Jaldia Abubakra, a Samidoun official designated days later by the U.S. Treasury:
"October 7 normalized support for Palestinian armed struggle. People now openly support Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and Hizbullah. Westerners accept they cannot impose their leftist-European model of
Assessment
A Samidoun official publicly asserts that the October 7 attacks shifted Western political norms, making open support for designated militant groups acceptable. The statement challenges the effectiveness of U.S. Treasury designations, as the designated official voices this view openly. The key question is whether Western governments will treat this as evidence of Samidoun's ongoing threat or as rhetorical grandstanding.