Ben Shapiro Warns Western Values Under Threat, Condemns Pro-Hamas Sentiment in Oxford Union Speech

Shapiro draws parallels between Oxford Union's pro-Hamas sentiment and the 1933 "Oxford Oath", claiming the West's tolerance of terrorism is a symptom of its escalating embarrassment of its own values.

• Ben Shapiro, co-founder and editor emeritus of The Daily Wire, criticizes a motion by the University and College Union of Oxford suggesting that Hamas' attacks on Jews are a response to decades of oppression by the Israeli state. He argues that any moral equivalence made between Israel and Hamas stems from anti-Semitic sentiments.
• Shapiro compares the current tolerance for pro-Hamas sentiments to the infamous 'Oxford Oath' of 1933, when the Oxford Union Society pledged not to fight for its king and country, generating an image of internal weakness.
• In an address at Oxford Union, Shapiro critiques the West's attempt to evade accusations of ethnocentricity by assuming that everyone shares the same values. He highlights that people who commit heinous crimes and justify them on religious or political grounds do not represent the core principles of the West.
• Warning of the spreading support for Hamas and the rise in anti-Israel sentiments, Shapiro suggests that the West is downplaying its own values. He stresses that the fight is not just for Israel but the very survival of Western values and principles.
• Shapiro emphasizes the need for the West to reassert its principles and responsibility to defend them. He warns that ignoring the moral contrast and drawing equivalence between Hamas and those who seek to thwart terrorism could lead to the erosion of Western values.

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