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2. I would have expected a university like Harvard to have a better

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Wed Oct 11, 2023, 04:46 AM

Oct 2023

history department. The confinement of Palestinians in Gaza did not occur in a vacuum. It did not happen as a result of racism. It did not happen as a land grab.

It happened as a result of non-stop Palestinian terrorist attacks on Israeli civilians. Long before Hamas was involved, the Palestinian people vowed to destroy Israel and allied themselves with neighboring nations in wars against Israel. During and between the wars terrorist cells of Palestinians mingled among Israelis and planted explosive devices in public places. The Palestinian people support and approve those attacks.

Hamas has the support of the Palestinian people because it is committed to the same goal as they are - the destruction of Israel because they do not believe that Israel has the right to exist as a nation.

Palestinians have repeatedly rejected opportunities to establish their own state. They put their energy into attacking Israel instead of building their own nation.

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Three dozen Harvard student organizations say Israel 'is the only one to blame' [View all] Behind the Aegis Oct 2023 OP

Harvard needs to expel these people - n/t lapfog_1 Oct 2023 #1

Their opinions are horrible, but expel them? Silent3 Oct 2023 #5

THIS!!! eom BlueMTexpat Oct 2023 #6

Students get expelled for racist speech in universities. AZLD4Candidate Oct 2023 #18

I realize this isn't a First Amendment issue Silent3 Oct 2023 #42

Professors have lost their positions for spouting racism and intolerance AZLD4Candidate Oct 2023 #50

Although there's a lot of uncomfortable overlap... Silent3 Oct 2023 #51

There have been calls on DU for expulsions sarisataka Oct 2023 #28

I suspect it's lack of diversity in opinion that got them there Sympthsical Oct 2023 #36

There are more than 450 student orgs. Ms. Toad Oct 2023 #57

Thank you. Ms. Toad Oct 2023 #56

Have I entered some kind of bizarro universe where DU and Freep have switched places? Act_of_Reparation Oct 2023 #41

I would have expected a university like Harvard to have a better wnylib Oct 2023 #2

Yes. I'm old enough to remember the marybourg Oct 2023 #7

I was very young, but remember seeing this on the news when my dad was AllyCat Oct 2023 #14

And the Jewish people have lived there for thousands of years. raging moderate Oct 2023 #59

"The Palestinian people support and approve those attack", source? tia uponit7771 Oct 2023 #9

My friend is Palestinian. She is worried sick about family AllyCat Oct 2023 #15

Agree. HAMAS is able to recruit young Palestinians because they have nothing else to live for. Lonestarblue Oct 2023 #17

We always paint with a broad brush here ripcord Oct 2023 #45

Palestinians were driven from land they lived on for generations prodigitalson Oct 2023 #21

That was the fault of Jordan, Syria and Egypt. Mosby Oct 2023 #32

Why should they run away from their own homes? prodigitalson Oct 2023 #52

Because the Arab countries attacked Israel when they declared independence Mosby Oct 2023 #53

Yes, you are right! raging moderate Oct 2023 #55

And 1 million Jews were driven from their homes in Arab lands around the same time period. Marius25 Oct 2023 #39

No Fresh Water Falling Oct 2023 #3

That's what I'm seeing too, the party Bibi belongs to leans on the kill them all side of the solutio uponit7771 Oct 2023 #11

Exactly PJMcK Oct 2023 #19

I think Hamas is the one to blame. MyNameIsJonas Oct 2023 #23

I'd blame the current crisis on the ones who broke the peace Amishman Oct 2023 #25

I Tend To Agree, Sir The Magistrate Oct 2023 #35

Hamas opposes a 2 state solution JI7 Oct 2023 #34

I despise Netanyahu but he was right to show contempt for UN resolutions Marius25 Oct 2023 #40

That ought to do wonders for their near-tem endowments DFW Oct 2023 #4

Apparently these students aren't getting a very good education. Good Grief! Rhiannon12866 Oct 2023 #8

There's critical thinking, Igel Oct 2023 #37

Those organizations Dorian Gray Oct 2023 #10

Easy to play the blame game. Aussie105 Oct 2023 #12

No, they didn't occur in a vacuum, but a terrorist group AllyCat Oct 2023 #13

The entire region is a mess and it will never be fixed. Layzeebeaver Oct 2023 #16

Maybe they can get kwolf68 Oct 2023 #20

This is the education they're getting, shameful! 🙄👎 nt Raine Oct 2023 #22

Three dozen organizations? How many students belong to each of them? yardwork Oct 2023 #24

And, how many crossovers are there? yagotme Oct 2023 #31

And probably the same five students running all the orgs. yardwork Oct 2023 #54

For reference, there are more than 450 student orgs at Harvard. n/t Ms. Toad Oct 2023 #58

"Some ideas are so stupid only an intellectual could believe them." DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2023 #26

Antisemitism is endemic in the US sarisataka Oct 2023 #27

Why do I get the feeling edhopper Oct 2023 #29

Predictable response here. Mosby Oct 2023 #30

Jew hatred on college campuses? EllieBC Oct 2023 #33

I don't even want to look at UC Berkeley Sympthsical Oct 2023 #38

At least five of the groups have withdrawn their support for the letter: Jose Garcia Oct 2023 #43

College campuses are rife with discrimination of Jews based of any perceived connection to Israel MistakenLamb Oct 2023 #44

I'm not surprised to see college students supporting terrorism ripcord Oct 2023 #46

Consequences. Mosby Oct 2023 #47

Actions do have consequences ripcord Oct 2023 #49

"Day of resistance" rallies at US campuses tomorrow. Mosby Oct 2023 #48