SUPER UW a notorious student group at the University of Washington that was previously suspended for causing over $1 million in damages in an anti-Semitic occupation of a campus building, has escalated its agenda to not only call for violence, but to also teach it.
On June 5, 2025, the group held a “Teach-in” in which they praised terrorist organizations, downplayed atrocities, and advocated for armed violence as a “scientific necessity.”
The event began with a diagram repurposing the scientific method to justify armed resistance. Shortly after, the hosts began praising Al-Aqsa Flood, the deadly surprise attack Hamas launched on Israel on Oct 7, 2023, as a “day of decolonization—and as a fundamental turning point within the world's history.”
They even showed footage of the attack and celebrated it, stating, “On that day, we saw Palestinians walking onto their land, some for the first time in decades, with the mythical Zionist entity burning.”
Brandy Shufutinsky, of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, attended the teach-in to expose its content. Speaking on The Ari Hoffman Show she described it as “one of the worst instances I’ve seen of explicit support for terrorism on a US college campus.”
The group framed the October 7 attack as a righteous response to Israel’s alleged colonial oppression, arguing that Israel’s compulsory military service made every citizen complicit combatants in a “genocidal Zionist military.” This, they claimed, justified Hamas’ actions, and blurred the lines on true Israeli civilian deaths, since none except children were truly innocent.
The hosts also conducted a scripted reading aimed at Israelis: “As for you, the children of pigs, you will have only death, and your demise is just around the corner.” Reportedly, the audience applauded in agreement.
The teach-in further downplayed terrorism as the hosts condemned the U.S.’s use of the word “terrorist” by dismissing it as an imperialistic tool, rather than a word that accurately labels violent and dangerous groups.
The group also further advocated for escalating violence and rejected a two-state solution, calling it “permanent colonization [of stolen land.]”
The University of Washington, funded by taxpayer dollars, has failed to address SUPER UW’s violence-promoting event. This oversight highlights the growing concern about public universities using taxpayer dollars to support anti-Semitic groups throughout the country.