Haley Campaign Press Release - Students for Haley Stands with Israel

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Students for Haley, a coalition of college students supporting Nikki Haley for President, released an official statement declaring its support for Israel and unequivocally denouncing the Iran-funded Hamas terrorist group for committing crimes against humanity. Students for Haley is made up of 37 chapters across American colleges and universities. It released the following statement:

"Students for Haley stands with Israel and supports Israel's right to defend itself. We denounce Hamas as a brutal terrorist group. We are appalled by our fellow students who side with savages who behead babies and torture mothers and grandmothers. This is not complicated. This is a battle between good and evil. We stand on the side of good and against evil."

Read more about their stance in the Washington Examiner.

We, as members of Students for Haley, believe the following:

• Hamas is a brutal terrorist group – full stop. It is not a "resistance" group. It is not made up of "freedom fighters." It is a terrorist group that calls for eradicating Israel.
• We condemn the horrific acts of brutality perpetrated by Hamas against Israeli, American, British, Canadian, Italian, and so many other citizens. Hamas terrorists committed and continue to commit the most heinous crimes imaginable: Beheading babies, shooting children in their beds, raping women and parading their bodies through the streets of Gaza, setting whole families on fire, and kidnapping grandmothers. They deliberately target civilians with the goal of inflicting as much pain and bloodshed as possible.
• We stand unequivocally with the State of Israel and support Israel's right to defend itself against brutal terrorists. Our support extends to what will likely be a long and painful battle to root out Hamas from Gaza. Hamas is no different from ISIS and must be eliminated.
• There is no moral equivalence between the two sides. Israel is a democracy that grants religious freedom and individual rights to all its citizens made up of Jews, Christians, Muslims, Druze people, and many others. Hamas rules Gaza with a fanatical fist, oppressing women, minorities, and anyone who doesn't toe its line.
• We condemn our fellow students across America who can't muster the basic human decency to denounce the most vicious and far-reaching antisemitism since Nazi Germany. If they care about human rights – as they say they do – they would denounce Hamas and support Israel.

Link to shareable release here.