David Blaff
National Post, June 18, 2024
“Mehdi Hasan may have written a book called ‘Win Every Argument,’ but last night he got trounced while debating @DouglasKMurray and Natasha Hausdorff.”
Douglas Murray and debate partner Natasha Hausdorff succeeded in persuading two-thirds of audience members at the Munk Debates on Monday night that antisemitism and anti-Zionism are the same.
While 61 per cent of listeners supported the proposition before the debate, that number grew to 66 per cent following the discussion. Support for the other side of the argument dropped from 39 per cent to 34 per cent.
Murray, a British author and political commentator, wore a yellow ribbon on his lapel throughout the debate, a symbol associated with the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in captivity in Gaza following the October 7 raids on Israel that saw around 1,200 people killed and 240 people taken hostage.
“You would’ve thought there would be some sympathy from the world; you might’ve thought the world would pay attention to the attack and at least pay attention to the people behind it. You might’ve expected, like me, there might have been worldwide opposition to the terrorists and rapists and murders of Hamas,” Murray said. “But no, there was immediate outpouring of rage against the state that had been attacked.”
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