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Did you by chance see that Lauren Booth, sister-in-law to former UK PM Tony Blair, has described the horrific October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel as a “legendary day” for the Muslim world. Legendary?
What sort of lunatic would say that?
Booth converted to Islam in 2010 after a visit to Iran (Yes, really) and she made these remarks in an interview with Turkish newspaper. Astoundingly, she claimed the brutal assault, which saw over 1,200 Israelis slaughtered in the deadliest attack on Jews since the Holocaust, marked a “tipping point” that inspired “millions” to turn to the Koran.
Her comments didn’t stop at glorification; she expressed her frustration with Palestinians for not exhibiting more “determination to hate all Jews or just take Jewish life,” accusing them of suffering from “Stockholm syndrome.”
It’s hard to know what to start with this one!
Her perverse rhetoric totally minimises the savagery of the attack AND actively fans the flames of antisemitism. She inverts victimhood, where the perps are lionised and the victims dismissed. Incredible stuff from Booth.
It was good to see that the Campaign Against Antisemitism have branded her words “sick and perverse,” and warned they could radicalise vulnerable individuals. Even better, Andrew Fox from the Henry Jackson Society suggested her statements might warrant police scrutiny should she ever try and return to the UK. I’d say there was more chance of this dreadful Government offering her a diplomatic role to Israel if she returned!
Booth now lives in Istanbul and has worked for Iran’s state-run Press TV. A vocal critic of her brother-in-law Tony Blair, whom she labeled a “moral coward” over the Iraq War, Booth has repeatedly embarrassed the Blair family with her extremist affiliations and outbursts.
The signs were always there. I remember way back when she took part in reality TV “I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!” in 2006, and she donated winnings to Palestinian causes. Now that seems tame compared to her latest effort and shows just how radicalised Islam converts can become.
Predictably, Booth has attempted to backpedal, claiming advocacy for Palestinian self-determination under UN resolutions and disavowing violence against any group. How can you decry violence while romanticising mass terror? This fool parrots the dangerous propaganda of Hamas sympathisers.
We know that words can incite real-world harm and Booth’s reckless endorsement of the Oct 7th atrocity demands utter condemnation. It’s another exposure of the ugly underbelly of anti-Israel activism. “Legendary” should never describe mass murder.
