Hamas Praises ‘Future Leaders’ Behind Campus Anti-Israel Protests as Disruptions Spread to Other Elite Institutions

‘Today’s students are the leaders of the future, and their suppression today means an expensive electoral bill that the Biden administration will pay sooner or later,’ a Telegram post from the terrorist group reads.

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Protesters block traffic during an anti-Israel demonstration near the home of Senator Schumer at Brooklyn. AP/Andres Kudacki

Hamas appears to be throwing its support behind the anti-Israel protests roiling Columbia University and other campuses across the country as students at other elite universities say they will ramp up their efforts to create their own encampments similar to those at New York City.

In a statement on Telegram, a person identifying himself as Hamas Political Bureau official Izzat Al-Rishq expressed support for the protests at Columbia and other universities.

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