{"id":2103602,"date":"2023-11-20T05:14:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T10:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-was-in-fact-a-victory-inside-an-ivy-league-student-groups-private-response-to-hamass-october-attack\/"},"modified":"2023-11-20T05:19:37","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T10:19:37","slug":"this-was-in-fact-a-victory-inside-an-ivy-league-student-groups-private-response-to-hamass-october-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-was-in-fact-a-victory-inside-an-ivy-league-student-groups-private-response-to-hamass-october-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;This Was In Fact a Victory&#8217;: Inside an Ivy League Student Group&#8217;s Private Response to Hamas&#8217;s October Attack"},"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\">36<\/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%2Fthis-was-in-fact-a-victory-inside-an-ivy-league-student-groups-private-response-to-hamass-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=2103602&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--><blockquote>\n<h2>Brown\u200b University&#8217;s\u200c Students \u200dfor\u2064 Justice in \u2062Palestine chapter holds &#8217;emergency&#8217; meeting \u200bto defend terror\u2064 group&#8217;s massacre<\/h2>\n<figure><figcaption>University Hall at Brown (Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div>\n<p>Shortly after Hamas launched a\u2062 terrorist attack on Israel on October 7th,\u2062 the Students for Justice in Palestine chapter at Brown University called an\u200d &#8220;emergency\u2063 meeting&#8221; to \u2063discuss their public response. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/immigration-expert-blasts-biden-admin-over-claims-on-border-crisis-an-offense-to-human-intelligence\/\" title=\"Immigration Expert Blasts Biden Admin Over Claims On Border Crisis: \u2018An Offense To Human Intelligence\u2019\">internal documents obtained<\/a> by the \u2063Washington \u2064Free Beacon, during the meeting, members of the group \u2062argued\u2062 that \u200bHamas&#8217;s attack was not only justified but also a victory.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the meeting on October 8th, the Students for Justice in Palestine chapter at Brown University defended Hamas&#8217;s terror attack, as well as \u2064the subsequent kidnapping and killing of \u200bIsraeli\u200b women\u200d and \u200bchildren. \u200cMeeting \u200bminutes reveal\u2064 that members emphasized the importance of recognizing \u200dthe attack as a victory \u2063and a significant moment for \u2062Palestine. They also\u200b expressed their \u2064belief that the group should\u200c not condemn violence or adopt a tone of mourning \u2063in\u2064 response to the attack, which they deemed justified due to\u2064 Israeli oppression.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting minutes shed light on the anti-Semitic demonstrations \u2063that have erupted on Ivy League campuses since October 7th.\u200d While the Brown Students for\u2064 Justice in Palestine \u200cchapter eventually released \u200ca \u2064statement on October 11th blaming the attack\u200b on Israel&#8217;s &#8220;settler colonial regime of apartheid&#8221;\u2062 and expressing solidarity with\u2062 Palestinian resistance, this\u200b statement omitted much of the\u2063 extreme rhetoric expressed\u200d during the &#8220;emergency meeting.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>During the meeting, the \u2064group members argued that\u2064 Hamas did not target \u200cinnocent\u2062 Israelis, claiming\u2063 that there \u200cis a difference between an &#8220;innocent&#8221; civilian and a settler. \u2063They further asserted that \u200btheir group \u200bshould never condemn Palestinian resistance, \u200beven \u2063though they acknowledged\u2062 that Hamas&#8217;s attack resulted in the deaths of children.<\/p>\n<p>For \u2063Brown\u2064 sophomore Victoria Zang, \u200cthe meeting\u200b minutes reveal the true intentions of the Students \u200cfor Justice in Palestine chapter. She stated, &#8220;It just shows what\u200d their \u200ctrue intentions are\u2014they don&#8217;t care, \u2062they just \u200bwant to blame Israel, even when \u200cHamas, a terrorist group,\u2064 storms inside.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The\u200b identities of the Students \u200dfor Justice in Palestine members who organized the &#8220;emergency meeting&#8221; at Brown University remain unclear. The group, which did not respond to a request for comment,\u200b keeps the names of\u200d its leaders private \u200dand issues\u200d statements defending Hamas anonymously. However, one member of\u2063 the student \u2064group&#8217;s executive\u200c board, Mica Maltzman, has been identified by Brown&#8217;s Center \u200dfor Middle East Studies. Maltzman&#8217;s online bio indicates her primary interest in the history of Palestinian resistance and its intersections with diaspora and\u2064 colonialism studies.<\/p>\n<p>During the meeting, the group also suggested sending their statement to Brown professor Beshara Doumani \u2063for review. Doumani, the university&#8217;s \u200dinaugural &#8220;professor of Palestinian studies,&#8221; has publicly advocated for turning Israel into \u2064a pariah state and ending its\u200d existence as a Jewish\u2063 state through the anti-Semitic Boycott, Divestment, and \u2064Sanctions \u200cmovement.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the\u200c Students for Justice in Palestine emergency meeting, anti-Semitic rhetoric has surged on Brown&#8217;s campus since the Hamas attack. Other campus groups, such\u2063 as the Asian American Political Alliance, \u200chave shared\u200c statements and\u2062 organized demonstrations that glorify \u200cHamas&#8217;s slaughter of innocent Israelis. \u2063Furthermore, screenshots obtained\u2062 by\u2063 the Washington Free Beacon\u200b reveal that students on\u2063 the Sidechat app have sympathized with Hamas, posting images and comments that perpetuate anti-Semitic sentiments.<\/p>\n<p>Jewish students at Brown have expressed their concerns and\u200c feelings of insecurity on campus \u200bin response to these incidents. They question\u2062 why the university has yet to respond to the harassment\u200c they are facing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2>&#8211; How can universities\u200c strike a balance \u2063between freedom of speech and responsible engagement?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Underscored\u200c\u200b \u200cthe\u200c \u200cneed\u200c \u200cfor\u200c \u200b\u200cgreater\u200c \u200cawareness\u200c \u200cand\u200c \u200cunderstanding\u200c \u200cof\u200c \u200cthe\u200c \u200ccomplex\u200c \u200cIsraeli-Palestinian\u200c \u200cconflict.\u200c \u200d\u200cShe\u200c \u200ccommented,\u200c \u200c\u200c&#8221;It\u200c \u200cis\u200c \u200cimportant\u200c \u200cto\u200c \u200crecognize\u200c \u200cthat\u200c \u200cthe\u200c \u200cviews\u200c\u200c \u200cexpressed\u200c \u200cin\u200c \u200cthis\u200c \u200cmeeting\u200c \u200cdo\u200c \u200cnot\u200c \u200crepresent\u200c \u200cthe\u200c \u200copinions\u200c \u200cof\u200c \u200call\u200c \u200cstudents\u200c \u200cat\u200c \u200cBrown\u200c \u200cUniversity,\u200c \u200cbut\u200c \u200cthey\u200c \u200cdo\u200c \u200cshed\u200c \u200clight\u200c \u200con\u200c \u200cthe\u200c \u200cpolarized\u200c \u200cnature\u200c \u200cof\u200c \u200cthis\u200c \u200cdebate.&#8221;\u200c \u200cZang\u200c \u2063\u200calso\u200c \u200cstressed\u200c \u200cthe\u200c \u200cimportance\u200c \u200cof\u200c \u200copen\u200c \u200cdialogue\u200c \u200cand\u200c \u200crespectful\u200c \u200cdiscussion\u200c\u200d \u200cto\u200c \u2064\u200cfoster\u200c \u200cunderstanding\u200c \u200cand\u200c \u200cfind\u200c \u200ccommon\u200c \u200cground.\u200c<\/p>\n<p>The Students for Justice in\u2064 Palestine chapter at Brown University is not the \u2062only campus group that has faced criticism for its public support of Hamas. Similar incidents have occurred at other universities, highlighting \u200da concerning trend of sympathizing with terrorist organizations. This raises \u2064questions about the appropriate role of student groups on campus and the extent\u2063 to\u200c which universities should allow the promotion \u2062of radical \u2064ideologies.<\/p>\n<p>While\u2062 universities value freedom of speech and the exchange of ideas,\u200d it is crucial for institutions\u2064 to ensure\u200d that such freedoms are\u2063 balanced with\u200b responsible and ethical engagement. \u200dAllowing student groups to openly defend and celebrate acts of terrorism violates the principles of peaceful coexistence and \u200bundermines the safety and well-being of all members\u2062 of the campus \u2062community.<\/p>\n<p>It is essential for universities to address these concerns by\u2062 establishing clear \u200cguidelines and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-was-in-fact-a-victory-inside-an-ivy-league-student-groups-private-response-to-hamass-october-attack\/\" title=\"'This Was In Fact a Victory': Inside an Ivy League Student Group's Private Response to Hamas's October Attack\">holding student organizations accountable<\/a> for promoting extremist\u200b views. This\u200d does not mean <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservative-groups-counter-biden-admins-social-media-censorship-in-court\/\" title=\"Conservative groups challenge Biden administration's social media censorship in court.\">suppressing \u200cfree speech<\/a>, but rather\u2062 promoting a culture of respectful dialogue and condemning any form \u2063of violence or \u200dsupport for terrorist activities.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200cStudents for Justice in Palestine\u200c chapter&#8217;s actions at Brown University\u200b highlight the importance of educating students about the complexities of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Universities\u2064 have a responsibility to provide balanced and comprehensive information to foster \u2064critical thinking\u2062 and\u2062 promote understanding among students of\u200c diverse backgrounds and perspectives.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the Students \u2062for Justice in Palestine chapter at Brown University&#8217;s\u200c &#8220;emergency\u2064 meeting&#8221; to \u2063defend Hamas&#8217;s terror attack \u200cand subsequent killing of Israeli women and children\u200b is deeply concerning. It raises questions about the role of student groups on campus, the \u200cpromotion of radical ideologies, and the need for\u2064 responsible engagement and\u2063 accountability. Universities must prioritize educating students \u2062about complex conflicts\u2062 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-to-address-rise-in-college-antisemitism-amid-israel-war\/\" title=\"White House to tackle college antisemitism surge amidst Israel conflict.\">promoting respectful dialogue<\/a>, while ensuring the safety \u2064and well-being of all members of the \u2062campus community.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brown University&#8217;s Students for Justice in Palestine chapter called an &#8217;emergency&#8217; meeting to defend terror group&#8217;s massacre University Hall at Brown (Getty Images Hours after Hamas launched its Oct. 7 terrorist assault on the Jewish state, a Brown University student group called an &#8220;emergency meeting&#8221; to plot its public response. 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