{"id":112140,"date":"2024-10-09T11:57:46","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T04:57:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=112140"},"modified":"2024-10-09T11:57:46","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T04:57:46","slug":"windows-smashed-john-harvard-statue-vandalized-in-act-of-palestinian-resistance-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=112140","title":{"rendered":"Windows Smashed, John Harvard Statue Vandalized in Act of \u2018Palestinian Resistance\u2019 | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span><em><strong>Updated October 8, 2024, at 1:12 p.m.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>An individual smashed the ground-floor windows to University Hall and covered the John Harvard statue in red paint as an \u201cact of solidarity with the Palestinian resistance,\u201d according to a video posted on social media.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The perpetrator of the anonymous act of vandalism appeared to film themselves using a blunt object to break the windows of University Hall, which houses the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. The video was published on Instagram by \u201cUnity of Fields,\u201d an account that does not appear to have any affiliation with Harvard.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The account, which describes itself as an \u201canti-imperialist propaganda front bringing the war home,\u201d wrote that the video of the vandalism at Harvard came from an \u201canonymous submission.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIn the early hours of 10\/8, autonomous actors at Harvard smashed windows of the main administrative building and vandalized the John Harvard statue in an act of solidarity with the Palestinian resistance,\u201d the caption stated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe are committed to bringing the war home and answering the call to open up a new front here in the belly of the beast,\u201d they added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Harvard Campus Services employees were seen boarding up the windows on Tuesday and access to the John Harvard statue was restricted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The vandalism comes amid rising tensions on Harvard\u2019s campus around the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecrimson.com\/article\/2024\/10\/8\/palestine-activists-denounce-harvard-israel\/\" style=\"text-decoration:none\">one-year anniversary<\/a> of Hamas\u2019 Oct. 7 attacks on Israel. In a statement Monday night, the Harvard Undergraduate Palestine Solidarity Committee called on student activists to ramp up their protest activities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cNow is the time to escalate,\u201d the PSC wrote on Monday. \u200b\u200b\u201cHarvard\u2019s insistence on funding slaughter only strengthens our moral imperative and commitment to our demands.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Harvard University Police Department spokesperson Steven G. Catalano wrote in a statement Tuesday morning that the \u201cincident is under investigation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt is the longstanding policy of the Harvard University Police Department to not comment on open investigations,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Harvard Out of Occupied Palestine, an unrecognized pro-Palestine group that organized the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecrimson.com\/article\/2024\/4\/25\/harvard-yard-protest-palestine\/\" style=\"text-decoration:none\">encampment in Harvard Yard<\/a> last semester, denied involvement with the act of vandalism.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe were not involved in this action, and in fact learned of it through the same Instagram video you linked,\u201d HOOP wrote in a statement on Tuesday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rep. Elise M. Stefanik \u201906 (R-N.Y.), one of Harvard\u2019s most vocal critics in Congress, wrote in a Tuesday post on X that the vandalism was \u201cabsolutely criminal and any and all individuals involved must be immediately expelled and prosecuted to the fullest of the law.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cNow is not the time @Harvard for another working group, it is long past time for consequences and disciplinary action,\u201d she added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is unclear if the perpetrator of the act of vandalism is affiliated with the University. Harvard Yard, where University Hall and the John Harvard statue are located, has been accessible to the public \u201cin line with the normal protocol for this semester,\u201d according to a University spokesperson.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>There were also a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecrimson.com\/article\/2024\/2\/14\/anonymous-posters-campus-tensions\/\" style=\"text-decoration:none\">series of anonymous acts<\/a> last semester, including antisemitic and anti-Palestinian posters that appeared on campus as well as messages <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecrimson.com\/article\/2024\/1\/22\/sidechat-antisemitism-enforce-moderation\/\" style=\"text-decoration:none\">posted on Sidechat<\/a>, a social media app that allows users to post anonymously.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Unity of Fields also posted photos on X of graffiti on the campus of University of Massachusetts Amherst on Tuesday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cAutonomous activists struck the Engineering Quad and Fine Arts Center of UMass Amherst\u2026 Expect more autonomous actions at UMass Amherst. We will not rest until war profiteers are gone, and Palestine is fully liberated,\u201d the post stated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>After similar acts of vandalism at SUNY New Paltz on Sunday night and the City University of New York, New York Governor Kathy Hochul wrote in a post on X that the state has \u201coffered the NYPD and CUNY support to ensure all students are safe.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2014Staff writer Michelle N. Amponsah can be reached at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecrimson.com\/article\/2024\/10\/9\/john-harvard-statue-vandalism\/mailto:michelle.amponsah@thecrimson.com\" style=\"text-decoration:none\">michelle.amponsah@thecrimson.com<\/a>. Follow her on Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mnamponsah\" style=\"text-decoration:none\">@mnamponsah<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2014Staff writer Joyce E. Kim can be reached at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecrimson.com\/article\/2024\/10\/9\/john-harvard-statue-vandalism\/mailto:joyce.kim@thecrimson.com\" style=\"text-decoration:none\">joyce.kim@thecrimson.com<\/a>. 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