A very basic question is what drives the Western support for Hamas? Is it a concern for Arab Muslims in Gaza or hatred for Jews, Israel, and America? If it’s the former, then why wasn’t there the same level of concern for other conflicts in the region?

Rarely has an organization answered that question as effectively as Oxfam.

In response to an announcement of humanitarian supply aidrops by the Biden administration, it issued a statement declaring that, “Oxfam does not support US airdrops to Gaza, which would mostly serve to relieve the guilty consciences of senior US officials whose policies are contributing to the ongoing atrocities and risk of famine in Gaza.”

Oxfam claimed that the idea would “be deeply degrading to Palestinians” and that, “instead of indiscriminate airdrops in Gaza, the US should cut the flow of weapons to Israel that are used in indiscriminate attacks.”

There are plenty of good reasons to oppose airdrops, not the least of which is that they’re likely to fall into the hands of Hamas or that Hamas will use them to stage violent incidents, like the one recently involving Israel, to validate its claim to controlling the aid, but Oxfam’s argument is that airdrops of aid are a bad idea because they will undermine anti-Israel efforts.

It’s a stunning unintentional admission that has led to a backlash on social media.

Given a choice between helping Gazan Muslims or hating Israel… Oxfam picks the latter.