Senior Hamas Official Voices Support for College Protesters: ‘Leaders of the Future’

The longtime Hamas member praises students who have been setting up encampments to protest against Israel’s war efforts.
Senior Hamas Official Voices Support for College Protesters: ‘Leaders of the Future’
A pro palestinian protester carries a palestinian flag outside the Columbia University campus in New York City, on April 24, 2024. Timothy Clary/ AFP
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
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A Hamas official has released a statement supporting American college students who have been setting up encampments to protest against Israel’s war efforts and call on their institutions to divest from Israel.

The raging war between Israel and Hamas, though thousands of miles away, has sparked a surge of activism on college campuses across America. More than 100 pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested at Columbia University in New York last week amid an ongoing protest, prompting the Ivy League school to move classes online and religious leaders to urge Jewish students to stay at home for their personal safety.