The Jerusalem Post reports: “Fatah’s spokesman in Europe and a member of its Revolutionary Council, Dr. Jamal Nazzal, accused Hamas of sacrificing Palestinian civilians against their will in an interview with the Fatah-affiliated network Awda TV on June 26. 

In the interview, Nazzal argued that Palestinians killed as a result of Israel’s war with Gaza did not choose to become martyrs but were instead sacrificed by Hamas. ‘We consider them to be martyrs, but they did not sacrifice themselves — they were sacrificed,’ Nazzal said. ‘The people who applaud this – especially from abroad – did not try to live in Gaza.’ 

Nazzal also criticized public opinion polls that measure Palestinian support for the actions of October 7, such as a recent poll conducted by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (PSR) in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, which revealed that 73 percent of Palestinians support Hamas’ decision to launch the October 7 attacks on Israel. Nazzal explained that these polls portray all Palestinians as extremists, which can harm public opinion…”