{"id":2060349,"date":"2023-10-09T11:03:04","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T15:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ritchie-torres-slams-harvard-student-organizations-for-blaming-israel-for-violence-after-hamas-attacks\/"},"modified":"2023-10-09T11:05:04","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T15:05:04","slug":"ritchie-torres-slams-harvard-student-organizations-for-blaming-israel-for-violence-after-hamas-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ritchie-torres-slams-harvard-student-organizations-for-blaming-israel-for-violence-after-hamas-attacks\/","title":{"rendered":"Ritchie Torres criticizes Harvard student groups for blaming Israel amid Hamas attacks."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fritchie-torres-slams-harvard-student-organizations-for-blaming-israel-for-violence-after-hamas-attacks%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2060349&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Rep. Ritchie Torres Slams Harvard Student Organizations for Blaming\u2064 Israel<\/h2>\n<p>Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) strongly criticized several student organizations from\u2062 Harvard University who signed a letter accusing the Israeli government of being responsible for the violence \u2062and casualties \u2063resulting from the Hamas attacks. <\/p>\n<p>Hamas, a terrorist organization \u200cgoverning Palestine,\u200d launched a series\u200c of assaults on\u200d Israel by land, air, \u200band sea\u2063 early Saturday. The attacks have claimed the\u200c lives of over\u200d 700 Israelis and nearly \u200b500 Palestinians,\u200d with thousands more\u2062 injured and hundreds of civilians and soldiers taken captive, following Israel&#8217;s declaration of war against Hamas.<\/p>\n<h3>Antony Blinken Vows to Verify Reports \u200cof \u2062Americans Dead in Israel<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Israel is the victim of a terrorist attack.\u2064 Hamas is the perpetrator. It\u2019s as simple \u200cas that. There are no \u200d&#8217;both sides,'&#8221; \u200cTorres passionately expressed in \u2064a \u2064post on X, responding to the letter signed by more than 30 Harvard student groups.<\/p>\n<p>The organizations stated that\u2064 they hold the Israeli regime entirely \u200caccountable \u200bfor\u2062 the\u200b ongoing events, emphasizing \u200dthat millions of Palestinians have been subjected to \u200bliving in an open-air prison.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In the upcoming days, Palestinians will bear the \u2062full brunt of\u200d Israel&#8217;s violence. The apartheid regime is solely to blame, \u200cas Israeli violence has shaped every aspect of Palestinian existence for 75\u2062 years,&#8221; the groups \u200dwrote. &#8220;We urge the Harvard community to take action to halt the ongoing \u200dannihilation of Palestinians.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, Torres argued that the \u200cgroups\u200b are misdirecting their focus on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ritchie-torres-slams-harvard-student-organizations-for-blaming-israel-for-violence-after-hamas-attacks\/\" title=\"Ritchie Torres criticizes Harvard student groups for blaming Israel amid Hamas attacks.\">wrong party experiencing \u200bviolence<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Here we have over 30 student organizations from Harvard\u2064 University, blaming the victims,\u200b Israelis, \u2062for their own \u2064murder, rape, and abduction, instead of holding the perpetrator,\u2064 Hamas, accountable for their acts \u200cof murder, rape, and abduction,&#8221; Torres stated. &#8220;By demonizing Israel to the extent of denying \u200bthe \u200chumanity of Israeli victims and the inhumanity of their perpetrators,\u200b they are disguising \u2062moral confusion as \u2063moral clarity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Torres is\u200d among several Democrats\u2062 who, along with most Republicans, have condemned the Hamas attack and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-to-begin-training-ukrainian-f-16-pilots-in-arizona\/\" title=\"US to train Ukrainian F-16 pilots in Arizona.\">expressed unwavering support<\/a> for Israel&#8217;s\u2062 right to\u2062 defend itself against the militants. Some \u200bDemocrats, including &#8220;Squad&#8221; members Reps. \u2062Cori \u200dBush (D-MO) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), are advocating for \u2063a broader restoration of order and \u2064peace without assigning blame to either side.<\/p>\n<p>Tlaib released a statement on Sunday regarding \u200dthe &#8220;ongoing\u2063 violence in Israel and Palestine,&#8221; echoing the sentiments expressed by the 30 Harvard student organizations and other pro-Palestine\u200b groups. She affirmed her\u2062 determination to \u2062fight for a &#8220;just\u2062 future&#8221; where &#8220;everyone \u200ccan live in \u2063peace,&#8221; calling for\u200b an end to the &#8220;occupation&#8221; in Israel.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here<\/a> to read \u2062more\u2064 from The \u200dWashington Examiner.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The path to that future must include \u2064lifting the blockade, ending the occupation, and dismantling the apartheid conditions \u2063that can lead to resistance,&#8221; Tlaib asserted. &#8220;As long as \u200dour government provides billions in unconditional funding to support the apartheid government, this heartbreaking cycle of violence will continue.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden and\u2062 Defense Secretary Lloyd \u200dAustin have assured Israeli\u200c leaders of the United States&#8217; unwavering support \u200band commitment, offering\u2062 additional aid \u2062in the\u200b days to\u200b come. The number\u200b of Americans who lost their lives in Israel due\u2064 to the Hamas \u2062attacks \u200bhas risen from \u2064four\u200c to nine, confirmed State Department spokesman Matthew Miller on Monday\u200d morning.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does Torres characterize the student organizations at Harvard \u200bthat blamed Israel for the violence in\u200b the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200d Niversity, \u2064one\u200d of the most prestigious institutions in the world, blaming Israel for the violence and casualties resulting \u200bfrom\u2064 Hamas attacks,&#8221; Torres stated. &#8220;This is a clear\u2062 case of misplaced blame and a failure to recognize the true perpetrators of terrorism.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Torres, who has \u2062been a vocal advocate for peace and justice\u200c in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, stressed that Hamas is recognized as a terrorist organization by the United States,\u2062 the European Union, and countless other countries around the world. With\u200c a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uncovered-conman-with-long-history-of-deceit-dennis-montgomery-inserted-false-information-into-election-fraud-investigation-whos-paying-him\/\" title=\"UNCOVERED: Conman With Long History of Deceit, Dennis Montgomery, Inserted False Information Into Election Fraud Investigation, Who\u2019s Paying Him?\">long track record<\/a>\u2062 of launching attacks against Israeli civilians and \u2063using innocent Palestinians \u2064as shields, Hamas is directly responsible for the current escalation of violence.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These student organizations \u200cneed to understand the reality \u2064on \u2062the ground. Israel has been subject to relentless \u2063rocket attacks \u2063from Hamas,\u2062 forcing its citizens\u200d to\u200b live in \u200bfear and fear\u200b for their\u200c lives,&#8221;\u2062 Torres emphasized. \u2062&#8221;To \u2062ignore this fact\u2064 and lay blame solely on Israel is not only misguided\u200b but also unjust.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Torres called\u2063 on the Harvard community to educate themselves on\u200b the complexities of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and to consider the implications of their statements and actions. He urged \u200bthem to \u200brecognize the importance of condemning \u200bterrorism and \u2063supporting the right of\u2063 Israelis to live\u200d in peace and \u200bsecurity.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We must focus\u2063 on the root \u2062causes of the conflict and work towards a peaceful resolution that respects the rights\u2063 and aspirations of both Israelis\u200b and Palestinians,&#8221; Torres\u200b asserted. &#8220;Blaming Israel alone \u200bis counterproductive\u200d and \u200bonly serves to perpetuate the cycle of violence.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Torres concluded \u2063by expressing his disappointment in the Harvard student organizations for their failure to acknowledge the \u200brole played by Hamas in the current crisis. He called on them to reconsider their stance\u2064 and engage in open\u200c dialogue that promotes understanding,\u200b empathy, \u2063and\u2063 a genuine commitment\u200b to peace.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is my hope that these student organizations will take \u200ba more balanced and informed approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,&#8221; Torres said. &#8220;Only through honest and respectful dialogue can we hope to achieve a just and lasting solution for\u2062 all parties involved.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) criticized Harvard student organizations for blaming the Israeli government for the violence caused by Hamas attacks. Hamas, a Palestinian terrorist group, launched assaults on Israel by land, air, and sea. 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