The American comedian Zach Fox recently visited Ramallah where he made a video called "The Wild West". During the visit, Fox spoke with local residents who expressed broad and uncompromising support for the Hamas, alongside anti-Semitic views encouraging and supporting the October 7 massacre.
Fox, who filmed the video, wrote on his social networks that after an hour of filming in the streets of Ramallah: "A group of Palestinian men threatened to kill us if we did not delete our footage. This is what we were able to restore."
The first question that Fox asked residents was whether they supported Hamas. All answered in the affirmative, with one woman replying "certainly". The residents expressed support for the murderous acts of Hamas, including the events of the October 7 massacre: "I support everything they did," said one of the interviewees. In addition, the respondents expressed opposition to the release of the abductees.
Fox asked people if they had seen the videos released by Hamas on October 7. "Everything," one woman declared confidently. "And you're okay with everything they've done?" asked Fox, "with everything they've done," she proudly confirmed. Another resident allegedly justified the killings and claimed that Gazans live under occupation, but was corrected by Fox who reminded him that Israel left Gaza in 2005.
When Fox asked residents if they were interested in living in peace with Israel, the answer was negative. They declared support for a one-state solution only, without Israel. "They can go back to Poland and Iraq," said one of the respondents. Another woman said: "The Jews were never killed or exposed to any difficulties and violence". Fox replied to her: "It happened in almost every country in the Middle East", she answered: "Not true". Fox's visit to Ramallah reveals to the world the depth of hatred towards Jews and the deep support for Hamas. "It was an eye-opening experience, to see such a level of entrenched hatred, especially towards Jews," Fox stated.
* Channel 14 News contributed to this article