College students facing backlash after Israel-Palestine protests

Some college students have faced backlash after participating in Israel-Palestine protests on campus, with potential employers rescinding offers to candidates. NBC News' Jake Ward reports.

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[Jazzfestn]

This goes to show that going to college is not the same as being SMART.

[cocobrez]

“If you want to know who controls you, look at who you are not allowed to criticize.”
— Voltaire

[pkhpkh]

Free speech and threats to harm and glorify violence is two different things.

[beng]

Employer's have a right to choose.

[luochi]

Your words speak what you are! People hire you to do their work, not do what you want to do.

[yuvalkoren]

As should be. All these people are saying " ohh noo I'm just saying I'm pro-Palestinian, not anti-sematic", yet you'll never hear them condemning the Hamas for the massacre.

[Katyt-houo]

If they so called student activists have such high moral convictions, They should stand by what they said and signed.They are just hypocrites.

[flimcomedy]

I don't care if 1 million people say wrong is right I will still say its wrong

[BG-qxst]

Don’t give any of those traitors a job!

[nerdreaderisreading]

I would say justifying the actions of Isreal is no different than justifying the actions of Hamas. People who protest for the suffering of Palestinians which has been occuring for decades all of the sudden are labeled anti semetic. They are protesting for the thousands of kids who have been killed in unlawful collective punishment, not for the killing carried out by Hamas. So then what of the thousands of Jews who also protest because they observe these unlawful goverment policies and the systematic oppression of the Palestinian people which has been recorded, and evident time and time again? They must also be anti semetic, because clearly anyone who doesn't hold the views which are in favor of the blood thirsty Isreali occupation can only be that.

[roguetrader]

You have the freedom to say and do what you want but there will always be consequences. We just live in a clown world that whatever we feel and do based
on that feeling should not be punished. That is a dangerous notion and even more dangerous if we start accepting that behaviour.

[AlienWithInternetConnection]

The professor is right, future lawyers should not advocate for murder.

[Oscar-ydiz]

Believe what you want, say what you want, but don’t get upset when it comes back on you. We need smart hard working public defenders.

[JJJJ-dbyl]

A total generation lost to incredible ignorance!!!!

[willlee]

There should always be consequences for our actions it's what keeps us in check and civil

[sonjiharvey]

There’s never justification for rejoicing over evil. It's sad that the younger people are doing this. Hate for one another on both side will only lead to more devastation. I'm surprised law students were doing this.

[lockman]

I support the student right to free speech. I also support the right of employers to pass on hiring people whose principals don't match the principals of their job applicants. So feel free to speak up and work at 7-11.

[timothypeterson]

Put them all on the don't hire after college list😂

[elaineboquiren]

Stand for what is right. Anti-semitism is wrong!

[junryallow]

Sadly, people will always believe their freedom of speech entitles them to spread hate. I am all for people having the right to speak up for others plights but when it means supporting terrorism and terrorist acts claiming its justified resistance that needs to condemned period