Under the leadership of Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas was involved in widespread and systematic crimes against humanity, including murder, imprisonment and torture of civilians in Gaza.
Majid Freeman, who had spread lies and misinformation about the role of Hindus in the 2022 anti-Hindu Leicester riots, has been charged with inciting terrorism and lending support to the proscribed terrorist organization, Hamas
In February 2024, the Wall Street Journal published an op-ed written by Steven Stalinsky, executive director of the Middle East Media Research Institute in which he called Dearborn “America’s Jihad Capital”. The assertion was based on the fact that the region became a focal point of intense scrutiny following a series of rallies and protests supporting Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran.
The US, European Union, and several other countries gave a terrorist designation on Hamas, which ruled the Gaza Strip before its current war with Israel.
Shockat Adam has been active at the protest sites and has given pro-Palestinian speeches. During his online campaign, his photographs while speaking to a pro-Palestinian group holding Palestinian flags with the words "Our Community Needs You" were circulated to gain trust of the like-minded voters.
In February 2024, AUSG issued a statement condemning the military action of Israel in Gaza and "demanded" the "genocide" in Gaza must stop. The post on social media described the horrifying terror attack on 7th October by Hamas terrorists in Israeli territory as "events taking place on 7th of October 2023".
The United Nation’s mission found that there was a pattern of extreme sexual violence including rape, gang rape and mutilation of corpses. The report indicated there were at least three locations where such heinous acts were witnessed by the victim.