A Jewish supporter of Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate David McCormick was assaulted during a pro-Palestinian demonstration on the University of Pittsburgh campus.
A “Palestine Solidarity Camp” was formed on the University of Pittsburgh campus on Sunday, a re-formation of one that was formed in May.
Along with students, dozens of community groups have organized to support the movement calling for universities to divest from Israel.
Lalim al-Shrafa, a member of the local Palestine Solidarity Coalition, Explained Denouncing Israel as “an apartheid state, an oppressive state, a genocidal state, and a state with a clear mission to forcibly expel Palestinians from their land,” the letter called on the University of Pittsburgh to follow other universities that have “severed ties with Israel, righted wrongs, and come to the realization that they are on the right side of history.”
Students and protesters Said Pittsburgh Action News 4 reported that the protests were largely peaceful, but a McCormick volunteer was attacked.
“One of my amazing volunteers was attacked by Hamas sympathizers on Pitt’s campus,” McCormick said. Posts About X. “He’s a Jewish student who wore a McCormick hat and proudly waved an American flag.”
One of my amazing volunteers was attacked by Hamas supporters on the University of Pittsburgh campus.
He’s a Jewish student who wears a McCormick hat and proudly waves an American flag.
This anti-Semitism is awful. Bob Casey needs to stand up and protect his Jewish voters. pic.twitter.com/zMkbrDZxnh
— Dave McCormick (@DaveMcCormickPA) June 4, 2024
McCormick condemned the blatant anti-Semitism as “sickening” and called on Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pennsylvania), whose seat he is challenging in November, to “stand up and protect his Jewish voters.”
McCormick blasted Cathy in an exclusive interview with Breitbart News in January, saying she was “weak” on Israel and refused to condemn party members who are hostile to Israel.
“support [is] “There’s a division starting to form within the Democratic Party and we need a leader who will stand up and speak up,” he said.
He also criticized the Biden administration and Casey for being weak on Iran, which supports Hamas, and its proxies that have attacked U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria, and on merchant ships in the Red Sea.
“The Biden administration and Bob Casey are very soft on Iran. Iran’s original sin is where the money comes from.” [from]supporting Hamas, Hezbollah and Islamic Jihad.”
“Casey was one of the decisive votes for the Iran nuclear deal, which ultimately gave Iran the means to support all of these proxy wars,” he added, noting that Biden recently lifted the freeze on billions of dollars intended for Iran in October.
He said the Biden administration has not imposed tough sanctions to stop the flow of Iranian oil to China.
“They are worried that if Israel does what is necessary to destroy Hamas, its support will remain divided. They are worried too,” he said.
Donald Johnson, 33, was one of the protesters at the University of Pittsburgh. photograph Johnson is in custody on charges of “aggravated assault, resisting arrest and obstruction,” but it is unclear whether he is the person who attacked the McCormick supporters. The University of Pittsburgh said Johnson has no affiliation to the school.
