Harvard President Claudine Gay FINALLY condemns the ‘terrorist atrocities committed by Hamas’ in Israel – after 31 college student groups pledged support to insurgents

Harvard President Claudine Gay has finally condemned the ‘terrorist atrocities committed by Hamas in Israel’ – at odds with many students at the college.

In a statement published on the Ivy League institution’s website, Gay said the 31 student groups that pledged to support the militants “do not speak for the university or its leadership.”

More than 700 Israelis were slaughtered over two days when Hamas launched its attack at the weekend, and hundreds of Palestinians in Gaza have now also died as Benjamin Netanyahu’s government hit back.

The leaders of one of America’s most prestigious colleges remained silent while the death toll on both sides exceeded quadruple figures – until today.

Harvard President Claudine Gay (pictured) has finally condemned the ‘terrorist atrocities committed by Hamas in Israel’ – in defiance of 31 student groups at the Ivy League institution that have pledged support for the militants

“As the events of the past few days continue to reverberate, let there be no doubt that I condemn the terrorist atrocities committed by Hamas,” Gay said in a statement.

‘Such inhumanity is abhorrent, regardless of one’s individual view of the origins of long-standing conflicts in the region.

“Let me also say, on this matter as on others, that while our students have the right to speak for themselves, no student group – not even 30 student groups – speaks for Harvard University or its leadership.

“We would all be well served in such a difficult moment by rhetoric that aims to enlighten, not inflame.”

“And I urge all of us in this community of learning to keep that in mind as our conversations continue.”

More than 700 Israelis were slaughtered over two days when Hamas launched its attack at the weekend, and hundreds of Palestinians in Gaza have now also died as Benjamin Netanyahu’s government hit back.