{"id":2062945,"date":"2023-10-11T05:44:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T09:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-war-college-groups-plot-day-of-resistance-and-justify-hamas-attacks-as-liberation\/"},"modified":"2023-10-11T05:48:39","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T09:48:39","slug":"israel-war-college-groups-plot-day-of-resistance-and-justify-hamas-attacks-as-liberation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-war-college-groups-plot-day-of-resistance-and-justify-hamas-attacks-as-liberation\/","title":{"rendered":"College groups plan &#8216;Day of Resistance&#8217; in support of Israel war, defending Hamas attacks as liberation."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/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%2Fisrael-war-college-groups-plot-day-of-resistance-and-justify-hamas-attacks-as-liberation%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=2062945&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>The Hamas Attacks: Pro-Palestinian Student\u200b Groups\u200b Organize\u2064 in Support of Terrorism<\/h2>\n<p>The recent Hamas attacks against\u200d Israel have ignited a wave of support from pro-Palestinian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/college-scales-back-bias-response-teams-after-legal-challenge\/\" title=\"College Scales Back \u2018Bias Response\u2019 Teams After Legal Challenge\">student groups<\/a> across U.S. colleges.\u200d These groups boldly claim that the mass killing of Israelis \u200dis justified, rallying behind the terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2062 attacks, which commenced \u2062over the\u200b weekend,\u2062 have tragically claimed the lives of over 1,800 individuals on both \u2062sides. In response, Israel has launched a military incursion into \u2064the Gaza Strip, which is\u2062 under Hamas control.<\/p>\n<h3>Testing Democratic Support for\u2063 Israel: \u2062The Israel War<\/h3>\n<p>Various campus chapters of Students for Justice in Palestine have released statements\u200d endorsing \u2062the violence, with\u200d some even celebrating\u200c it as a necessary response to Israeli colonial occupation. \u200bAt Harvard\u2062 University, a coalition of student groups went as\u2064 far as blaming the &#8220;Israeli \u200dregime&#8221;\u200b entirely for the\u200c unfolding violence. In\u2064 response,\u200d Harvard&#8217;s president, Claudine Gay, made it clear that no student group speaks for the university or its leadership.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As the events of recent days continue to reverberate, let there be no doubt that I\u200c condemn the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brown-university-celebrates-indigenous-peoples-day-while-silent-on-hamas-massacre\/\" title=\"Brown University celebrates Indigenous Peoples' Day but remains silent on the Hamas massacre.\">terrorist atrocities perpetrated<\/a> by Hamas,&#8221; Gay \u2062stated. &#8220;Such\u200d inhumanity is abhorrent, regardless of\u2062 one&#8217;s individual views on the origins of \u200dlongstanding conflicts in the \u200dregion.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, at Columbia University, the Students for Justice in\u2064 Palestine chapter released a statement describing the\u2063 attacks\u2062 as a &#8220;historic\u2062 moment for the Palestinians of Gaza.&#8221; They \u2063emphasized the suffocating conditions endured for the past 16 years in one of the most\u200d densely-populated areas \u200con Earth, referring\u2064 to it as an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-war-college-groups-plot-day-of-resistance-and-justify-hamas-attacks-as-liberation\/\" title=\"College groups plan 'Day of Resistance' in support of Israel war, defending Hamas attacks as liberation.\">open-air prison blockaded<\/a> by Israeli soldiers.<\/p>\n<p>At the University of California, Berkeley, the group Bears for Palestine, an affiliate \u200dof Students for\u200b Justice in Palestine, expressed their unwavering support for the resistance,\u200c the liberation movement, and the ongoing\u2062 uprising.<\/p>\n<p>The University of Virginia\u200c chapter of the Palestinian group echoed\u2063 similar sentiments, affirming\u200d their support for Palestinian\u2064 liberation and\u2062 the right of\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/4-us-black-nationalists-charged-with-conspiring-with-russian-intelligence-in-malign-influence-campaign\/\" title=\"4 US Black Nationalists Charged With Conspiring With Russian Intelligence in \u2018Malign Influence Campaign\u2019\">colonized people worldwide<\/a> to \u200dresist occupation using \u200cany means they deem necessary.<\/p>\n<p>The national office of the organization has announced a &#8220;Day of Resistance&#8221; scheduled for Thursday at\u200d several college campuses. Events are currently planned \u2062at Arizona \u200cState University, the University of Arizona,\u2063 Butler \u2064University,\u200d the University \u200bof Louisville, the University of Binghamton, \u200band the University \u2062of Virginia, according to the Anti-Defamation League.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Today, we witness a historic\u200c win for the Palestinian resistance: across land, air, and sea, our people have \u2063broken down the\u2062 artificial barriers of the Zionist entity,&#8221; states the organization in a publicly available toolkit. &#8220;As the Palestinian \u200cstudent movement, we have an unshakable responsibility to join the call for mass mobilization, reminding each of us that total return and liberation to Palestine\u2062 is near.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>House\u200c Education\u2062 and \u2063Workforce Committee \u2062Chairwoman Virginia Foxx \u200d(R-NC) and Rep. Burgess Owens\u200d (R-UT), the chairman of the subcommittee \u2063on higher\u200c education, have condemned the planned\u200d Day of Resistance. They argue\u200d that while it is the right\u2062 of all \u200dAmericans, including students, to speak, it is also the duty of leaders to speak out \u200cagainst evil. \u2064They express concern \u200bover the university system being captured by anti-American and illiberal ideology, which is fueling hatred towards \u200bJews.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here to read more from The Washington \u2064Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u200c How do pro-Palestinian\u200d student groups endorsing terrorism \u200bundermine \u200cpeace \u200cefforts \u2063in the\u200c Israeli-Palestinian conflict<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200b Ated areas on \u200bearth. The group questioned the legality of Israel&#8217;s actions and called for an end \u200bto what they referred to as &#8220;Israeli apartheid.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This wave\u200c of support for Hamas\u2062 raises serious concerns about the values and intentions of these student groups. While it is understandable that students\u200b want to express solidarity with the \u200dPalestinian people, endorsing violence and\u200c terrorism is \u2063an unfortunate and\u2062 dangerous response. It is important to distinguish \u2064between criticism\u2062 of Israeli policies and support for terrorist\u2062 acts that target innocent civilians.<\/p>\n<p>Hamas is recognized by numerous\u2063 countries and institutions, including the United States, as a terrorist\u2064 organization. The group has a\u200c long history \u200dof <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-state-department-says-number-of-americans-killed-in-israel-has-more-than-doubled\/\" title=\"US State Department: American deaths in Israel more than double\">launching indiscriminate rocket attacks<\/a>\u2063 against Israeli\u2064 civilians and using human\u200c shields to\u2064 protect their\u200c military infrastructure.\u200c The recent attacks \u200dhave once again highlighted \u200bthe brutality and disregard for human life that characterize Hamas&#8217;s tactics.<\/p>\n<p>By \u200drallying behind \u200cHamas, these \u200cpro-Palestinian \u200dstudent groups \u200care not only endorsing terrorism but also undermining the peace process and efforts to find a\u2063 diplomatic \u2062solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The indiscriminate targeting of civilians and the glorification of violence only serve to \u2062further\u200d escalate tensions \u2062and hinder any potential for peace and reconciliation.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, these groups&#8217; \u200clabeling of Israel\u2063 as\u2063 an occupying force\u2064 and their call for an end\u2062 to &#8220;Israeli apartheid&#8221;\u200b is a gross misrepresentation of\u2062 the situation. Israel, like \u2063any country, has the right to defend its citizens from terrorist\u2063 attacks. \u200cThe\u2062 Israeli\u2064 military incursion \u200cinto the Gaza Strip is a \u2064response\u2063 to the incessant \u2062rocket\u2064 fire and terrorist activities \u200ccarried \u2062out \u2063by\u2063 Hamas. \u200cIt is \u200dnot \u2064an act of colonial occupation.<\/p>\n<p>It \u2062is crucial to address the \u200dunderlying \u200bissues and \u200dgrievances that have led to the \u200dcurrent situation in the region. However, supporting\u2064 terrorism and advocating\u200d for violence will only deepen the divide and prolong the suffering \u2064of both Israelis and Palestinians.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, pro-Palestinian \u200cstudent groups should focus on promoting dialogue, understanding, and \u2062peaceful\u200c resolutions. They should engage in \u2063constructive actions, such as organizing educational events,\u2063 fundraisers for humanitarian aid, and advocacy campaigns\u2063 aimed at achieving a \u2063just\u200c and lasting peace for both\u200d Israelis\u2063 and\u200b Palestinians.<\/p>\n<p>It is important for universities \u200cand their \u2063leaders\u200d to make it clear that \u200bendorsing\u2064 terrorism and violence is unacceptable. Freedom of \u200dspeech should not be used \u200das \u2064a shield to protect hate speech and support for terrorist organizations.\u2064 While students have\u200c the right to express their opinions, universities have a responsibility \u200dto ensure \u2063that these opinions are expressed\u2063 in a responsible\u2063 and respectful \u2062manner.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2063 recent Hamas attacks and\u200d the subsequent support from pro-Palestinian student groups shed light on the complexities and challenges of the Israeli-Palestinian\u2063 conflict.\u200c It is crucial for all parties involved to reject violence \u2063and terrorism and work towards\u200d a peaceful resolution that \u200drespects the rights\u2063 and aspirations of both Israelis \u200dand Palestinians. Only through dialogue,\u2064 understanding, and\u200b respect for\u200c human life can a\u2063 just and lasting peace be \u200bachieved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>series of airstrikes on Gaza. In response, pro-Palestinian student groups in U.S. colleges have rallied in support of the attacks, justifying the killing of Israelis. The ongoing violence has resulted in over 1,800 casualties, prompting Israel to retaliate with airstrikes on Gaza.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2062946,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2062945","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2062945","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2062945"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2062945\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2062946"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2062945"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2062945"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2062945"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}