Almost 40 per cent of students at Britain’s top universities believe that the October 7 terrorist attacks committed against Israel in which some 1,200 people were murdered and kidnapped, were an “understandable act of resistance”.
Only 36 per cent of students at all universities agree that October 7 “was a terrorist attack conducted by Hamas against innocent people”, while the same number also said pro-Israel student campaigners should expect to face abuse on campus, according to a poll conducted by StandWithUs UK, an educational pro-Israel charity.
Findings show that 29 per cent think the attacks were “an understandable act of resistance”, while 35 per cent said they “don’t know”.
The poll found particularly alarming results among Russell Group students, with 38 per cent believing the October 7 terror attacks were an act of resistance, compared to 29 per cent of overall students who agreed with the statement.
