To the editor:

A number of college campuses across the United States erupted with protests against Israel’s invasion of Gaza and the subsequent destruction in Gaza and the death of Palestinian civilians. This occurred after Hamas attacked Israel and tortured, murdered, and kidnapped innocent Israeli civilians.

Why didn’t college students protest the Iranian government’s harsh response to the civilian uprising in Iran? The Iranian authorities killed thousands of people and imprisoned tens of thousands who were just expressing their dissatisfaction with the government. Why aren’t there calls for boycotts of Iranian goods produced by Iranian companies that support the current regime? Why didn’t some of the college protesters go to Iran to protest?

And in an ancestral country, why aren’t there college protests against the Russian invasion and occupation of Ukraine, the vast destruction of cities, the killing of thousands of civilians, and the kidnapping of children? Surely, the leveling of city blocks throughout Ukraine and the terrible toll the Russian attacks are taking on the Ukrainian population are worthy of protests. This war is taking a terrible toll on Ukraine, and if Russia succeeds in Ukraine, other European countries could be next.

It appears some college students are discriminatory in protesting the actions of various countries.

Donald Moskowitz
Londonderry NH