“KIDNAPPED,” the posters say, in big block letters above pictures of people taken hostage by Hamas terrorists during the Oct. 7 attack in Israel, urgent reminders of the men, women and children still being held hostage in Gaza.
But on college campuses and in cities around the world in recent weeks, people have been caught tearing them down.
“You should be ashamed of yourselves,” a man says in a video posted on social media as he watches two young people at the University of Southern California shove wadded-up posters into the trash.
“They’re making the conflict worse,” one of the young people replies, adding, “I’m not a fan of Hamas.”
"Those who object to the posters have derided them as wartime propaganda. Critics of those tearing them down have characterized the act as antisemitic and lacking basic humanity." by @katierosman https://t.co/ygoLwNCjXd
— Sapna Maheshwari (@sapna) October 31, 2023