{"id":2167828,"date":"2024-02-05T05:03:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-05T10:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/speaker-at-mits-standing-together-against-hate-event-endorsed-hamas-terrorism-as-lawful-resistance\/"},"modified":"2024-02-05T05:08:46","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T10:08:46","slug":"speaker-at-mits-standing-together-against-hate-event-endorsed-hamas-terrorism-as-lawful-resistance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/speaker-at-mits-standing-together-against-hate-event-endorsed-hamas-terrorism-as-lawful-resistance\/","title":{"rendered":"MIT&#8217;s &#8216;Standing Together Against Hate&#8217; event featured a speaker who justified Hamas terrorism as a legitimate form of resistance"},"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\">38<\/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%2Fspeaker-at-mits-standing-together-against-hate-event-endorsed-hamas-terrorism-as-lawful-resistance%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=2167828&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>Boston\u200c University fellow Dalia \u2062Mogahed will &#8216;help bring our community together,&#8217; MIT says<\/h2>\n<figure><figcaption>Dalia Mogahed (Norbert \u200cSchiller for World Economic Forum\/Wikimedia Commons)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div>\n<p>In an attempt to ease campus &#8220;tension&#8221; following \u200bHamas&#8217;s Oct. 7 attack on \u2062Israel, \u200bthe Massachusetts Institute of Technology\u200d is slated to bring a series\u200d of\u200d guest\u200c speakers to campus\u2014including one who endorsed Hamas \u200dterrorism as an act of lawful &#8220;resistance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As part of\u2063 its &#8220;Standing Together Against Hate&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/orgchart.mit.edu\/letters\/update-standing-together-against-hate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">initiative<\/a>, MIT\u200d is slated\u200b to hold a <a href=\"https:\/\/iceo.mit.edu\/dialogues-across-difference\/#:~:text=Dialogues%20Across%20Difference%20focuses%20on%20modeling%20disagreement%20by%20elevating%20and%20encouraging%20dialogue\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 18 talk<\/a> on Islamophobia featuring Boston University <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/antiracism-center\/profile\/dalia-mogahed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">antibigotry fellow<\/a> Dalia \u2064Mogahed.\u2062 While\u200b MIT <a href=\"https:\/\/orgchart.mit.edu\/letters\/update-standing-together-against-hate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">states<\/a> that \u2063the talk will help &#8220;bring our\u2064 community together&#8221; by addressing &#8220;real tension between some groups and individuals,&#8221; Mogahed&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nato-has-a-problem-turkey-and-greece-could-be-headed-for-a-showdown\/\" title=\"NATO Has a Problem: Turkey and Greece Could Be Headed for a Showdown\">hostile rhetoric<\/a> toward the Jewish\u200c state suggests\u200c her \u2062speech will have the opposite effect.<\/p>\n<p>On Jan.\u200b 19, for example, Mogahed argued that Hamas is\u2062 allowed to terrorize Israel under international law because Palestinians are &#8220;living under occupation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It has been firmly \u200cestablished that resistance,\u2062 including struggle against a colonial\u200b occupation force, is not only acknowledged under international law but explicitly endorsed,&#8221; she said in a \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media post<\/a>. &#8220;International humanitarian law further \u200csolidifies\u2062 this principle by \u200bexpressly embracing acts of resistance for national liberation. \u2026 As an occupied population, Palestinians inherently possess the right to resist.&#8221; Mogahed \u200cdeleted the post after the <em>Washington\u2063 Free Beacon<\/em> contacted her \u200bfor comment.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>MIT&#8217;s decision to host Mogahed comes as the school\u200d faces criticism over its response to campus anti-Semitism. MIT president Sally Kornbluth faced calls to resign in December after\u2062 she participated \u2062in a disastrous congressional hearing, which saw her and other \u200duniversity leaders <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/watch-mit-penn-harvard-presidents-say-calls-for-jewish-genocide-do-not-violate-code-of-conduct\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">argue<\/a> that calling for the genocide of Jews may not violate their school&#8217;s code of conduct. House Republicans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/house-panel-antisemitism-investigation-harvard-mit-upenn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">launched an investigation<\/a> into MIT and other elite schools in the \u200bwake of the \u200dhearing.<\/p>\n<p>Kornbluth has since <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/two-down-mit-president-vows-to-reassess-policies-after-counterparts-resign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vowed to \u200creassess<\/a> MIT&#8217;s policies \u200don &#8220;harassment, bullying, intimidation, and\u2062 discrimination.&#8221; Mogahed&#8217;s inclusion in the school&#8217;s &#8220;Standing Together Against \u2063Hate&#8221; initiative, however, calls into question MIT&#8217;s pledge to\u200d combat anti-Semitism.<\/p>\n<p>Kornbluth herself <a href=\"https:\/\/news.mit.edu\/2023\/3q-melissa-nobles-combating-antisemitism-and-islamophobia-1204\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">launched the\u2064 initiative<\/a> in \u2064November, citing it during her <a href=\"https:\/\/edworkforce.house.gov\/uploadedfiles\/mitkornbluth_testimony.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">congressional \u2063testimony<\/a> \u2064one month later as proof that\u200b MIT has &#8220;been crystal clear about the \u2064dangers of anti-Semitism and about\u200c the atrocity of the Hamas terror \u200battack.&#8221; On Dec. 19,\u2063 meanwhile, MIT \u2063chancellor\u2064 Melissa Nobles said the initiative would &#8220;confront the corrosive power of hate&#8221; and bring together &#8220;Jews, \u200cIsraelis, Palestinians,\u2063 Arabs, and Muslims.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But Mogahed has routinely disparaged Israelis and the Jewish state. Her Jan. 19 post endorsing Palestinian &#8220;acts of resistance&#8221;\u2062 came in response to a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mikopeled\/status\/1291502111872569344\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video<\/a> \u2062from\u2062 self-described &#8220;anti-Zionist&#8221; activist Miko Peled. Peled during the video called \u2064all Zionists racist and \u200dargued\u2062 that &#8220;resistance\u2062 to occupation, to settler-colonialism, to oppression, is sanctified by international law\u2014even with the use of arms.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When the people \u2063of Gaza march\u200d &#8230; they&#8217;re not marching into an international border, which [Israel] would have you believe, they&#8217;re marching against a prison wall, a prison fence,&#8221; Peled added.<\/p>\n<p>Mogahed has also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C1zWHxouofl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">suggested<\/a> Israelis are &#8220;savages&#8221; who \u2063&#8221;kill babies&#8221; and &#8220;bomb hospitals.&#8221;\u2063 During an \u200bOctober <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1hdns_NekGw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">speech<\/a>, she argued that pro-Israeli \u2062rhetoric is inherently &#8220;steeped \u2064in Islamophobia.&#8221; And\u2062 on Oct. 13, Mogahed <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DMogahed\/status\/1712818751882576087?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">launched<\/a> a fundraising campaign for Baitulmaal, a Texas-based nonprofit that <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/rashida-tlaib-promoted-a-fundraiser-for-group-tied-to-hamas-taliban\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">works closely<\/a> with Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>An MIT spokeswoman nonetheless defended Mogahed&#8217;s \u2063upcoming \u200dlecture, saying the\u200d speaker is \u200daligned with the &#8220;Standing \u200cTogether\u200b Against Hate&#8221; initiative&#8217;s \u200binclusive &#8220;spirit.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The organizers of Dialogues Across Difference confirm that \u2062all \u200binvited presenters embrace that the spirit of the series is\u2062 about overcoming \u200bdivides, not stoking them,&#8221; the spokeswoman\u200d told the \u2062 <em>Free Beacon<\/em>. &#8220;The series is just one of the \u200cmyriad efforts underway\u200b on campus.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mogahed is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispu.org\/scholars\/daliamogahed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">scholar<\/a> at the Institute for\u200d Social Policy and Understanding, \u200ba <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-outlet-tries-to-discredit-the-federalists-zuckbucks-reporting-because-it-makes-democrats-sad\/\" title=\"Arizona outlet attempts to undermine The Federalist's 'Zuckbucks' coverage, citing Democratic dissatisfaction\">left-wing \u2064nonprofit<\/a> that provides Muslim\u200c Americans with &#8220;well-informed dialogue and decision-making.&#8221; Included \u2063among the \u200dgroup&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispu.org\/palestine-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">resources<\/a> is a section defending the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions \u200bmovement.<\/p>\n<p>Mogahed also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/antiracism-center\/profile\/dalia-mogahed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">serves<\/a> as\u200c an &#8220;antibigotry \u2062convening fellow&#8221; at Ibram X. Kendi&#8217;s Boston University \u200dCenter for Antiracist Research. Convening fellows at the center\u2063 are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/antiracism-center\/policy\/policy-convenings\/antibigotry-convening\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">expected<\/a> to consider &#8220;fifteen categories of bigotry:\u2064 ableism, \u200dageism, anti-Asian\/Asian American\u2062 racism, anti-Black racism and colorism, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ibram-kendis-center-for-antiracist-research-hasnt-produced-any-research\/\" title=\"No research from Ibram Kendi's Center for Antiracist Research.\">anti-fat bigotry<\/a>, \u200banti-Indigenous bigotry, anti-Latinx racism, anti-Pacific Islander \u2064bigotry, antisemitism, classism, heterosexism and\u2063 transphobia, Islamophobia, linguicism, religious\u2062 intolerance, and sexism.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> Does MIT&#8217;s decision to host Dalia Mogahed raise questions about their commitment to combatting anti-Semitism?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Boston University fellow Dalia Mogahed is\u200b set\u2062 to speak at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)\u2062 as part of their\u200c &#8220;Standing Together Against Hate&#8221; initiative. However, her endorsement of Hamas terrorism and hostile \u200crhetoric towards Israel raises concerns\u2063 about the impact of\u2062 her speech.<\/p>\n<p>Following\u2063 Hamas&#8217;s attack on Israel in October, \u2062MIT \u2062has\u2063 organized a series of guest speakers to address the\u2063 tension on campus. Dalia Mogahed, an antibigotry fellow at\u200d Boston University,\u200c is scheduled to speak on March 18 about Islamophobia. MIT states\u2063 that the talk aims to bring the\u2064 community together by addressing the\u2064 tension \u2063between groups and individuals. However, Mogahed&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-auditors-say-election-data-wasnt-destroyed-contradicting-previous-statements\/\" title=\"Arizona Auditors Say Election Data Wasn\u2019t Destroyed, Contradicting Previous Statements\">previous statements suggest<\/a> that \u200bher\u2062 speech may have the opposite effect.<\/p>\n<p>Mogahed has\u2063 argued \u200cthat\u2064 Hamas \u2064is justified \u2063in \u200dterrorizing Israel under international \u2064law because Palestinians are \u2062living under occupation. She stated that resistance against\u2063 a colonial occupation force is acknowledged and endorsed under international law. However, she later deleted her post after\u200d facing criticism.<\/p>\n<p>MIT&#8217;s decision to host Mogahed \u200bhas \u200dgarnered criticism, especially in light of the school&#8217;s response to campus\u200b anti-Semitism. MIT president Sally Kornbluth faced calls to resign after participating in a congressional hearing where she \u2062argued that calling for the \u200bgenocide \u200dof Jews may\u2064 not violate the school&#8217;s code of conduct. House Republicans launched an investigation into MIT and other elite schools \u2062following the hearing.<\/p>\n<p>Kornbluth launched\u200c the &#8220;Standing \u2062Together Against \u200bHate&#8221; initiative and emphasized \u200cMIT&#8217;s\u2063 stance against anti-Semitism and the atrocity of the\u200c Hamas attack. However, including Mogahed in the initiative\u200c raises questions about MIT&#8217;s commitment to combatting anti-Semitism.<\/p>\n<p>Mogahed has a \u2063history of disparaging Israelis and the Jewish state. She endorsed Palestinian acts of resistance and has used derogatory language to describe Israelis. She has also \u2064argued that\u2063 pro-Israeli\u2064 rhetoric is steeped in Islamophobia.<\/p>\n<p>While the &#8220;Standing Together Against Hate&#8221; initiative aims to bring different communities together, the inclusion of Mogahed raises concerns about the effectiveness of the initiative. MIT\u2062 must carefully \u2064consider the\u2064 potential impact of\u200b hosting speakers with controversial perspectives \u2062to ensure that the goal of fostering \u2063understanding and unity is not compromised.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boston University fellow Dalia Mogahed will assist in uniting our community, according to MIT. 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