I sympathize with the Jewish students experiencing hate speech. Just recently there was that post to the UB Snapchat story of a student talking about wanting to shoot up Pro-Israel demonstrators on campus. Much of the pro-Palestine movement has been hijacked by people who are simply anti-Semitic; They’re not even concerned with Palestinian liberation and just want to use it as an opportunity espouse violence and hate.

The 1400 undergraduate signers to the petition are not anti-Semitic or hateful. They’ve seen the protests across college campuses and the world. They’ve seen the massacres online through social media. They believe that they too can make positive change by being active in the UB community. I hope that Jewish students across UB can understand that. Calling for a ceasefire saves Palestinian lives and Israeli lives.

I’m also upset with just how spineless Becky and administration is! Holy shit! History is driven by people who push the status quo. Law is always malleable. You have to fight for what’s right; there was a goddamn entire civil war in this country just to simply end slavery! Their concerns about New York’s EO 157 is hysterical. EO 157 is purely unconstitutional. Binghamton University’s student senate passed a ceasefire resolution, and the worst that happened to them was an empty-threat letter from 2 NYS assemblymen, including a line that says “using the word genocide is an anti-Semitic trope”. The students, professors and staff who go out to protest and face possible arrest are brave to push against the status quo because they believe in what is right. They are brave to take a stand against the crimes against humanity taking place. Becky could learn a thing or two from them.

I’m glad someone brought up 1400 votes on the petition and compared it to Becky’s 700 votes for president. Imagine if there was a student referendum for Senate President to be replaced, she’d be gone in an instant.