Recently, it was claimed that nobody is supporting Hamas’s actions. That statement is untrue.
Daniel Trotta at Reuters
A coalition of 34 Harvard students organizations said they “hold the Israeli regime entirely responsible for all unfolding violence” following decades of occupation, adding that “the apartheid regime is the only one to blame.”
The organizations signing the letter included Muslim and Palestinian support groups plus others named for a variety of backgrounds including the Harvard Jews for Liberation and the African American Resistance Organization.
Reuters could not verify how many students supported the letter.
Harvard President Claudine Gay and senior leadership including 15 deans issued a statement on Monday that said they were “heartbroken by the death and destruction unleashed by the attack by Hamas that targeted citizens in Israel this weekend.”
But the statement avoided direct references to the student letter or the reaction to it.
Isaac Schorr at Mediaite
Black Lives Matter chapters across the country are celebrating the terrorist attacks that have claimed hundreds of innocent lives in Israel.
Over the weekend, Hamas launched a brutal assault on Israeli civilians that included the beheading of babies, the mass rape of women, and the burning of men, women, and children alive.
One of the most gruesome scenes took place at the Nova music festival, where over 260 attendees were killed by assailants, some of whom arrived in vans and some of whom came on motorized paragliders. Survivors reported that many of the women were raped before being murdered.
The massacre was commemorated by Black Lives Matter in Chicago, which posted a graphic of a paraglider, the Palestinian flag, and the caption “I stand with Palestine†on X Tuesday.
That least passage highlights something that I think should give us pause. It reflects supporters of the Palestinians equating Hamas with the Palestinians.
Times of Israel
NEW YORK — Pro-Palestinian demonstrators on Sunday in New York celebrated Hamas’s massive deadly terror attack against Israel, as supporters of the Jewish state held rallies to mourn and express outrage over the slaughter.
Several hundred pro-Palestinian demonstrators rallied in Times Square, waving Palestinian flags and chanting “Resistance is justified,†“Globalize the intifada,†and “Smash the settler Zionist state.â€
“From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,†they chanted.
ADL
Some fringe-left groups are aligning with anti-Zionist organizations in the wake of Hamas’s attack on Israel, by expressing support for Hamas’s atrocities in the name of “resistance†and “liberation.†The Party for Socialism and Liberation, the World Workers Party, chapters of the Democratic Socialists for America, independent chapters of Black Lives Matter and more have shared these views in official statements and on social media. These groups are also helping to organize in-person, anti-Israel events, where participants are sharing further support for terrorism and violence, as well as expressing antisemitic rhetoric.
They go on to cite direct passages from the statements of these organizations justifying Hamas’s actions.
If by “nobody” no elected officials was meant, sadly that isn’t true, either. As of today several members of “the Squad” have made mealy-mouthed statements regarding Hamas’s terrorist attacks. One is facing censure over her remarks.
I would have agreed with the commenter had he said that only idiots justify Hamas’s actions. Sadly, there is a superabundance of idiots these days.
I read the Harvard statement several days ago. It blames Israel, it does not say they support Hamas. That Israel created the situations that lead to Hamas acting. As I said, not saying go go Hamas. Most of what is cited is people saying they support the Palestinians, not supporting Hamas. Most of the quotes are just pulling out the words “resistance or other single word quote, not once is Hamas mentioned.
The ADL quotes are much better, but note that, unless I missed it, again no one mentions Hamas. So it looks like some groups I have never heard of say it is OK for Palestinians to fight back. That looks to be the closest you can get.
Query- Does intent matter? I wondered about the from the river to the sea thing so did some reading. While it’s clear when terror groups use it they mean kill all the Israelis. Its also pretty clear that there are many Palestinian writers living in the US who have clearly articulated that they thin it means that Palestinians should be able to move freely from Jordan to the sea and have the same rights as Israelis. In their writings they explicitly reject the idea of killing all Israelis. How do you know the intent of those signs and chants?
At any rate, it’s a big country. It’s probably a lot more accurate to say almost no one is supporting Hamas.
Steve
Either you cannot read very well or that is utter foolishness. They say “sole blame”. When you say sole blame rests on one of two parties, then you are relieving the other party of any blame. That is de facto support of Hamas.
If they are supporting Hamas why doesnt anyone ever say so? For sure a lot of people are against the way Israel has treated Palestinians. In particular if you arent very well informed you might not realize that Hamas is a jihaid group but you could know that Israel has turned Gaza into an area with he highest unemployment rate in the world. At any rate, I have already agreed that there is small group of people who blame Israel and if you directly asked them they might say they support Hamas. (As is typical of so many of these issues no one ever asks people they just assume intent.)
Steve