Letter to the editor: Protesters' outrage is shortsighted

George Washington University students are calling for Israel to be destroyed. The growing antisemitism and Islamophobia at our colleges tell me that 6 million Jews killed in World War II means nothing to them. Their outrage is shortsighted, to say the least. The following are outrages they seem to have forgotten, or maybe don’t mean anything to them:

• The butchering of innocent men, women, children and the elderly, and the horrific action by Hamas on Oct. 7.

• The plight of the Native Americans.

• The atrocities done in Ukraine.

• The brutalities inflicted by Hezbollah on Jewish citizens.

• The hate crimes and harassment of Jewish citizens in this country.

• The war in Sudan that killed 15,000 and displaced 6.5 million people.

• The brutality Hamas has inflicted on the people of Gaza and the international law violations they have committed.

The list goes on. Meanwhile, their version of free speech is a hate-filled crime, and there is no room for it anywhere. Ethnic killing and hate is wrong by all standards. In years to come, the lesson they might learn will be a hard and cruel one, but they shouldn’t look for sympathy or understanding because they will reap what they sow. To them, I say buy yourself a one-way ticket out of America and don’t move to my neighborhood, because you aren’t wanted.

Jack Juris

Buffalo Township