Tensions flared on campuses across the country Thursday as groups of students gathered to show their support for Israelis or Palestinians in the midst of an escalating war between Israel and Hamas.
Students for Justice in Palestine declared Thursday a “day of resistance,” calling on individual campus chapters to rally in support of Palestinian liberation.
“As the Palestinian student movement, we have a responsibility to join the call for mass mobilization. National SJP is calling on all chapters and allied student orgs to join a National Day of Action on Thursday, October 12,” the Instagram post read.
The accompanying poster drew sharp criticism for featuring an image of a paraglider—like those used by Hamas terrorists to breach the Gaza border and attack Israeli civilians Oct. 7.