A truck with the ``face of a student who criticized Israel'' printed on it runs around Harvard University.
As a result of the Harvard University student group's release of a statement stating that ``the Israeli government is responsible for the violence occurring around Palestine,'' trucks with the photographs of students who supported the statement were printed around the campus. has occurred. Several faculty members have expressed negative opinions about the student group's statement, and there have also been cases where the personal information of students who support the statement has been published on the Internet.
As Students Face Retaliation for Israel Statement, a 'Doxxing Truck' Displaying Students' Faces Comes to Harvard's Campus | News | The Harvard Crimson
On Saturday, October 7, 2023, the Islamic organization Hamas, which effectively controls the Gaza Strip, launched an attack on Israel. In response to the attack, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared: 'We are at war.' In addition, the United States began providing military support to Israel immediately after the attack by Hamas, and on Thursday, October 12, 2023, Secretary of State Antony Blinken held a joint conference with Prime Minister Netanyahu and reiterated his support for Israel. I emphasized .
Although the U.S. government has expressed support for Israel, not all Americans support Israel. For example, the Harvard University Palestine Solidarity Committee (PSC), a student group at Harvard University, says, ``The apartheid regime is to blame,'' and ``the organized land grabbing, routine air strikes, military checkpoints, etc. From arbitrary detention to forced family separation through targeted killings, Palestinians have been forced to live in fear of sudden death.'' We have received support from 33 student organizations.
However, the PSC's statement drew criticism from Harvard University faculty and members of Congress. For example, Boaz Barak, a computer science professor at Harvard University, criticized supporters of the statement, saying, ``Those who signed the PSC statement condone terrorism, rape, and murder.'' .
I am a believer in free speech. But freedom of speech is not freedom from consequences. I have a lot of criticisms of Israeli policies, but everyone who signed this statement is condoning terrorism, rape, and murder. @harvard should remove these groups' affiliations. https://t.co/KQ103fz1Dg
— Boaz Barak (@boazbaraktcs) October 9, 2023
Furthermore, former Harvard University President Lawrence Summers said, ``In my 50 years at Harvard, I have never been more disillusioned.'' ``He made morally unacceptable comments that blamed Israel for all violence.'' ``Harvard University has been defined by this,'' he said, expressing his displeasure with the PSC's statement.
Instead, Harvard is being defined by the morally unconscionable statement apparently coming from two dozen student groups blaming all the violence on Israel. I am sickened. I cannot fathom the Administration's failure to disassociate the University and condemn this statement.
— Lawrence H. Summers (@LHSummers) October 9, 2023
The statement by the PSC not only provoked verbal criticism, but also aggressive activity targeting supporters of the statement. According to Harvard University's student newspaper, 'The Harvard Crimson,' as of Tuesday, October 10, 2023, the personal information of students who signed the statement, including their names, grades, social media profiles, photos, and hometowns, has been collected in at least four ways. It was posted on an online site. Furthermore, from October 11th (Wednesday) to October 12th (Thursday), 2023, a ``truck with facial photos of students who agreed with the PSC statement'' was driven around the Harvard University campus.
It was also reported that Adam Gillett, president of the conservative news monitoring group
Even after the PSC's statements and accusations against its supporters and aggressive activities emerged, the PSC continues its activities, and on Thursday, October 12, 2023, it helda memorial service for the dead in Israel and the Gaza Strip. On Saturday, October 14, 2023, we are holding a rally claiming that ``Harvard University does not support Palestinian students and is complicit in genocide.'' It is said that more than 1000 people participated in the rally, and the following movie records the participants shouting 'Freedom to Palestine!'
More Than 1,000 Rally in Harvard Yard to 'Free Palestine' Ahead of Expected Ground Invasion of Gaza - YouTube
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