The Cornell University "Progressives" seized the opportunity presented by the second anniversary of the Hamas attack to desecrate the memory of the 1200 people murdered on that day by placing "pro-Palestinian" signs and placards on the quad at Cornell. There was no mention of why the war began; it's as if Israelis woke up suddenly on October 8 and decided to attack Gaza out of the blue.
Instead of remembering the murdered Israelis, this is what they call for:
It reminds me of the New York City anti-Zionist group "Within Our Lifetime," which clearly has the goal of destroying Israel and establishing a Palestinian state instead of Israel. Is that the goal of the CU so-called Progressives? If not, they should make clear what their goal actually is.
(Photo is from CU Progressive Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/p/DPggbq9gGKx/). Go there to see the rest of their photos. Some are of Palestinians killed by Israel in Gaza - and note that I do not object to those photos, or in general to calling attention to and condemning how Israel has conducted the war in such a brutal and destructive way. My objection is to the CU Progressives refusing to admit how the war began, with the Hamas attack, and crassly and exploitatively seizing the opportunity on this day of all days to proclaim their political righteousness.
This is the poster that Within Our Lifetime posted on their Twitter/X page:
They named their demonstration after the title that Hamas gave to their invasion of Israel, the "Al-Aksa Flood."
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The Coalition for Mutual Liberation at Cornell also posted the same photo from the CU Progressive Instagram, plus a short video that used footage from the Hamas attack on October 7, which they took from an account called "Palestine Reveals" (link here: https://www.instagram.com/p/DPgSRPEDW5J/).
Here's a still from the video:
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The Ithaca College Students for Justice in Palestine also posted this same photo from CU Progressives in their Instagram Story:
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