Published 10/17/2023 3:00:00 p.m.

Cornell Professor Says Hamas Attack Was 'Exhilarating,' 'Energizing'

Cornell University professor Rickford and climate scientist Mika Tosca both apologized for their anti-Israel sentiments.
Students at Harvard, NYU, and Columbia who signed anti-Israel statements had job offers rescinded and were targeted by pro-Israel groups.
There is a growing trend of inflammatory statements about Israel from university faculty across the country.

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Times of India

Cornell University professor calls Hamas terror attack ‘exhilarating’ and ‘exciting’

Russell Rickford, a professor at Cornell University, referred to the Hamas attack on Israel as "exhilarating" and "energizing." He claimed that it shifted the balance of politics and punctured Israel's illusion of invincibility. Rickford argued that recognizing the impact of this shift did not require supporting Hamas. Meanwhile, US President Joe Biden is set to visit Israel amid escalating tensions and a humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

10/17/2023 3:02:40 a.m.·India

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NDTV

US Professor Calls Hamas Attacks ''Exhilarating'' And ''Energising'', Slammed Online

A Cornell University professor was seen in a video telling students that Hamas' terror attack on Israel was ''exhilarating'' and ''energizing''. Russell Rickford, an associate professor of history at the top-tier Ithaca, New York school, made the controversial comments during a pro-Palestine protest, the New York Post reported. A short video showing him addressing dozens of students and participants at a Sunday rally at the Ithaca Commons has g…

10/17/2023 11:22:13 a.m.·New Delhi, India

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Daily Express

Top university professor calls Hamas attacks 'exhilarating' in twisted video

The Cornell academic has a history of drawing parallels between Palestinian efforts for independence and the Black Lives Matter movement.

10/17/2023 7:21:00 a.m.·United Kingdom

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Hindustan Times

Video shows Cornell University professor saying Hamas attack on Israel was 'exhilarating' and 'energising'

Russell Rickford said that the attack “shifted the balance of politics and punctured the illusion of invincibility” of Israel

10/17/2023 4:10:50 p.m.·New Delhi, India

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Washington Times

Cornell professor Russell Rickford ‘exhilarated’ by Hamas attack on Israel

Cornell University is facing calls to fire a professor who declared he was "exhilarated" by the deadly surprise Hamas attack on Israeli civilians, the latest U.S. college grappling with outrage over pro-Palestinian and anti-Israel activism on its campus.

10/17/2023 10:07:38 p.m.·United States

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