On March 5, 2025, during Israel's war against Hamas terrorists, Eke-Okoro was featured in a video where social media influencer Zach Sage asked Columbia students about their views on Hamas' October 7, 2023, terror attacks.
During the interview, Eke-Okoro told Sage [00:00:34]: "I think terrorism is one of those words that people haven't actually thought about the meaning."
Sage then asked [00:00:37]: "Like, there is nuance in terrorism?" to which Eke-Okoro replied [00:00:39]: "Yeah! Like, there is nuance in terrorism."
Sage then told [00:02:22] Eke-Okoro: "There were rapes of the Jews on 10/7" to which Eke-Okoro replied: "I mean, I don't know!"
Sage then asked Eke-Okoro [00:02:25]: "Can rape be justified, though, even, like, if it really is for resistance?"
Eke-Okoro replied: "If you're fighting with a decolonial entity, yeah...There is nuance."
Anti-Israel activists use the term “resistance” to refer to violence and terror perpetrated against Israeli civilians and their allies. It is used to glorify and encourage anti-Israel and anti-Semitic violence. Anti-Israel activists chant slogans such as: “Resistance by any means necessary!” and “Resistance is justified when people are occupied!” in response to terror attacks.
On October 7, 2023, Hamas murdered approximately 1,200 Israelis, kidnapped 251 and wounded thousands. War crimes included various systematic sexual crimes like gang rape and genital mutilation. Men and women were violated, even after being murdered. Victims who survived that day, including hostages, endured forms of humiliation and torture.
Gazans working in the targeted Israeli villages provided intelligence to Hamas on which families to kill and torture, including long-time employers. Many Palestinian civilians joined in and celebrated the attacks. Hamas livestreamed their crimes on social media, including to victims’ accounts for families to see. To learn more, see the Canary Mission page on Hamas.
Denial of the Hamas war crimes of October 7, 2023, among anti-Israel activists has been likened to Holocaust denial among neo-Nazis.
