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> “We, the undersigned student organizations, hold the Israeli regime entirely responsible for all unfolding violence,”

Not with that wording, it isn't.

Plus for what's worth I spent the past week researching stuff about Gaza, and my opinion went from "yeah, the Israeli are definitely jerks here" to "this whole mess happens because a minority of palestinians just refuse to admit they lost". Which sounds like an admirable thing, except surrender is what makes societies function. Take away surrender, and all fight is to the death. I stopped blaming Israel.




They are holding the Israeli gov't responsibile for the violence that is to come in Gaza in the next days (already started). Your argument that surrender is what makes societies function is absolutely wrong, otherwise it would be applicable in places like Ukraine.


It absolutely is applicable to places like Ukraine, and hopefully will be applied there when the time comes. In Ukraine it is not yet obvious who will win - not only each side thinks they have the advantage, but pretty much most outside observers agree that it's still undecided.

Think about other similar large wars: France surrendered in ww2. Later Germany did as well. Each of those failed to turn into a decade long blood bath. Then Vietnam - US left, the south lost, and Americans are now moving there for retirement.


No, if you release such a letter in the vicinity of such an attack, it is pure anti-semitism. They deserve a scolding for that. I am not for prohibiting their careers, student can be stupid some times, but this should not be accepted under any circumstance and it is pretty embarrassing for Harvard.




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