Over 100 colleges worldwide form coalition standing against Hamas

A broad coalition of over 100 institutions of higher education, including public and private, faith-based, and historically Black colleges and universities issued this week a statement standing with Israel, the Palestinians who suffer under Hamas’ cruel rule in Gaza, and all people of moral conscience.

Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman, president of Yeshiva University who convened the coalition, said, “The massacre in Israel put a spotlight on campuses and the role university presidents have in articulating the values that higher education represents.”

The statement, titled “We Stand Together with Israel Against Hamas,” said, “We are horrified and sickened by the brutality and inhumanity of Hamas. Murdering innocent civilians including babies and children, raping women and taking the elderly as hostages are not the actions of political disagreement but the actions of hate and terrorism.

“The basis of all universities is a pursuit of truth, and it is times like these that require moral clarity. Like the fight against ISIS, the fight against Hamas is a fight against evil. We, the presidents and chancellors of universities, colleges and higher education associations across the United States of America and the world, stand with Israel, with the Palestinians who suffer under Hamas’ cruel rule in Gaza and with all people of moral conscience.”

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