MIT is facing controversy as members of its community, including the Black Student Union office, have openly shown support for the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), a group designated as a terrorist organization by the United States since 1997. The PFLP, known for its history of violent acts including airplane hijackings and attacks, is currently accused of holding the Israeli baby Kfir Bibas and his family hostage in Gaza. This incident has sparked a debate on campus and online, with calls for the university to take action against those endorsing the organization and displaying antisemitic hate slurs. Similar issues have arisen at other institutions, such as Ohio State University (OSU), which recently suspended a group for posting materials supporting the PFLP. The MIT community and President Kornbluth are now faced with the decision on how to address this situation.
Teacher at @wcpsmd is upset that he can’t openly support a terrorist organization who are holding American citizens hostage https://t.co/qzOOxa7Uc3
Zachary Glenn is a teacher at Springfield Middle School in Williamsport, MD. Zachary Glenn: - is upset he can't openly support Hamas and refers to them as "armed resistance" - claims Hamas treated their kidnapped victims kindly (despite countless reports of torture, rape,… https://t.co/3WnDLk7Eo6
The PFLP is a US designated terrorist organisation responsible for countless deaths of civilians. This sign on the black student union at @MIT is inexcusable and whoever put it up should be held accountable and expelled from the university for supporting terrorist organisations… https://t.co/7mXukmScFy
OSU suspended @CORSrev for posting materials with the PFLP’s logo (the PFLP is a US-designated terrorist org). Will @MIT take action or is Kornbluth cool with supporting terrorism? https://t.co/Lz6CqeLfyI https://t.co/avCyWzTJMN
On the door of the Black Student Union at MIT there is a sign of the PFLP, a Palestinian socialist terrorist organization that is accused of holding the Bibas family hostage in Gaza. https://t.co/K6OKMi2Sof
MIT students openly supporting U.S.-designated terrorist organizations. https://t.co/wKPUPhW25Q
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine is a terror organization that participated in the Oct 7 attack & has a history of airplane kidnapping! Front & center on @MIT Black Student Union office door with antisemitic hate slur! Should we feel safe President Kornbluth? https://t.co/fx2cA7PA6j
🚨 Terrorist support on @MIT campus: As part of the broader Coalition for Pal at MIT, the Black Student Union office has decided to show their support for the PFLP, a US designated terrorist organization since 1997. The PFLP are currently holding Israeli baby Kfir Bibas, and… https://t.co/CjIuisxyq6