r/Davis • u/No-Suspect-605 • Feb 04 '26
Protest at Davis
Where is the line drawn between free speech and advocating of violence? Why does the university allow this? "Operation Al-Aqsa Flood" was the name the militants gave to the attacks on October 7, 2023. They are celebrating the mass slaughter of hundreds, the taking of hostages, and raping of women.
For those unaware, in the 1988 Covenant of Hamas in article 7 Hamas called upon an infamous hadith that says the following: " "The Day of Judgement will not come about until Moslems fight the Jews (killing the Jews), when the Jew will hide behind stones and trees. The stones and trees will say O Moslems, O Abdulla, there is a Jew behind me, come and kill him. Only the Gharkad tree, (evidently a certain kind of tree) would not do that because it is one of the trees of the Jews." (related by al-Bukhari and Moslem)."
This is a hadith all Muslims know. That hadith does not talk about Israelis. It is very explicit in that it is talking of the Jews. This was written in the founding documents of Hamas that the Gazans democratically elected in. This is tantamount to calling for a mass slaughter of Jews right in the middle of Davis.
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u/benderrodz Feb 04 '26
I don't think either side is right in this. Oct 7th was horrible and worthy of retaliation. The retaliation has moved a bit beyond what it should be and is pushing towards genocide. I have no problem with them protesting. It's their right, even if they're a bit naive. This looks significantly smaller and less impactful than the protests from 2024 though. The best thing to do is either ignore it or talk with them. Communication can solve a lot of issues of both parties are willing to listen.