Charlottesville, Va. (Newsradiowrva.com) - UVA President Jim Ryan has issued a statement condemning the Hamas attacks on Israel over this past weekend. This followed a statement by the student group Students for Justice in Palestine at UVA, which spoke of the attacks in glowing terms, calling them unprecedented.
Republican House Speaker Todd Gilbert (R-Shenandoah) and others called on Ryan to condemn the statement. In his statement, Ryan says "There is no question that this attack and its aftermath have stirred deep emotions within this community, including sadness, fear, grief, and anger. They have also stoked division and rancor around the world along familiar lines of religion and ideology. I trust that we as a community can and will adhere to UVA’s longstanding tradition of not just allowing free speech but promoting civil discourse, even when – perhaps especially when – we strongly disagree."
Gilbert has praised Ryan's "moral clarity." Gilbert is also a UVA alum.
