University of Florida President Ben Sasse said 'too little education' is happening on elite campuses after Harvard students engaged in anti-Israel rhetoric.
The University of Florida President Ben Sasse on Sunday reaffirmed his commitment to protecting Jewish students on campus and criticized other universities for failing to condemn the Hamas terror attacks against Israel emphatically. During an appearance on 'Fox News Sunday,' the former Republican Nebraska U.S. senator said it should not be difficult for universities to protect free speech and religious pupils, noting that UF has the most Jewish students of any campus in the country.
Sasse also slammed Hamas for its terrorist attacks on Israelis, which killed over 1,000, including children, and wounded over 2,000. The group has also taken upwards of 200 hostages. 'Our educational mission here begins with the recognition and explicit acknowledgment of human dignity – the same human dignity that Hamas' terrorists openly scorn,' Sasse said. 'Every single human life matters.
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