I Spoke to Pro-Palestine Activists — Here’s What I Really Think
- Hananya Naftali
- Sep 25
- 4 min read
I’ve had enough conversations with dozens of Pro-Palestine activists to come to one unavoidable conclusion: we’re not dealing with a peace movement, we’re dealing with a hate cult.
They don't want understanding. They don't want dialogue. Most of them want one thing: the erasure of the Jewish state. And it doesn’t matter how many times you prove them wrong, how much history you cite, how many lives you save. On that note, I have to say that I don't have hate in my heart for the Pro-Palestine activists; most of them have never been to Israel in their lifetime and make their entire arguments based on flyers they were given or social media. I pray for their eyes to open.
“Free Palestine” - From What Exactly?
I’ve confronted Pro-Palestine activists in Norway, in Europe, online, on campuses. Different places, same slogans, same ignorance.
“Free Palestine,” they chant.
So I ask: Free it from what?
Not one of them has ever been able to answer clearly. Some mutter about “occupation,” others try to sound smart and say “colonialism,” and then it gets real awkward when I hit them with the facts:
There never was a country called Palestine.
Jews are indigenous to the land. Arabs are not.
The land was offered to the Arabs over and over again, and every time, they chose war.
Israel pulled out of Gaza in 2005. No soldiers. No settlers. What did we get in return? Hamas. Rockets. Massacres.
They have no clue what they’re talking about. I asked one Norwegian activist if he knew what the word "Palestine" even meant. He didn’t. When I told him it means Philistine, the invaders the Bible speaks of, he looked at me speechless.
The Lie of “We Only Hate Zionists”
I’ve heard this clever little line too many times: “We don’t hate Jews, we only hate Zionists.”
Let me translate that for you: We hate Jews who know their history.
They’ll tell you, “I have Jewish friends,” right before chanting “From the river to the sea.”They’ll swear they’re against violence, but refuse to condemn Hamas. They’ll say they want peace, but only if Israel ceases to exist in its current borders.
Zionism is simply the belief that Jews have the right to live safely in their ancestral homeland. If you oppose that, you’re not “anti-Zionist.” You’re just antisemitic.
During my speaking tour in Norway this year, a so-called "Christian" woman went on the news to trash me, publicly, viciously. She said I was “deceiving people,” manipulating hearts, spreading lies. So I did what any decent person would do: I reached out through a contact and offered to meet. A conversation. A coffee. A human moment.
Her response?
“I refuse to be deceived.”
No, sweetheart. You refuse to think. You refuse to be challenged. You refuse to sit across from a Jew who doesn’t fit your stereotype. They call us settlers, apartheid, colonizers. But when we extend a hand, they slap it away. That’s the truth they don’t want you to hear. They're not oppressed. They are entitled, emboldened, and dripping with self-righteousness.
Ask Them These Questions And Watch Them Melt
The next time you meet a Pro-Palestine activist, skip the slogans. Don’t get emotional. Just ask them questions. Watch them.
What does “Palestine” mean? Spoiler: they don’t know.
When exactly was there a country called Palestine? They’ll go silent. There wasn’t. Ever. Not under Arabs, not under Ottomans, not under anyone.
If Israel is committing genocide, why is the Palestinian population growing every year? Explain how numbers work if needed.
If Hamas hides behind civilians, and Israel warns civilians to evacuate, who’s the real war criminal? Let them tie themselves in knots trying to justify terror.
What was Palestinian history before the age of TV? This one’s the best.
Here’s the Bottom Line
These aren’t just political disagreements. This is a spiritual war between truth and lies. Between light and darkness. Between those who build and those who destroy.
Israel is not perfect. No country is. But Israel is the only country in the Middle East where Jews, Muslims, Christians, Druze, and other minorities live side by side with equal rights.
The Pro-Palestine movement, on the other hand, is a toxic cocktail of ignorance, antisemitism, and emotional manipulation. It hijacks the language of human rights to spread hate. It wraps genocidal fantasies in rainbow flags and calls it “justice.”
If you support Israel, speak up. Loudly. With pride. Don’t apologize. Don’t explain. Don’t waste time trying to win over people who hate you before you even open your mouth.
Instead, speak to the silent ones. The confused. The people on the fence. Because truth has power, and when truth is spoken boldly, it breaks through the noise.
We’re not occupiers. We’re not invaders.
We’re the descendants of Abraham. We’re home. And we’re not going anywhere.
Note: I am writing this article not based on one encounter but dozens of engagements I had with pro-Palestine activists.
For centuries many Muslims thought they backed the right religion because Islam had geo-political supremacy. Now now. What then? They either A: choose to look at other religions, B: try not to look too deeply at their own religion and keep the security of "tradition" or C: they take up the fight to regain that supremacy. Multiculturalism in liberal democracies is a false hope unless they pick A or B.
Yup it is puuure hate on Palestinian supporters side extremely sad it’s deeper than we can understand only miracle can take this hate towards Israel …really don’t get it
No person can claim to be Christian and then stand against Israel, this is clear in the Bible.