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Why Don’t They Use the “Jewish Space Lasers” to Destroy Hamas?

In the spirit of examining the absurdity, let’s take a tongue-in-cheek look at why the supposed “Jewish Space Lasers” aren’t being used to destroy Hamas, the militant organization governing Gaza and designated as a terrorist group by many international actors.

Libby Winkler
4 min readSep 24, 2024
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Why Don’t They Use the “Jewish Space Lasers” to Destroy Hamas?

In today’s world of disinformation and wild conspiracy theories, the phrase “Jewish Space Lasers” stands out as one of the most absurd and offensive.

Popularized by a far-right political figure, the term is rooted in an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory, suggesting that powerful Jewish elites use space-based weapons to influence events on Earth.

Of course, this idea is both baseless and harmful, tapping into long-standing anti-Semitic tropes.

But in the spirit of examining the absurdity, let’s take a tongue-in-cheek look at why the supposed “Jewish Space Lasers” aren’t being used to destroy Hamas, the militant organization governing Gaza and designated as a terrorist group by many international actors.

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Libby Winkler
Libby Winkler

Written by Libby Winkler

Freelance writer who loves exploring the messiness of humanity, while poking around in nooks of life and shining light on all the things that make us complex..

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