Of the 34 organizations that participated in the statement, 4 withdrew… It seems like it will continue to increase
Change of position due to widespread criticism… Criticism from Wall Street also has an impact
Some students at Harvard University in the United States, who had posted a petition blaming Israel for attacks by the Palestinian armed political group Hamas, changed their stance due to strong public criticism. The move by CEOs of large corporations to place them on an employment blacklist also played a role.
On the 11th (local time), the New York Post reported, “Of the 34 Harvard University student organizations that signed the statement (supporting Hamas), four have already withdrawn their support, and other student organizations also appear to be distancing themselves from the statement.”
Earlier, the American political media The Hill reported the previous day, “More than 30 student groups at Harvard University issued a statement saying, ‘Israel is responsible for all recent violence.’”
Additionally, a pro-Palestinian group at the University of Virginia (UVA) argued that it was “one step toward a free Palestine,” even though hundreds of Israelis died in indiscriminate attacks by Hamas members. “We stand in solidarity with Palestinian resistance activists and oppressed people around the world who seek freedom and a better world,” the UVA group said.
Harvard Crimson, a Harvard University newspaper, commented on this incident on the 10th, saying, “The president, about 500 faculty members, and 3,000 students on campus expressed their position that the statement supporting Hamas was very wrong and insulting, and 17 student organizations joined in this. “I did it,” he said.
Harvard Ghungroo, one of the student groups at Harvard that issued a statement siding with Palestine, said on Telegram, “We would like to formally apologize for co-signing the statement released by the Harvard Palestine Committee.” “We withdrew our signature,” he said.
Harvard University’s Southwest Asia Student Association also changed its stance, saying, “We formally apologize for participating in the recent petition,” and “We strongly condemn the massacre by the terrorist organization Hamas.”
The New York Post analyzed that Wall Street’s criticism in particular appears to have led to a change in the positions of students who sympathized with Hamas. Wall Street is the American financial industry, which is the industry preferred by Harvard University students after graduation, and is led by Jews.
Hedge fund magnate Bill Ackman, chairman of Pershing Square Capital, announced on his social media that he would not hire students, saying, “I am seeking a list of students who signed a statement criticizing Israel.”
Source: Donga
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