{"id":2100024,"date":"2023-11-15T17:41:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T22:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/adl-tracked-234-pro-hamas-rallies-on-u-s-campuses-since-october-attack\/"},"modified":"2023-11-15T17:44:44","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T22:44:44","slug":"adl-tracked-234-pro-hamas-rallies-on-u-s-campuses-since-october-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/adl-tracked-234-pro-hamas-rallies-on-u-s-campuses-since-october-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"ADL Tracked 234 Pro-Hamas Rallies On U.S. Campuses Since October Attack"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fadl-tracked-234-pro-hamas-rallies-on-u-s-campuses-since-october-attack%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=2100024&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>Pro-Palestinian rally \u200bat\u2064 Columbia University (Spencer Platt\/Getty Images)<\/h2>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<figure><figcaption>\n<p>There \u200bhave been at least 234 pro-Hamas rallies on \u2063U.S. college \u2063campuses since the October terrorist attacks\u200c against \u2064Israel, the Anti-Defamation League told\u2062 Congress\u2063 on\u200c Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The large number of protests highlights\u200b the growing influence of pro-terrorist and anti-Semitic groups \u2062at American universities, a trend that\u200b has drawn condemnation from lawmakers and\u200d calls \u2064for banning Hamas-supporting groups \u200con\u2064 college campuses.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We tracked 234\u200c anti-Israel and pro-Hamas rallies on U.S. campuses,&#8221; said ADL\u200d director Jonathan Greenblatt during a House \u2063Ways and Means Committee hearing on Wednesday.\u200d &#8220;Not calls\u2062 for a two-state solution,\u2064 not\u2062 calls for a\u200d one-state\u200b solution.\u2063 These were calls for a final solution.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Witnesses at the\u2063 hearing\u2014which included the Foundation for Defense of Democracy\u2019s Jonathan Schanzer and Israeli actress \u2062and \u200cactivist Noa\u2063 Tishby\u2014called for stronger federal efforts \u2064to fight anti-Semitism \u2064on campus and for\u2064 investigations into\u200b links \u200dbetween domestic groups like American Muslims for \u200cPalestine and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-consider-enacting-statute-to-increase-punishments-for-domestic-terrorism\/\" title=\"Lawmakers consider enacting statute to increase punishments for domestic terrorism\">foreign terrorist organizations<\/a> \u2063like Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>Schanzer, who helped uncover the Holy Land Foundation\u2019s\u200b terror financing links \u2063to \u2062Hamas during his \u2063time at \u2063the U.S.\u200c Treasury \u2064Department, told the committee that\u200c &#8220;more than a\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/adl-tracked-234-pro-hamas-rallies-on-u-s-campuses-since-october-attack\/\" title=\"ADL Tracked 234 Pro-Hamas Rallies On U.S. Campuses Since October Attack\">half dozen individuals<\/a> who\u2064 previously worked for \u2062those Hamas charities now \u200crun American Muslims for\u2064 Palestine.&#8221; American \u2064Muslims for Palestine is one of the organizers behind Students \u200bfor Justice in Palestine, according\u2064 to\u2063 Schanzer, which has led\u200d many \u2063of\u200b the pro-Hamas \u200crallies at \u200dcolleges.<\/p>\n<p>The groups support\u2062 &#8220;unabashed anti-Semitism and even calls for genocide against Israel,&#8221; said Schanzer.<\/p>\n<p>Tishby called on the committee to cut off \u200cfederal funding for universities that allow anti-Semitic groups to \u2063operate \u200don \u200ctheir campuses.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We \u2064wouldn&#8217;t fund\u2064 KKK chapters in \u200dour colleges. We\u200b shouldn&#8217;t fund\u200b [Students for Justice in Palestine] \u200bchapters in our colleges,&#8221; said Tishby. &#8220;And if universities fail to remove SJP off of campus,\u2063 if they continue to protect \u200band fund the ringleaders of an anti-Semitic mob,\u200d then this \u2062committee should \u200bwithdraw funding for them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Talia Dror, a Jewish student leader at Cornell University, \u200bdescribed how \u2062she has lived in \u2064fear after another student threatened\u2062 to shoot \u200dand\u2062 rape\u200c Jews \u2062on \u2064campus. She slammed administrators\u2062 for failing to protect and speak\u2064 out for Jewish students.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Universities have failed to \u200cuphold their self-proclaimed \u200dvalues of equity and \u200bbelonging \u200bwhen it comes to Jewish\u200c students. The hypocrisy is\u2064 glaring,&#8221; she told the\u2063 committee. &#8220;American Jewish students on campus deserve better.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What evidence has\u2063 been presented by the Simon Wiesenthal Center and Students \u200cfor Justice \u200cin\u2063 Palestine regarding the rise of anti-Israel\u2062 sentiment and support for \u2064Hamas on college campuses?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ies, the Simon \u200dWiesenthal Center, \u2063and\u2062 Students for Justice in Palestine\u2014testified to the rise of \u200canti-Israel sentiment and support for\u2064 Hamas on college \u2064campuses across the country.<\/p>\n<p>The pro-Palestinian rally at Columbia\u2063 University, which took place on\u2063 Tuesday, drew a large crowd of students and faculty members who expressed their solidarity with the Palestinian people and their opposition to Israeli policies. This \u2063rally, like many others,\u200d served as a platform for speakers to denounce the Israeli government&#8217;s \u200ctreatment of Palestinians and call for an end to the occupation.<\/p>\n<p>While the right to freedom of speech and expression is fundamental in a democratic society, the concern arises when these platforms are used to \u2063promote and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-on-terror-attacks-in-israel-hamas-is-irans-tool-to-wage-terror-against-israel\/\" title=\"DeSantis: Hamas, Iran's 'Tool' for Terror in Israel.\">support terrorist organizations<\/a>\u200c like Hamas. Hamas, recognized as a terrorist organization by the United States, Israel, and other countries, is\u200d responsible for countless acts of violence against Israeli civilians. To openly advocate for\u2062 Hamas and its goals on \u200ccollege campuses not\u2063 only undermines the safety and\u200c well-being of Jewish students but also goes against the principles of\u200b peaceful coexistence and \u2063tolerance \u200bthat\u2063 should\u200d be fostered within academic institutions.<\/p>\n<p>Concerns have also been raised about the use \u2063of anti-Semitic rhetoric during\u200b these rallies and events. Instances of\u2063 hate speech and\u2063 the dissemination of conspiracy \u200btheories targeting Jewish \u200bindividuals and organizations have been \u2062reported. This type of toxic environment creates a hostile atmosphere for Jewish \u2062students and contributes\u200b to a growing sense of fear and isolation within academic settings.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the rise of pro-terrorist rallies on college campuses,\u200c many lawmakers are pushing for\u200c measures to be taken to ensure the\u200b safety and\u2062 well-being of students, as \u2062well as to prevent the promotion of terrorism. Efforts to ban \u2063Hamas-supporting groups or closely\u2062 monitor their activities are \u2063seen as necessary steps in addressing this issue.<\/p>\n<p>However,\u200b it\u200d is \u200dimportant to note that not all pro-Palestinian \u200crallies or organizations \u2064are supportive of \u200cHamas\u200d or engage in anti-Semitic activities. \u200cMany individuals and groups advocate\u200c for the rights and \u200cdignity of\u200d the Palestinian people without endorsing violence\u200c or promoting hate. It is crucial to distinguish between those who genuinely seek\u2064 a peaceful \u2064resolution \u200cto the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and those who use these platforms to spread hate and violence.<\/p>\n<p>Colleges and universities must strike a balance between protecting \u200dfreedom\u200b of \u2062speech and ensuring \u200bthe \u2062safety and well-being of their students. The rise of pro-terrorist\u200c rallies on campuses should \u200bnot be ignored, but it is essential to approach this issue with\u200d nuance and precision. Institutions must actively work to promote an inclusive \u2064environment\u2064 that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-stands-by-call-to-ban-pro-palestinian-groups-from-colleges\/\" title=\"DeSantis supports banning pro-Palestinian groups on campuses.\">respects diverse viewpoints<\/a> while firmly rejecting violence, \u200dhate speech, and support for terrorist organizations.<\/p>\n<p>Engaging\u200b in open\u2064 dialogue, education, and fostering understanding between different communities is vital\u200b to creating a\u2062 peaceful coexistence. It is important for students, \u2063faculty, \u2062and administrators to come together and address these concerns in a thoughtful and constructive manner, allowing for a productive and respectful exchange of ideas while upholding the values \u2064of tolerance, respect, and human rights.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Disclaimer: The \u2064views and opinions expressed in this \u200darticle are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position\u200d of\u2064 any institution.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pro-Palestinian rally at Columbia University (Spencer Platt\/Getty Images) There have been at least 234 pro-Hamas rallies on U.S. college campuses since the October terrorist attacks against Israel, the Anti-Defamation League told Congress on Wednesday. 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