A former University of Wisconsin-Madison athlete blasted the school for refusing to condemn campus protesters caught on video glorifying terrorist attacks against Israel.
Tuesday’s protest saw a group of students with Palestinian flags in front of the school’s library, with a young woman shouting into the microphone, “Glory to the kill!” and “We will liberate the land – by any means necessary!”
A video of the incident has garnered more than 2.6 million views on X.
Those who played for the school raved about the institution, located about an hour west of Milwaukee, Wi.
“I am disgusted @UWMadison,” wrote Cami Kronish on X. “Beyond disappointing.”
Kronish starred as a goaltender on the women’s hockey team and was named the 2023 Frozen Four Outstanding performer when the Badgers won the national championship, broadcast on X.
Vitaly Pisetsky, a former kicker on a football team that won two Rose Bowls with the Badgers, followed Kronish’s lead.
“I’ll be the second one I guess,” Pisetsky posted on X, referring to Kronish’s post. “Disgusting and disappointing.”
Pro-Hamas protesters chanted threats at Jewish students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Screengrab
The school has yet to publicly address the protests. The university’s roughly 5,200 Jewish students are the sixth most of any public school in the country, according to Hillel International.
The school described the chant as a “respectful dialogue” they support on and off campus.
“The university cannot suppress First Amendment-protected speech, nor does a speaker, assembly, or protest on campus constitute university endorsement of that message,” the school told The Post in a statement.
The school also claimed protesters chanted “glory to the martyrs.”
Cami Kronish holds the national championship trophy after winning the 2023 NCAA Tournament. NCAA photo via Getty Images
Wisconsin does not dispute “by any means necessary” chants.
When asked if “martyr” meant it was acceptable, since “martyr” the protesters would refer to Hamas terrorists who commit atrocities against Israelis, the school declined to comment.
Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin finally addressed the Hamas attack in a statement Wednesday.
It marks a departure in strategy for the school, which has recently had to deal with similar threats targeting minority communities on campus.
Vitaly Pisetsky won two Rose Bowls with the Badgers.Getty Images
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