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When They Tell You Who They Are, Believe Them

Fox News Digital exposes what anti-Israel protest leaders openly admit: Their ultimate goal is not Palestinian statehood alongside Israel, but the elimination of the Jewish state itself.

By October 12, 2026

Most of the mainstream media refer to “pro-Palestinian” marches that took place over the weekend. Well done to Fox News Digital for correctly describing their activists and leadership as “anti-Israel.” What’s more, Fox investigated what these marches actually stand for:

This weekend, millions of anti-Israel activists marched through the streets of cities in coordinated actions from America’s capital to London, Paris, Madrid and Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia, chanting the familiar refrains of “Free, free Palestine” and “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.”

But for the first time, communicated frankly in exclusive interviews with Fox News Digital, three anti-Israel leaders acknowledged the goal: one state called “Palestine” encompassing modern-day Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, with a Palestinian “right of return” to the new country and equal political, voting and citizenship rights for Palestinians alongside Jews currently living in Israel.

Most significantly, in the political vision they described, Israel would legally cease to exist as a separate Jewish nation-state and Jews would be quickly overwhelmed demographically.

Here’s just a taster, courtesy of Hatem Abudayyeh, co-founder of the U.S. Palestinian Community Network:

So when these marches accuse Israel of “genocide,” it’s worth noting that however they dress it up in the language of human rights, the end result is itself genocidal: the destruction of Israel and its Jewish inhabitants.

When they tell you who they are, believe them.

Read the full Fox News Digital investigation here.

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Simon Plosker

Simon Plosker

With over two decades of experience in various non-governmental organizations in the UK and Israel, Simon Plosker returned to HonestReporting in October 2022 as Editorial Director having previously been part of the organization’s management team from 2005 to 2020.

Prior to his first spell at HonestReporting, Simon worked in Israel for NGO Monitor, BICOM, and served for a short period in the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit. He was Managing Editor of the Geneva-based NGO United Nations Watch for two years before moving back to the frontline defending Israel from media bias.

Simon has a BSoc.Sc in International Studies and Political Science from the University of Birmingham and an MSc in History of International Relations from the London School of Economics. He immigrated to Israel in 2001 from London.

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