(Washington Stand) One would think, after a terrorist organization such as Hamas attacked the people and state of Israel by brutally killing over a thousand citizens, as well as raping and kidnapping some of whom they did not viciously murder, that the response would be one of vehement condemnation. One would think, right? But instead, an ugly segment within the U.S. population has been unmasked as anti-Semitism breaks out, and this is the antithesis of what America stands for. College campuses, for one, have been a major focus since October 7.
Not only have many authorities within numerous universities failed to clearly oppose anti-Semitism at large, but they seem to fail in wrangling in their student populations. Within the last week, chaotic campus protests have emerged in huge numbers. Columbia and Yale University had their fair share of media attention last weekend and into this week. Washington, D.C. is also dealing with protest encampments at University Yard, where “hundreds of pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered … including faculty, staff and students from other D.C. universities, to join a movement of encampments at more than a dozen universities nationwide,” The GW Hatchet reported. (Read More)
