Perhaps because their only experience with Israeli history has been the recent conflict and perhaps at most the 10 years before that?
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ā¦so, that includes October 7th then?
I would assume that includes all recent history, up to the present. Many were likely not paying much attention to Israel until Oct 6 to the present.
And thatās why they called for globalizing the intifada on October 8th?
https://www.adl.org/resources/blog/support-hamas-terror-anti-israel-rallies-across-us
I rather doubt that most college students, or poll respondents, were calling for much of anything on Oct 8.
The Harvard Harris poll was conducted on Dec 13-14.
Great point. And Israelās response to those terrorist attacks have dominated the news cycle for over two months. Condemning the actions of Hamas and the Israeli govt while comforting the Jewish and Palestinian people are not contradictions. I actually think ā:objectiveā college students get that more than people realize.
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But the meaning of the question is controlled precisely by the words āas a class.ā As well as the alternative: āOr is this ideology?ā Do you think the young respondents are incapable of understanding the plain words? Or has ideology in fact blinded them?
The poll is done orally, in person or over the phone, I believe. Few respondents would parse the language closely. They likely focused on the question Jews/oppressors, and based upon recent events in the Mideast, said yes.
Given that much of the worldās populace of all ages agrees with that assessment but has not attended an American university, it is not clear how ideological indoctrination is relevant.
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Pretty sure the colleges this spring will see greater on campus reactions to recent events than they did in the fall.
And Iām pretty sure college administrators will deal with any time, place, and manner violations with much more gusto.
Unless they want to spend more time with their families.
Isnāt this pretty much āthe lay of the landā at this point and as far as private colleges are concerned:
The correct answer to Rep. Stefanikās question is yes. If calling for the genocide of Jews was intended and received as a threat to the life or liberty of Jews, it is a violation of both the Constitution and the schoolsā codes of conduct. And yes, if calling for the genocide of Jews is part of a steady barrage of venom intended to intimidate and harass Jewish students in their place of learning, it is a violation of both the Constitution and the schoolsā codes of conduct. And yes, if calling for the genocide of Jews is disruptive of the educational environment, it is a violation of the codes of conduct, even if it would otherwise be constitutionally protected political speech.
Opinion: Hate speech, the First Amendment and the college conundrum (msn.com)
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Why oh why do non-lawyers opine on what is constitutional? They always get it wrong.
Private colleges may have speech and conduct codes which limit expression otherwise permitted by the constitution. Such speech is not "against the constitution ". It is merely not protected by the constitutional right governing governmental action regarding speech. There is a difference.
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Duly noted.