Grad Student Union at Cornell Adds Resistance ‘By Any Means’ to Anti-Israel Resolution
“The ruling class that invests in the genocide of Palestinians also profits from the erosion of our rights”
Using those specific words doesn’t really leave much to the imagination does it?
The Times of Israel reports:
Cornell grad student union adds resistance ‘by any means’ to anti-Israel resolution
Cornell University’s graduate student union has added support for Palestinian armed resistance “by any means necessary” to a resolution calling for a boycott of Israel that the union will discuss on Thursday.
The union, Cornell Graduate Students United — UE Local 300, in October issued a draft of the resolution to members, titled “International solidarity with the Palestinian liberation struggle.”
The resolution said Cornell was rooted in “US settler-colonialism and an imperial project of white supremacy bent on profiting from the erasure of the Palestinian people.”
The document framed the Gaza conflict as the focal point in a global struggle for “international worker solidarity” and blamed “Zionist interests” for pressure on unions.
The resolution endorsed the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign targeting Israel; demanded that Cornell disclose its finances, land holdings and academic partnerships; and divest from entities tied to “morally reprehensible activities.”
The updated resolution up for discussion on Thursday takes a more hardline tone, according to a copy of the document posted online that was shared with The Times of Israel.
The updated resolution, bearing the same title as the initial proposal, says “solidarity with Palestine” is the “most effective means of defending Cornell graduate workers.”
“The ruling class that invests in the genocide of Palestinians also profits from the erosion of our rights,” it says.
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we either pretend its not really happening or we take the proper measured response to the actual violent acts and submit them
by any means necessary
As long as it justifies self-defense “by any means,” I say let the games begin.
For graduate students to “[say] Cornell was rooted in “US settler-colonialism and an imperial project of white supremacy bent on profiting from the erasure of the Palestinian people.”” is truly alarming. One sentence incorporates several completely unsupported assertions (lies). This is as clear an indication that many of the future intelligentsia are lost to America and indeed subversive to the idea of America.
“By any means necessary” sounds cool to the kiddies…until the other side decides it’s a game two can play.