1 in 4 Muslims Believe Hamas Committed Murder and Rape in Israel: Poll

Published on April 9, 2024

Just one in four Muslims in the UK believes Hamas committed murder and rape in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, according to a survey. The two-part survey, in which 1,000 British Muslims and more than 2,000 members of the public were asked a set of questions including about the Israel–Hamas war, sharia law, and religion, also suggests one in three British Muslims considers it desirable to have sharia law implemented in the UK. The Henry Jackson Society (HJS), a defence and foreign affairs think tank that commissioned the poll, said on Monday that nearly half of British Muslims would back the removal of an MP if they took a different stance on the Israel–Palestine conflict to them....