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Meloni's Italy expels pro-Hamas Imam Zulfiqar Khan (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by sqgl@beehaw.org to c/politics@beehaw.org

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[–] t3rmit3@beehaw.org 1 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Bad people (right-wing neo-fascist Meloni) doing bad things (deportation) to bad people (right-wing homophobe cleric) Khan, for bad reasons (being pro-Palestinian).

[–] DdCno1@beehaw.org -1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

For the right reasons:

Khan’s social media activity, between November 2023 and April 2024, was said to have included videos in which he accused Americans, Germans, French, English, and Italians of supporting impure Zionists. He also invoked Allah to destroy the oppressors, particularly Western states that support Israel. [...] He expressed admiration for Hamas, claiming they had demonstrated Israel's inability to confront men and could only target children, women, and civilians. He also voiced his belief that Hamas was not a terrorist organisation but was defending its territory.

Encouraging and supporting terrorism is illegal in Europe and they had every right to expel him. You can't be living as a guest in a Western country and at the same time demand their destruction. He's not pro-Palestinian, he's just your run of the mill Islamist demagogue.

[–] t3rmit3@beehaw.org 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Here come the usual suspects...

Encouraging and supporting terrorism is illegal in Europe

Their support for Israel proves otherwise. It's just a label they use to favor one side.

You can’t be living as a guest in a Western country and at the same time demand their destruction

Yes, you can. That's what free speech means. Advocating that Westernism is bad and calling for its downfall is not the same as inciting direct violence. There is no requirement to be pro-West, to live here. This, "love it or leave it" Western Chauvinism is not something to be advocating on Beehaw.

He’s not pro-Palestinian, he’s just your run of the mill Islamist demagogue.

He is both, but he's always been a right-wing Islamic demagogue. It's only because he's advocating for Palestinians that he's now being expelled.