Harvard Student Organizations Backtrack on Letter Blaming Israel for Hamas Attack

Some of the Harvard student organizations that signed an open letter justifying the actions of Hamas have withdrawn their support after intense backlash.

The entrance to Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Mass., on June 29, 2023. Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images

Several college student organizations in the United States are backtracking on support for an Oct. 8 open letter justifying the actions of Hamas in its war against Israel after intense backlash.

Authored and publicly released by the Harvard Undergraduate Palestine Solidarity Committee (PSC) through its Instagram page, the letter was co-signed by more than 30 other student organizations and stated they held “the Israeli regime entirely responsible for all unfolding violence.”