Anti-Israel Activists Accused of ‘Desecrating 10/7’ With Protests on Anniversary of Hamas Attacks
“It is better that their hate and venom be on full display for all to see, so we can finally address the rot that has infected a portion of our student body and the culpability of faculty.”
Anti-Israel activists are doing this on purpose. It’s meant to be insulting. Professor Jacobson is quoted in this article.
From the Washington Times:
Activists accused of ‘desecrating 10/7’ with anti-Israel protests on anniversary of Hamas attack
Jewish Americans are preparing to mourn the Israeli lives lost to Hamas terrorists on Monday, the one-year anniversary of the brutal Oct. 7 massacre, but don’t expect pro-Palestinian protesters to take the day off.
Instead of standing down, anti-Israel groups are ramping up, marking the year since the horrific slaughter of 1,200 Israeli civilians and others with rallies, vigils and walkouts decrying the Israeli military offensive and calling for Palestinian “liberation.”
Some of the protesters aren’t bothering to hide their pro-Hamas sympathies…
The planned protests have also spurred free-speech issues. The University of Maryland nixed an SJP vigil over safety concerns, but a federal judge blocked the cancellation last week on First Amendment grounds.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, a Democrat, said afterward that while he respects the court’s ruling, “I think Oct. 7 is an inappropriate date for such an event.”
Wake Forest University canceled an Oct. 7 speech by Rabab Abdulhadi, a San Francisco State University professor, after Jewish students circulated a petition raising objections to the academic, calling her a “self-described Hamas sympathizer.”
Wake Forest said in a Sept. 26 statement that it had decided not to host events on Oct. 7 that are “inherently contentious and stand to stoke division in our campus community.”
Cornell Law School professor William Jacobson predicted that the show of anti-Israel antipathy timed to the Oct. 7 attack would ultimately backfire on protesters.
“While SJP should not be permitted to engage in acts of physical intimidation, I don’t support repressing SJP’s October 7 massacre celebrations,” Mr. Jacobson said. “It is better that their hate and venom be on full display for all to see, so we can finally address the rot that has infected a portion of our student body and the culpability of faculty.”
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Honestly, I’m shrugging at this. So what? You’re worried these evil people who supported the actual death, rapes, and torture on Oct 2023 will “desecrate” remembrances for the victims of said event? Dude, where you been?