May 03, 2024

Kan. AG reminds KU that pro-Hamas protesters’ demands are illegal

Posted May 03, 2024 10:30 AM
Protestors at KU Photo by JuYeon Kim courtesy KSHB TV
Protestors at KU Photo by JuYeon Kim courtesy KSHB TV

TOPEKA - Kansas law prohibits the University of Kansas from granting pro-Hamas protesters’ demands, Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach wrote in a letter sent Thursday to KU Chancellor Doug Girod and members of the Kansas Board of Regents.

Letter from protesters to the KU Chancellor
Letter from protesters to the KU Chancellor

“As is often the case with uninformed, petulant loudmouths, (the protesters) have not done their research. And their views are reprehensible. I trust that you will not honor them,” Kobach’s letter reads.  Click here to read the letter from Attorney General Kobach.

Protesters at KU are demanding that the university divest financial ties to Israel. However, the Kansas Legislature has already spoken on the topic.“The University of Kansas has many hallowed traditions, but siding with bloodthirsty, antisemitic terrorists is not one of them. I encourage you to enforce all applicable university rules and regulations so that the educational mission of the university is not disrupted,” Kobach wrote. “The taxpayers of Kansas expect and deserve the very best from KU.”