(New York Post) The Harvard group behind the controversial letter that blamed Israel for Hamas’ bloody terrorist attack held a “die-in” Wednesday to protest “genocide in Gaza.”
Members of Harvard’s “Palestine Solidarity Committee” and “Graduates 4 Palestine” organizations held the protest, where hundreds of students laid down in a courtyard outside several dorm buildings in the “Old Yard” section of campus.
The pro-Palestinian protesters laid out on the grass, some using jackets as pillows and others holding up signs that read “Hold Harvard Accountable for Supporting Genocide,” “No Justice No Peace,” and “Ceasefire Now.”
The group announced the protest on Tuesday after claiming Israel was responsible for a hospital explosion in Gaza City that left hundreds dead.
“Israel just bombed al-Ahli hospital and medical center in Gaza where hundreds of Gazans were receiving medical treatment and seeking shelter,” the announcement on Instagram said.
Despite those claims, the Israel Defense Forces released an audio recording a day later of what it said were two Hamas terrorists admitting responsibility after a rocket misfired.
The pro-Palestine protestors held up signs that read “Hold Harvard Accountable for Supporting Genocide,” “No Justice No Peace,” and “Ceasefire Now.”harvardpsc/Instagram
The group announced the protest on Tuesday after they placed blame on Israel for killing hundreds in a hospital blast in Gaza City.harvardpsc/Instagram
President Biden, appearing Thursday alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said “data I was shown by my Defense Department” also indicated Israel was not involved in the hospital carnage.
“I’m not suggesting that Hamas deliberately did it,” Biden said Wednesday. “It’s that old thing: Gotta learn how to shoot straight. It’s not the first time that Hamas has launched something that didn’t function very well.”
The PSC “die-in” protest comes nearly two weeks after it co-sponsored a letter titled “Joint Statement by Harvard Palestine Solidarity Groups on the Situation in Palestine,” and received backing from 31 other organizations.
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The letter blamed Israel for the Hamas terrorist attack that left over 1,300 people killed, saying the “attack didn’t happen in a vacuum”
“We, the undersigned student organizations, hold the Israeli regime entirely responsible for all unfolding violence,” the groups added. “The apartheid regime is the only one to blame.”
Several CEOs and hedgefund executives have since pledged to not hire anyone who was a part of any organization that signed the letter.
The PSC “die-in” protest comes nearly two weeks after it co-sponsored a letter titled “Joint Statement by Harvard Palestine Solidarity Groups on the Situation in Palestine,” and received backing from 31 other organizations.harvardpsc/Instagram
The group announced the protest on Tuesday after they placed blame on Israel for killing hundreds in a hospital blast in Gaza City.Telegram
Several members of the group and its leaders quickly withdrew their support for the letter.
NYC law firm Davis Polk & Wardwell has rescinded job offers to three Harvard and Columbia University students who signed the controversial letter.
The PSC claimed former President Barack Obama and Harvard President Claudine Gay were invited to speak at the protest, but neither attended.
