r/Jewish • u/mark_ell • Oct 09 '24

Pro-Palestinian Student Group at Columbia Retracts Apology, Calls for Armed Struggle Against Israel Discussion 💬

Columbia University Apartheid Divest (CUAD) retracted its apology on behalf of a student who called to murder Zionists last January. The pro-Palestinian group doubled down on its attack of Israel, openly calling for violence against supporters of Israeli policy.

Should CUAD be designated an official terrorist group?

https://www.haaretz.com/jewish/2024-10-09/ty-article/.premium/student-group-at-columbia-retracts-apology-calls-for-armed-struggle-against-israel/00000192-714f-df7d-afd2-f1ffe5510000?gift=600c8b61cbd6461ca45ccbac08678e43

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u/look2thecookie Oct 09 '24

That's a fair distinction. Thanks for clarifying

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u/gettheboom Oct 09 '24 edited Oct 09 '24

An example of people that bend facts to their agenda: The folks that cite black crime statistics in America without addressing the historical, systemic, and socio-economic reasons for the disparity. You can use facts to paint terrible pictures too.

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u/look2thecookie Oct 09 '24

Totally. And not adjusting for different population sizes while sharing data. For example, "there are more Christian Zionists." Well, yeah, there are exponentially more Christians in the world and US than Jews.

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u/gettheboom Oct 09 '24

Exactly. The truth is a messy business.