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Tensions are rising on college campuses as pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian students clash, increasing calls for heightened security measures and even the resignation of top administrators. Some universities have taken the step of banning pro-Palestinian groups, accusing them of supporting Hamas and openly endorsing the Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
Straight Arrow News contributor Larry Lindsey expresses concern over a recent poll indicating that roughly half of young U.S. voters believe the Hamas attack was justified. Lindsey provides background information on the longstanding conflict between Hamas and Israel, emphasizing the need for students to thoroughly educate themselves on the history and complexity of the conflict before taking a stance.
And then there’s the source of their information. One of our major television networks interviewed people at a pro-Hamas demonstration, and the individual who was asked said, “Oh, that never happened.”
Well, I mean, it’s just ignorant. And then they ask: “How do you know it didn’t happen?”
“Well, I learned that on social media that it never happened.”
All right. So these young people are obviously ill-educated, miseducated and just plain ignorant. Something has to be done about this. Now, let’s face it, there is … I feel sorry, personally, for what’s happening to the Palestinians. The Palestinians actually are oppressed by Hamas, they’re forced to be, to essentially live their lives as potential martyrs. That’s what they’re taught from an early age. The deaths are tragic, of what’s going on in the response, but Hamas and the Palestinian Authority in general have never missed an opportunity to miss an opportunity when it comes to solving the situation.
