; 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 ; Whereas the University of Virginia chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine declared that the mass murder of civilians was an unprecedented feat for the 21st century and a step towards a free Palestine ; Whereas Columbia University was forced to close its campus to the public after an Israeli student was violently assaulted; Whereas students across the country have organized protests and vigils in solidarity with Hamas, praising the actions of the terrorist organization and chanting antisemitic slogans; and Whereas the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation has warned of increased threats in the United States by actors inspired by Hamas: Now, therefore, be it