Eren Orbey writes about the repercussions of a statement issued by student groups at Harvard University following Israel’s response to a deadly attack by Hamas.
Palestinian activist groups at Harvard routinely release statements condemning Israeli policy, to little notice. This time—for once, it seemed—the conflict in the Middle East had the world’s attention. But the student letter did not have the intended effect. By Monday, it had spread far beyond campus. Many were outraged that it didn’t acknowledge Hamas’s responsibility for the violence or express any sympathy for the Israeli victims.
The day after the Shabbat service, hundreds of Harvard students and locals gathered for a pro-Palestinian rally on the front steps of the university’s Widener Library. Organizers in fluorescent security vests were distributing cloth masks, not as a precaution against COVID-19 but as a means to help protect students’ identities. The pillars of the library were decorated with Palestinian flags and a large sign reading “STOP THE GENOCIDE IN GAZA.
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