihilated (1 November 2023).
  26. ↑ "'We will repeat October 7 again and again' - Hamas official", The Jerusalem Post, November 1, 2023. 
  27. ↑ "Senior Hamas official defends ‘high price’ of Oct 7 for Palestinians, saying attack created ‘golden moment’", CNN, September 25, 2025. 
  28. ↑ "Hamas celebrates two years since October 7, calls terror attack a ‘glorious day’", The Jerusalem Post, October 7, 2025. 
  29. ↑ Rich Calder and Doree Lewak. "Mamdani’s wife Rama Duwaji liked post calling Oct. 7 Hamas rapes of Israelis a ‘mass hoax’: report", New York Post, March 7, 2026. 
  30. ↑ Dror Eydar. "Dancing on the rooftops", Israel Hayom, October 8, 2024. 
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