It's the Brian Larishow on WNYC. Good morning, everyone.

One thing about the Israel-Hamas war is that there are divisions on the political left

that are painful right now in various ways to people in various communities who often

agree on other things.

After last Sunday's pro-Palestinian rally in Times Square endorsed by the Democratic Socialist

of America just a day after the initial attack by Hamas terrorists, for example, and which

Politico reported included chance of resistance is justified when people are occupied and

cited reports of a Nazi emblem being shown in Israeli flags burned and trotting on.

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, obviously a prominent member of the DSA issued a

statement saying, quote, the bigotry and callousness expressed in Times Square on Sunday were

unacceptable and harmful in this devastating moment.

It also did not speak for the thousands of New Yorkers who are capable of rejecting

Hamas' horrifying attacks against innocent civilians, as well as the grave injustices and

violence Palestinians face under occupation, unquote, from AOC.

We're seeing divisions on college campuses, as this will be a day of protests around

the country and around the world.

The student body president of NYU's Law School had a job offer rescinded after posting

in a newsletter, Israel bears full responsibility for this tremendous loss of life.

I will not condemn Palestinian resistance, unquote, among other things.

Harvard is in a debate about a similar statement by a coalition of student groups also holding

Israel entirely responsible for last weekend's attacks by Hamas.

We'll get the views now of Julia Yafi, founding partner and Washington correspondent for

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