Anti-Israel activists in the U.S. praised the top political leader of the militant group Hamas online on Wednesday after his assassination.
Ismail Haniyeh, 62, died in an airstrike in Iran’s capital, Tehran, that the terrorist organization blamed on Israel.
Haniyeh was involved in hostage negotiations with Israel after Hamas invaded the Jewish state, killing about 1,200 people and taking hundreds captive on Oct. 7.
Haniyeh became a key target for the Israeli military after the attack, which he celebrated as “an earthquake that struck the heart of the Zionist entity and has made major changes at the world level.”
As with Iran, China, Russia, and other American adversaries, pro-Palestinian activists in the U.S. publicly decried Haniyeh’s killing and praised his leadership.
The organization Samidoun, which bills itself the “Palestinian Prisoner…
