On March 13 , 2010 , Malik Ali , as a guest of the Muslim Student Union at UC Irvine , gave a speech on the campus and made remarks advancing his belief that Jews were involved in the execution of the September 11 attacks , as well as indicating his support for the Hamas ( a group listed on the U.S. State Department 's as a terrorist organization ) , and for the destruction of the State of Israel . Many , including administrators at UCI , considered this an " endorsement of terrorism . "
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