{"id":2192625,"date":"2024-03-04T22:05:03","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T03:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-israel-college-students-label-themselves-militants-say-armed-struggle-is-the-way-to-liberate-palestine\/"},"modified":"2024-03-04T22:11:20","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T03:11:20","slug":"anti-israel-college-students-label-themselves-militants-say-armed-struggle-is-the-way-to-liberate-palestine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-israel-college-students-label-themselves-militants-say-armed-struggle-is-the-way-to-liberate-palestine\/","title":{"rendered":"College students who oppose Israel refer to themselves as &#8220;militants&#8221; and advocate for armed struggle as the means to &#8220;liberate Palestine"},"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\">42<\/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%2Fanti-israel-college-students-label-themselves-militants-say-armed-struggle-is-the-way-to-liberate-palestine%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=2192625&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>Mount Holyoke \u200cCollege\u2019s \u2062Anti-Israel Student Group Advocates for Violence<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A\u200d student group at Mount Holyoke College has sparked controversy by posting\u200d pro-violence graphics on\u2063 social media. The group, known \u2064as 1837SJP, refers to themselves as\u2063 militants and boldly declares\u2062 that \u201carmed \u200bstruggle\u201d is the only way to \u201cliberate Palestine.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Last \u200cweek, the 1837SJP club at\u2063 the Massachusetts \u200ccollege <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/SxrZX#selection-635.7-641.11\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">shared\u2063 a graphic<\/span><\/a>  \u2063on Instagram, advocating for the destruction \u2063of Israel \u2062and \u200bstating that \u201carmed struggle\u200b is the\u200b only\u2063 way to liberate Palestine.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"attachment_705375\" style=\"width: 528px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-705375\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The\u200b Mount Holyoke SJP group\u200d posted a graphic claiming \u201carmed \u2064struggle is the only way to\u200c liberate Palestine.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Identifying\u2063 themselves as the official Students for Justice in Palestine chapter at Mount \u200bHolyoke, the group is not a registered \u2062student \u2062organization, according to the student paper.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In recent months, universities across \u2062the country have\u2063 faced controversy \u200dsurrounding anti-Israel demonstrations and\u200b incidents \u2063of anti-Semitism.\u2062 The students at Mount Holyoke, like other \u200dradical \u200dstudent\u2062 groups, seem\u2062 to \u2062be embracing terrorism against Jews.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In\u2064 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C2JWGXprSjl\/?img_index=1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">January post<\/span><\/a>, the\u2063 Mount Holyoke group referred to themselves as a \u201cmilitant community 4\u200b good\u201d and \u200bencouraged students to resist\u200c arrest and\u2063 not support the police. \u2063They have also\u200d referred to the U.S.-designated terror group Hamas\u2064 as \u201cPalestinian \u200bresistance\u200c brigades.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_705373\" style=\"width: 341px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-705373\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The anti-Israel student group at Mount Holyoke called\u2063 themselves a \u201cmilitant\u2064 community 4\u2063 good\u201d in a graphic on their \u200dInstagram.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On Christmas, the group\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C1SaUFtv7xd\/?img_index=3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">shared a graphic<\/span><\/a>  with the text \u201cMay \u2062Israel fall Inshallah.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The club has also\u200d demanded \u200dthe college to sever ties \u200bwith certain companies and provide specific support services for\u200c Palestinian \u2062and\u2063 Arab \u200cstudents, as stated \u2063in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Czbm6-6Mn5c\/?img_index=2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">November letter<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_705369\" style=\"width: 359px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-705369\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mount Holyoke\u2019s SJP group posted an image calling for Israel to\u2062 fall.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Since the brutal attack \u200bby Hamas, Mount Holyoke\u200d College has experienced incidents of\u200b anti-Semitism and anti-Israel activism. These include finding a \u2062poster \u2062of a Star of David being thrown in the trash and a \u2064chalkboard with offensive \u200dmessages.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-l52ekw e1ttcx5v0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/video-anti-israel-mob-at-harvard-chants-outside-israeli-popstar-ishay-ribos-concert\"><strong>VIDEO: \u2064Anti-Israel Mob At\u200c Harvard Chants Outside Israeli Popstar Ishay Ribo\u2019s Concert<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The college president, Danielle R. Holley, responded to these incidents, stating that the \u200bcollege took immediate action to address the violations of college policy. \u2064Investigations are ongoing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In November, the group \u2064staged a sit-in at a building with the college president&#8217;s office, resulting in disciplinary meetings for\u2063 two members who scaled scaffolding to \u2063bring\u2063 food to protestors.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Seen at Mount Holyoke College <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ITmCZ63hhe\">pic.twitter.com\/ITmCZ63hhe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kassy Dillon\u2062 (@KassyDillon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KassyDillon\/status\/1724497776564641988?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November \u200b14, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shortly \u2062after, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cz9Yp2vvw66\/?img_index=2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the group announced<\/span><\/a>  that some\u200d of their\u2062 demands were met\u200b by the college, including the\u2063 establishment of support services\u200b and a College-organized \u201cvigil\u200c for\u200b the martyrs.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Recently,\u2062 the \u2063group hosted University of Michigan assistant professor Umayyah Cable, who referred to Hamas\u2019s attack on Israel as \u201cPalestinian\u2019s liberation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On October 13, Cable criticized her colleagues for\u2064 not\u2062 signing an \u2062open-letter accusing Israel of genocide.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-l52ekw e1ttcx5v0\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/university-of-virginia-students-vote-to-divest-from-israel-condemn-its-war-against-hamas\">University of Virginia Students Vote To Divest From Israel, Condemn Its War Against\u2064 Hamas<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In November, over 78\u2063 Mount Holyoke faculty members <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@mhc-fjp\/mount-holyoke-faculty-call-to-action-46c2bca3a1f7\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">signed a letter<\/span><\/a>  accusing Israel of genocide\u2064 and \u2063calling\u2062 for divestment \u200bfrom companies supporting the Israeli military.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mount Holyoke College and the student leaders of the \u2063SJP group have not responded\u2063 to requests\u200c for \u2062comment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> Did the 1837SJP\u200d group at\u2064 Mount Holyoke College advocate for violence and terrorism in their demands?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ith the\u2064 demand that the college sever ties with certain companies, including those that support the Israeli military. They also called for the college to provide support services specifically for \u200bPalestinian and Arab students. These demands were outlined in a \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boy-scouts-welcome-first-class-of-girl-eagle-scouts\/\" title=\"Boy Scouts Welcome First Class Of Girl Eagle Scouts\">letter posted<\/a> on their Instagram account.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The actions and statements made by the 1837SJP group\u2064 at Mount Holyoke College are deeply concerning. By advocating for violence and terrorism, they are promoting \u2062a dangerous and harmful ideology. The use of armed struggle\u2063 and the destruction of Israel as a \u2064means to achieve their goals is\u200b not only morally wrong,\u2062 but it\u2063 also goes against the principles of peace and justice that they\u200d claim to support.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is important to recognize that criticizing Israeli policies and advocating for Palestinian rights can be done in a peaceful and\u2062 constructive manner. There are many student groups and organizations that engage in \u200dmeaningful dialogue, education, and activism around the Israeli-Palestinian conflict without resorting to violence or hate\u2063 speech.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mount Holyoke College and other educational institutions have a responsibility to address incidents of anti-Semitism, hate speech, \u200dand advocacy for violence on their campuses. These incidents not \u2063only create a\u200b hostile environment for Jewish students and faculty, but they also undermine the values of\u200d inclusivity and respect that should be upheld in academic settings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is crucial for universities to have clear policies in place\u200b that \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/celtics-star-jaylen-brown-disagrees-with-terms-of-kyrie-irvings-return-to-nets-doesnt-think-hes-antisemitic\/\" title=\"Celtics Star Jaylen Brown Disagrees With Terms of Kyrie Irving\u2019s Return to Nets - Doesn\u2019t Think He\u2019s Antisemitic\">condemn hate speech<\/a>, discrimination, and violence. These policies\u2063 should be enforced consistently\u2064 and\u200b thoroughly, and\u2062 any individuals or groups that violate\u2063 these policies should be held accountable for their actions. In addition, universities should\u2062 provide support and \u200bresources to\u200d Jewish students who may experience harassment \u2062or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washington-dc-risks-losing-two-icons-and-25-million-in-revenue\/\" title=\"DC may lose two iconic landmarks and M in revenue\">feel unsafe due<\/a> to anti-Israel \u2062sentiment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dialogue and \u2063education are essential for promoting understanding\u2064 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/black-lives-matter-chapters-express-support-for-hamas-after-terror-attacks-on-israel\/\" title=\"Black Lives Matter chapters show solidarity with Hamas following attacks on Israel.\">finding peaceful resolutions<\/a> to conflicts. Universities have a unique role in fostering\u2062 intellectual debate and creating spaces for diverse perspectives to \u2062be heard. However, this should \u200bnot come at the expense \u200bof\u2064 promoting violence \u2064or endorsing hate\u200c speech.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is my hope that Mount Holyoke College and other institutions will take a strong stance against violence and hate speech, and actively work towards creating an inclusive and respectful environment for all students. By promoting \u200bdialogue, understanding, and peaceful activism, we can contribute to a more just and equitable world.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mount Holyoke College&#8217;s student group, 1837SJP, recently shared pro-violence graphics on social media, identifying themselves as militants. They advocated for the &#8220;liberation of Palestine&#8221; through armed struggle. 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