This week, I spoke at the University at Buffalo by invitation of its Young Americans for Freedom chapter. Protesters gathered outside to condemn the hate speech I was apparently about to deliver to students.

The title of my speech? "Pro-Hamas is pro-genocide." This should be the least controversial statement of all time. This statement is obviously true. The Hamas attack on Oct. 7 sought the mass murder of as many Jews as possible. The terrorist group's 1988 charter describes their "struggle against the Jews" as "very great and very serious." It references a quote by the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood that "Israel will exist and will continue to exist until Islam will obliterate it." Moreover, following the Oct. 7 attacks, Hamas official Ghazi Hamad called for the annihilation of Israel. He stated that "on Oct. 7, Oct. 10, Oct. 1,000,000 — everything [Hamas] do is justified."

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Given that the United Nations — hardly a pro-Israel entity — defines genocide as a number of acts (including violence and murder) "committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group," it is simply impossible to conclude that Hamas is anything other than a genocidal group. Therefore, if you support Hamas, you support their goal, which is genocide.

But given the slogans of the protesters outside my speech in Buffalo, it’s hard to conclude that we even exist in a world that shares the same basic logic. Signs and chants included "no hate at Buffalo,” the laughably ironic "Queers for Palestine," and "Gaza needs food and water. Israel, Israel, stop the slaughter." And, of course, the fan favorite: "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free."

These absurdities aside, the fact that a speech titled "Pro-Hamas is pro-genocide" elicits such a response on college campuses is a damning indictment of the state of our nation. But don’t miss the truth beneath "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free." This particular slogan is a call for genocide. A call to eradicate every Jew from every inch of land between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River.

If they truly believe in the vicious belief behind this slogan, then their response to my suggestion that Hamas is genocidal becomes clear. These protesters don't just defend the terrorists, they endorse their atrocities.

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Ian Haworth is a columnist, speaker and host of “Off Limits.” You can follow him on X at @ighaworth. You can also find him on Substack.