Whereas, on October 7, 2023, the terrorist organization Hamas invaded Israel, massacred at least 1,400 Israeli civilians, wounded more than 3,700 civilians, and took unarmed civilians as hostages; Whereas at least 30 United States citizens have been killed, and at least 13 United States citizens are still missing; Whereas Hamas has perpetrated barbaric atrocities, including the targeted killing, rape, and mutilation of civilian men, women, and children, including infants; Whereas, in the wake of such horrific attacks, students at universities in the United States have praised and justified the actions of Hamas, expressed solidarity with the terrorists, and vocally supported the atrocities of Hamas, including the murder of children; Whereas students at Harvard University wrote that they hold the Israeli regime entirely responsible for all unfolding violence ; Whereas the President of the Student Bar Association of New York University School of Law wrote to express, first and foremost, my unwavering and absolute solidarity with Palestinians in their resistance against oppression toward liberation and self-determination. Israel bears full responsibility for this tremendous loss of life ; Whereas students at the Ohio State University praised our heroic resistance in Gaza who have shown the world yet again that the spirit of the Palestinian people cannot and will not be trampled, and that our resistance to Zionism and Western imperialism remains strong ; Whereas the University of North Carolina chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine claimed it is our moral obligation to be in solidarity with the dispossessed, no matter the pathway to liberation they choose to take. This includes violence ; Whereas the New York University chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine rejected peaceful discourse and instead claimed there is no peace in a colonized people living under occupation, subjugation, and apartheid