Cornell Professor Says Hamas Attack Was ‘Exhilarating,’ ‘Energizing’

A Cornell College professor is in scorching water for calling the Hamas terrorist assault on Israel “exhilarating” and “energizing” … and for good cause, ‘trigger that is downright ugly.

Russell Rickford — who’s an affiliate professor of historical past there on the NY Ivy League — made the inflammatory remarks over the weekend at a pro-Palestine rally … which have been additionally caught on digital camera and circulated on social media.

Cropped variations of this clip have been making the rounds, however even in its full context … what Rickford says right here is fairly despicable. Have a look for your self — he begins by saying that Palestinians have been dwelling in oppression for a very long time, and that what Hamas carried out two weeks in the past (an outright onslaught of innocents) gave them renewed hope.

He says the Hamas assault allowed the Palestinian folks an opportunity to lastly breathe — and makes the daring declare that by doing what they did … they’ve “shifted the balance of power.”

Backside line … this all quantities to a justification for the terrorism, and it appears like many of the crowd that was available was backing him — chanting “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.” In fact, his remarks have additionally drawn outrage on the opposite facet.

Amid the outcry … Cornell has but to reply, nor has Rickford himself. Many are calling for his job … nevertheless it’s unclear if something’s going to occur on that entrance.

On the alternative coast, nonetheless, a unique professor for a separate prestigious college is singing a unique tune on this difficulty — UC Berkeley regulation professor Steven Solomon is now calling for college kids who communicate up and help Palestine/condemn Israel ought to be blacklisted.

He wrote an op-ed within the Wall Avenue Journal arguing as a lot … saying that regulation companies shouldn’t rent Berkeley grads who’ve spewed hate towards Jews — which is how he appears to interpret pro-Palestine sentiments, and which some Berkeley college students have been echoing.

He writes, partially … “My students are largely engaged and well-prepared, and I regularly recommend them to legal employers. But, if you don’t want to hire people who advocate hate and practice discrimination, don’t hire some of my students.”