‘It’s problematic’, Salman Rushdie slams US students for supporting Hamas, warns, ‘a Palestinian state would be…’
Hindustan TimesRenowned novelist and New York University professor Salman Rushdie has strongly criticised US campus protesters advocating for a free Palestine. Salman Rushdie, who has argued for a Palestinian state for most of his life against student protests supporting Hamas. Salman Rushdie compares Hamas with Taliban Rushdie, who has long supported the idea of a Palestinian state, explained his current apprehensions. “Right now, if there was a Palestinian state, it would be run by Hamas, and that would make it a Taliban-like state, and it would be a client state of Iran.” He questioned whether progressive movements in the West truly wish to establish another regime akin to the Taliban or Ayatollahs in the Middle East, particularly one adjacent to Israel. But when it slides over towards antisemitism and sometimes to actual support of Hamas, then it’s very problematic.” Rushdie’s remarks have sparked a debate, particularly regarding the alignment of student protests with broader geopolitical implications.
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