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Charlie Gross
Charlie Gross expressed support for a pro-Hamas encampment at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) during Israel’s war against Hamas terrorists. Israel launched the war after the October 7, 2023, terror attacks.
Hamas murdered approximately 1,200 Israelis, injured thousands and kidnapped hundreds more that day. For more information, see the Canary Mission page on Hamas.
The encampment was also part of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.
Penn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
On May 6, 2024, Charlie Gross spoke [00:01:32] with NBC10 Philadelphia, expressing support for the pro-Hamas encampment at Penn.
In her interview, referring to anti-Israel activists, Gross said [00:01:32]: "All the shutting down at the other schools, it just really feels like it's a violation of their rights. They should be able to protest."
Penn's interim president had previously ordered the encampment to be dismantled, saying that "the campus is less safe every day that this encampment exists."
On April 25, 2024, anti-Israel activists from Penn, Temple University and Drexel University set up the "Gaza Solidarity Encampment" on the Penn campus to protest Israel's war against Hamas.
On October 7, 2023, Hamas murdered approximately 1,200 Israelis, kidnapped hundreds and wounded thousands. War crimes included mass rape and torture. Many Palestinian civilians participated in and supported the attacks, and Gazans working in the targeted Israeli communities gave intelligence to Hamas on where to strike.
For more information, see the Canary Mission page on Hamas.
The Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement was founded by pro-terror activist Omar Barghouti in 2005 to turn “Israel into a pariah state, as South Africa once was.” Barghouti has also called for Israel's destruction and the BDS movement demands would result in that same goal.
BDS initiatives include calling on institutions and individuals to divest from Israeli-affiliated companies, promoting academic and cultural boycotts of Israel, and organizing anti-Israel rallies, protests and campaigns.
The movement’s most notable achievement has been infiltrating university campuses through lobbying for “BDS resolutions.” In these cases, student governments propose resolutions to boycott or divestment from Israel or Israeli-affiliated entities. BDS activity is often aggressive and disruptive. It has been noted that universities that pass BDS resolutions see a marked increase in anti-Semitic incidents and pro-terror activism on campus.
