After receiving condemnation from a faculty group over its response to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, a spokesperson for the University of California regents Thursday said the system stands by its original Oct. 9 statement condemning the attack on Israel by Hamas that killed over 1,400 Israelis and took over 240 hostages.
"This was an act of terrorism, launched on a major Jewish holiday. What should have been a quiet weekend of rest turned into days of unspeakable terror and shock. The violence is sickening and incomprehensible, and as of this moment we still do not know the fate of the hostages. This act deserves and requires our collective condemnation," said the statement from UC President Michael V. Drake and Richard Leib, chair of the UC Board of Regents.
The council called on UC administrative leadership "to retract its charges of terrorism, to uplift the Palestinian freedom struggle, and to stand against Israel's war crimes against and ethnic cleansing and genocide of the Palestinian people." The UC spokesperson said there was no further comment. "Events will determine whether or not any further statements are necessary. At this time, the University has no further comment to provide."
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