It concerns one of the more drawn-out and unusual cases of a university punishing faculty for expressing views on Israel and Palestine, following a social media campaign against Robinson. Robinson gave the talk, titled Strategic Lessons from the Palestinian Resistance, on 29 June 2024, in Asheville, North Carolina. At no point during the event did he reference Texas State, or his affiliation with the school, he told the Guardian. Moritz wrote on that slide: “Robinson later celebrated the violence he instigated.” Robinson said the comment was also made humorously. As for Hamas, Robinson told the Guardian: “I definitely do not condemn the violence used by the Palestinian resistance.

Source: The Guardian March 25, 2026 15:30 UTC