日前，哈佛大學 34 個學生團體發表連署聲明表示以色列應該為哈馬斯發動的突襲「負起全責」，隨即引發爭議，不少哈佛校友表達不滿，而當前至少有 5 團體已經撤回了他們的聲明…
（前情提要：以巴衝突》以色列6天空襲6000枚炸彈，剷平加薩34萬居民家園）
（背景補充：分析》以巴衝突打擊比特幣：原油暴漲、以色列重要港口關閉..加劇通膨壓力）

Contents of this article

  • Harvard students sign a petition to support Palestine

  • 5 The association withdraws its signature

  • Many well-known American entrepreneurs are "Jewish"

    • technology industry

    • entertainment and media industry

    • financial industry

    • retail industry

    • other

 

The Palestinian militant organization "Hamas" launched a raid on Israel last week (7th), killing more than 1,300 people, most of whom were civilians. Israel has launched a massive counterattack against Gaza. The latest news indicates that 1,900 Palestinians have been killed and 7,696 others injured since Israel’s air strikes on the Gaza corridor. The conflict between the two sides continues to expand.

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Harvard students sign a petition to support Palestine

It is worth mentioning that while Israel was saying that it would "wipe Hamas off the face of the earth," 34 student groups at Harvard University issued a joint statement stating that Israel should "take full responsibility for the raids launched by Hamas." ”, which immediately caused controversy, and many Harvard alumni expressed dissatisfaction.

Among them, Bill Ackman, who also graduated from Harvard University and is an American billionaire and founder of the hedge fund Pershing Square, was the first to say that Harvard University should publish the list of students who participated in the petition to ensure that his company will not recruit these students in the future. student. He explained:

In fact, if a member supports a letter they publish, the names of the signers should be made public so that their views are known to the public.

People should not hide behind corporate shields when making statements supporting the actions of terrorists, who we now know have beheaded babies, among other unbelievably despicable acts.

Bill Ackman's remarks also received support from other entrepreneurs, including the CEOs of 10 companies including the American restaurant chain Sweetgreen and the rental housing startup Belong, who all agreed with his statement and asked Harvard to publish the list of students and the companies would stay away from them.

5 The association withdraws its signature

Based on reports from CNN and the New York Times, although this statement issued by a Harvard student believes that the attacks launched by Hamas are not unprovoked, millions of Palestinians living in Gaza " Forced to live in open-air prisons," but under pressure from numerous entrepreneurs and commentators, at least five of the original 34 signatory student groups withdrew their statements.

These include: Harvard College Act on a Dream, the Harvard Undergraduate Nepali Student Association, the Harvard Islamic Society and "HarvardUndergraduate Ghungroo", the current joint statement The full group list has also been revised.

Many well-known American entrepreneurs are "Jewish"

As for why Harvard students quickly retracted their statements of support for Hamas? In fact, many of the founders of well-known American entrepreneurs are "Jewish". If you continue to support relevant remarks, your future employment career may indeed be jeopardized.

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In this regard, community user @JamesHsiehtw compiled a list of current Jewish business owners. The complete list is as follows:

technology industry

  • Amazon: Founder Jeff Bezos is Jewish-American

  • Google: Founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin are both Jewish Americans.

  • Apple: Founder Steve Jobs’ adoptive father was Jewish-American.

  • Microsoft: Founder Bill Gates’ mother is Jewish.

  • Facebook (Meta) founder Mark Zuckerberg’s parents are both Jewish.

  • Tesla: Founder Elon Musk’s father is a Russian Jew.

  • Oracle: Founder Larry Ellison is Jewish-American.

  • William Hewlett, one of the two founders of HP (Hewlett-Packard), is of Jewish descent, and his parents are both Jewish.

entertainment and media industry

  • Warner Bros.: Founders Harry, Albert, Sam and Jack Warner are all Jewish Americans.

  • Disney: The founder, Walt Disney, was a Jewish-American.

  • Universal Pictures: The founder, Carl Laemmle, is a Jewish-German.

  • Paramount Pictures: Founder Adolph Zukor is a Hungarian of Jewish descent.

  • The founder of Bloomberg (Michael Bloomberg) is a Jewish American and the former mayor of New York.

financial industry

  • Goldman Sachs: The founders, Marcus Goldman and Samuel Sachs, were both Jewish-Germans.

  • JPMorgan Chase: Founder John Pierpont Morgan is Jewish-American.

  • Citigroup: Founder Charles Stillman is Jewish-American.

  • Bank of America: Bank of America, formerly the United Federal Savings and Loan Association, was founded by Amadeo Giannini, a Jewish-American.

retail industry

  • Macy’s: The founder, Isidor Straus, is a Jewish-German.

  • Sears: The founder, Robert E. Wood, was a Jewish American.

  • Walmart: Founder Sam Walton’s mother is Jewish.

  • Target: Founder George Daniel Dayton is Jewish-American.

  • JC Penney: Founder James Cash Penney is a Jewish-American.

other

  • Coca-Cola founder John Pemberton was born into a Jewish family in Georgia, USA. His father was a pharmacist.

  • Starbucks: Founder Howard Schultz’s mother is Jewish.

  • Nike: Founder Phil Knight’s father is Jewish.

  • Kodak founder George Eastman's father was a Jewish businessman.

In summary, the United States continues to "maintain" its stance of supporting Israel. When U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the 12th, he emphasized that the United States will always support Israel and expressed its full support.

"We are here, we are not going anywhere," Blinken said, before mentioning his Jewish heritage and emphasizing that he shared the fear of Israelis being attacked by Hamas, saying there was nothing wrong with criticizing Hamas' atrocities. Excuses and reasons.