"We, the undersigned student organizations, hold the Israeli regime entirely responsible for all the unfolding violence.
"Today's events did not occur in a vacuum. For the last two decades, millions of Palestinians in Gaza have been forced to live in an open-air prison. Israeli officials promise to "open the gates of hell," and the massacres in Gaza have already commenced. Palestinians in Gaza have no shelters for refuge and nowhere to escape. In the coming days, Palestinians will be forced to bear the full brunt of Israel's violence.
"The apartheid regime is the only one to blame. Israeli violence has structured every aspect of Palestinian existence for 75 years. From systematized land seizures to routine airstrikes, arbitrary detentios to military checkpoints, and enforced family separations to targeted killings, Palestinians have been forced to live in a state of death, both slow and sudden.
"Today, the Palestinian ordeal enters into uncharted territory. The coming days will require a firm stand against colonial retaliation. We call on the Harvard community to take action to stop the ongoing annihilation of Palestinians.[1][2]
> Some of the protests I've seen are things I'd rather not hear from anyone involved in the legal system.
These people are primarily religious/political activists. When some of them enter the legal system, that facet of their personality is going to overpower the rest.
[1] https://www.thecrimson.com/widget/2023/10/10/psc-statement/
[2] https://web.archive.org/web/20231017222129/https://www.pales...