Hamas' scam: Former Gazans expose the fake "liberation" celebrations

Hamas’ grand “liberation” celebrations in Gaza may look like massive displays of public joy, but former Gaza residents who have escaped the terror group’s grip are telling a very different story.

In an exclusive report aired by Channel 12 News, ex-Gazans now living in Germany exposed how these events are nothing more than a carefully orchestrated propaganda stunt, with civilians forced to participate under threat.

According to estimates, there are about 40,000 Palestinians living in Germany, most of them former residents of the Gaza Strip. The people who emigrated from the Gaza Strip to the German capital and are as far away from that cursed place as possible are no longer afraid to speak up.

Hamza, a 26-year-old Gazan originally from the Rimal neighborhood, felt the strong arm of the Hamas murderers in their interrogation rooms following a demonstration against the high cost of living in the Gaza Strip.

"At the demonstration, Hamas activists were dressed in civilian clothes. In Gaza, you don't know if the person in front of you is Hamas or not, you can't identify them 100 percent," Hamza says of the difficult experience. "After the demonstration, someone dragged me into a car, where I was beaten before I even got to the station. All of this happened because I said two words: 'We want to live,' which is a crime according to Hamas laws."

"I once told my father jokingly that maybe I'll join them. They take care of the salary and the car, so why not? He told me that it would be the last time I would enter his house."

"I was at their central headquarters, at the Islamic University. I know a lot of people who joined Hamas, even though they don't identify with them, but only to benefit economically. Good friends of mine joined them," Hamza said.

"It's not easy to demonstrate against Hamas. Everyone knows that any criticism against them, at least will end up in intensive care, after you are shot in the knees, so on the contrary, I will raise the Hamas flag over my house," Hamza says in frustration about the source of support for the terrorist organization. "Think of them as ISIS, with better PR people."

Also interviewed was Rami, a former resident of the Gaza Strip, who came in and out of Hamas prisons only because he called for normalization with Israel – one of the most serious crimes that can be committed by Hamas.

"What should I be afraid of? Why do I need to cover my face? We are the majority, Hamas is not the majority," Rami said when asked if he was afraid to speak openly in the Israeli media.

He said, "On October 7, in videos that were published, Hamas carried out an attack for the first time in front of all the media. Usually when they carry out attacks, the media is not allowed to report, but they wanted the pictures to be broadcast to show that the people support them."

Regarding the masses at Hamas demonstrations, Rami said, "Part of these people's interest in the demonstrations is money." "All those who are in those demonstrations, those who shout 'Hamas, Hamas and Sinwar' out loud, applied for refugee status and asylum when they left the Gaza Strip," he said.

Rami said he had already met Israelis before he left the Gaza Strip, including Vivian Silver from Kibbutz Be'eri, who was murdered on October 7. Vivian used to transport cancer patients from the Gaza Strip for treatment in Israel. "Vivian was more Palestinian than many Palestinians," Rami says. "On October 7, it became clear that we were an ungrateful people, and we killed those who showed empathy for us."

Hamza talks about the intolerable ease with which the terror organization gathers people to its headquarters, but he says that it is not the same organization and that the fighters are not as professional as they were on the eve of October 6. "Who enlists in Hamas? These are people who live in a tent, who stand all day to get a meal and can't get it in the end. Hamas says to those people: 'Come, we'll give you a monthly salary,' and that's it."

"It used to take more than two years before you were able to enlist in the al-Qassam Brigades. Today, it is said in the Gaza Strip that those who participate in the ceremonies for the release of the hostages receive $200 each, and half of them are not active in Hamas at all. They put uniforms and weapons on them in order to convey a picture of victory," Hamzah recalls. "Even if I were in Gaza and they told me to take $200, I would do it, then take off my uniform and go on my way."