Sixteen Republican members of the House of Representatives have called on Twitter to ban all accounts linked to groups designated by the US as terrorist organisations — including Hamas.
A joint letter shared by New York congressman Lee Zeldin said the group, which has controlled the Gaza Strip for over a decade, was active on the social media site and its leaders used it to recruit members.
“Every year, Hamas uses Twitter to gather mass participation for its ‘Days of Rage’ against Israel. Hamas, and other terrorist organizations use Twitter to recruit members, and praise martyrs that kill innocent Americans and Israelis,” the letter said.
“Hamas is recognized as a designated terrorist organization by not only the United States, but the European Union and Canada as well.
