John Fetterman Mocks Pro-Palestinian Protesters After Houthis Offer Support: ‘Might Want To Reevaluate Things’

Phillip NietoMay 3rd, 2024, 2:43 pm
 

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Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) mocked pro-Palestinian protestors on Friday after a Houthi-run college in Yemen offered to support the education of those who get suspended or expelled.

According to Reuters, the Iran-aligned Houthi militia in Yemen offered slots to students who faced suspension at their universities for protesting against the Israeli government. In recent weeks, nationwide college protests over the war have resulted in over 2,000 arrests.

“We are serious about welcoming students that have been suspended from U.S. universities for supporting Palestinians,” an official at Sanaa University said in a statement to Reuters. “We are fighting this battle with Palestine in every way we can.”

Fetterman referred to the radical group, which has been a target of American military strikes, as a “homicidal” terror proxy funded by Iran, adding that protesters should “reevaluate things.” The Houthis are designated as a terrorist organization by the U.S. government and have long been accused of brutal human rights abuses including using child soldiers, human trafficking, and violence based on gender, race, and sexual orientation.

“If a homicidal, Iranian-funded, terrorism proxy wants to pick up your college education tab, you really, really might want to reevaluate things,” Fetterman wrote to his followers on X, formerly Twitter.

He added a screenshot of the Reuters report underneath the caption mocking the students.

Sanaa University also released a statement to Reuters that praised the “humanitarian” stance of U.S. college students, adding they could further their educational careers in war-torn Yemen.

“The board of the university condemns what academics and students of the U.S. and European universities are being subjected to, suppression of freedom of expression,” the university said in a statement.

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