Virginia AG Denounces ‘Hateful’ Message from Pro-Palestine Students at University of Virginia

In its statement, the student group said the Hamas attack on Israel represented ‘a step towards a free Palestine.’
Virginia AG Denounces ‘Hateful’ Message from Pro-Palestine Students at University of Virginia
The University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Va., on Aug. 19, 2017. Win McNamee/Getty Images
Masooma Haq
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Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares and other state leaders condemned the University of Virginia’s (UVA) pro-Palestine student group for sharing messages of support for the Hamas terrorist attack carried out in Israel on Oct. 7.

“I denounce the hateful message of the UVA Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) in the strongest terms possible,” Mr. Miyares wrote in a statement Tuesday. “You cannot ‘mourn the loss of human life’ and ‘hope for long-lasting peace’ and also cheer on the murder, rape, and hostage-taking by Hamas, a terrorist organization that exists for the destruction and murder of Jewish people.”

Masooma Haq
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Masooma Haq began reporting for The Epoch Times from Pakistan in 2008. She currently covers a variety of topics including U.S. government, culture, and entertainment.
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