The graphic design platform Canva announced late Wednesday that it was removing content by Students for Justice in Palestine, an anti-Semitic campus group that was using the platform to organize rallies in support of the Hamas terrorists who murdered hundreds of Israelis on Saturday.
The campus group used Canva, an Australia-based software, to create templates for its chapters to promote coordinated pro-Hamas rallies on Thursday, which the group labeled a “Day of Resistance.” One of the graphics created on Canva portrayed Palestinian protesters along with a terrorist parachuting down — a depiction of how terrorists infiltrated Israel for its deadly surprise attack.
Hours after it was alerted of the templates by The Daily Wire, Canva said the templates, which were distributed to chapters across the globe, were a violation of its terms of service.
“Violence of any kind goes against everything we stand for and we have strict guidelines in our Terms of Use to take action against Canva being used for harm,” a company spokesman said late Wednesday. “This imagery explicitly references an act of violence from recent events, which goes against our policies and has been taken down.”
“We’re devastated by the terrible acts of violence taking place across Israel and Gaza, and our hearts go out to everyone impacted by these tragic events,” the spokesman added.
Students for Justice in Palestine graphic removed by Canva administrators / The Daily Wire
Students for Justice in Palestine in its Day of Resistance Toolkit, a copy of which was obtained by The Daily Wire, called the terrorist attacks against Israel a “historic win” and referred to terrorists as “martyrs.” The group said it had a duty to rally support for the terrorists on college campuses.
“As the Palestinian student movement, we have an unshakable responsibility to join the call for mass mobilization,” it said in the document distributed to chapters, which urged them to use the Canva graphics to promote the rallies.
Canva’s website states that the platform cannot be used to discriminate others based on factors such as “race, religion, ancestry, or national origin,”and cannot be used “to incite or promote hostility or violence.”
Students for Justice in Palestine graphic removed by Canva administrators / The Daily Wire
Hamas aims to eliminate the Jewish State, which it claims is occupying Palestinian land. Students for Justice in Palestine, which shares a common funding source with the terrorist group, echoes Hamas, arguing that violence against civilians is justified because they are part of the occupation.
Anti-Israel sentiment on college campuses has exploded since the terrorist attacks, with student groups adopting the language fed to it by Students for Justice in Palestine.
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