Alumni create’ wanted’ banners, threaten to withdraw funds
After organizing claims that anti-Israel protesters harassed a visitor speech and allegedly robbed pizza from a new school occurrence, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Jewish Alumni Committee is circulating wanted posters.
The lecture on Sept. 18 by Shahar Kvatisnky, ( pictured ) a professor at Technion Israel Institute of Technology, was disrupted by pro-Palestinian students, who also stole nine pizzas as they left the event, according to the MIT Jewish Alumni Committee.
Arthur Carp, co-chair of the commission, told The College Fix over message that the culprits were “screaming profanities at both Prof. Kvinsky and the visitors”.
He claimed that the commission is circulating wanted banners for the three individuals involved and might offer a incentive for their names.
He said,” We are now having a discussion about the amount we will be offering as a reward for their identities.”
” We are even exploring buying an advertisement in MIT’s student paper, The Tech, which may have the reward in addition to the … Wanted poster”, Carp told The Fix.
An MIT scholar who attended the event called the pro-Palestine individuals ‘ conduct “disgusting”. The scholar requested anonymity when she spoke to The Fix via email.
Additionally, the Hebrew alumni wrote a letter to MIT’s John DiFava, the city’s director of public protection and police, in which they demanded that the criminals be located and punished.
” In our view, for anti-Semitic behavior is grounds for immediate expulsion, and very soon later, after a disciplinary proceeding, expulsion”, according to the text, which the council shared with The Fix.
The committee also stated to DiFava that it” does not donate a dollar to MIT, and it will positively discourage ALL alumni, no simply Jewish alumni, from giving.”
Arthur called the requirements in the text” an acid check for MIT’s Administration”.
” By identifying these stalkers / criminals, we will be forcing these problems, and are watching, and did publish the outcome”, he told The Fix.
Arthur claimed that DiFava had not yet responded to the council, but that he thinks the police chief is severe about upholding the law.
The Fix emailed Chief John DiFava and the MIT’s media relations crew numerous times for comment, but neither of them responded.
Arthur likewise mentioned another pro-Palestinian rally on Sept. 23 on the actions of MIT’s key entry.
” These actions are not a legally permitted spot for protests. Otherwise, this is a direct act of defiance by these individuals, and should be dealt with accordingly”, he said.  ,” We will be watching MIT Police’s efficiency, as Chief DiFava is also aware”.
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Kvatinsky, the host teacher, recounted his knowledge at the occasion to The Fix over email.
” The crowd was a mix of pro-Israel and pro-Hamas students and faculty people”, and” the pro-Hamas individuals had their eyes covered with faces”, he said.
Kvatinsky said the subjects of his chat included his time in the Israel Defense Forces, the acts of Hamas, and the IDF’s tight process.
” I discussed the jaded oppression of civilians by Hamas, describing how they use institutions, colleges, temples, and institutions to conceal arms, drill tunnels, and pay war”, he said.
Kvatinsky claimed that he “explained the IDF’s strict rules of wedding, which are more demanding than international law and strictly enforced, requiring all soldiers to adhere to them cautiously.”
The engineering professor noted that the moderator “ensured that questions alternated between masked and unmasked individuals, giving both sides ample time to engage.”
” The pro-Hamas students asked questions like,’ How do you feel as a murderer?’ and” What is your response to allegations that IDF soldiers have raped Palestinian women?” ‘ he said.
I said,” I responded calmly, pointing out that every choice I and my colleagues made during the war was to protect our country and reduce civilian casualties,” he said.
Kvatinsky claimed that” some pro-Hamas speakers switched from questioning to giving speeches.” One student claimed that my denial of the alleged rapes by Israeli soldiers, while disregarding the brutal sexual violence committed on October 7th, offends her as a “woman of color.”
Then, he explained how many of the guests ‘ pizzas were stolen by the students.
One female student” left the room after her statement, but not before grabbing a few pizza trays on her way out … “he said”. This pattern continued to apply to a number of other students who gave prerehearsed speeches before leaving and who all consumed pizza as they left.
He described this action as” a gesture that, in hindsight, seemed quite symbolic.”
Kvatinsky claimed that the students ‘ indifference to his accounts of the conflict made him feel uneasy.
What I found most concerning was that many students at a prestigious university like MIT appeared disinterested in the existence of facts and evidence, he said.
Many appeared to be more focused on expressing their “unique and independent” views on a conflict in a region they had never visited, he said, despite providing both firsthand accounts and well-documented facts about the conflict.
Kvatinsky said he was not aware of the MIT Jewish Alumni Committee’s letter, but affirmed his position of support for Israel.
“]T] hey can call me a murderer. At the end of the day, I always obeyed to national and international law, while they are the ones who support terrorists who]intentionally ] killed babies, kidnaped elderlies and raped woman, and still hold as hostages 101 Israelis and hundreds of thousands Palestinians, “he said.
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IMAGE: MIT Jewish Alumni Committee
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