Friday, August 3, 2018

Hamzeh Daoud resigns as Stanford RA

If Hamzeh Daoud assumed the outcry over his threatening posts would die down, he was wrong.

From Inside Higher Ed: After Threat of Violence, Calls to Fire RA



From the National Review: Stanford Student Threatens Violence against Pro-Israel Students
From Stanford's own school paper: A statement from SCR on Hamzeh Daoud’s threat

As of today, Hamzeh Daoud has since stepped down from his position as a resident assistant, to the relief of Jewish and Israeli students on campus.

Stanford University issued the following statement on Aug. 3, 2018.statement regarding Hamzeh Daoud Facebook post

We have heard many expressions of profound concern in recent days over the issues surrounding a Facebook post by a Stanford student scheduled to be a resident assistant (RA) in the upcom his staff position as an RA, expressing deep regret for the original post and recognizing the importance of promoting healing across the many communities that make up the Stanford community.ing 2018-19 academic year.

The university has been engaged with the student author of the post, and he has made the decision to step down from his staff position as an RA, expressing deep regret for the original post and recognizing the importance of promoting healing across the many communities that make up the Stanford community.

As we have said before but cannot emphasize strongly enough, threats of physical violence have absolutely no place in the Stanford community. Students must feel physically safe in our student residences and be able to voice their views on our campus without fear of retaliation. However, in addition to physical safety, it is essential that all students feel a deep and abiding sense of welcome and belonging in our campus community.

The effects of the original post have continued rippling through our campus community and beyond. There have been many expressions of concern for the safety of Jewish students at Stanford. There also have been expressions of concern at the social media campaigns, including death threats, which have been targeting the author of the post, along with concern for the well-being of other communities as they return to campus this fall. Staff in multiple parts of the university have been working over the last many days to check in with students and extend our support to them.


Daoud will be seeking therapy.

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