Dozens of students at Australia’s Monash University refuse to stand to honor murdered hostages

Video circulating on social media shows dozens of students at Melbourne’s Monash University refusing to stand for a moment of silence to honor the six hostages murdered by Hamas last week.

The moment of silence is introduced with a call for people to stand “out of respect for our common humanity.”

While a small number of students stand up to memorialize the six dead, the vast majority of people in the room remain seated, with a number calling out for people to stop filming.

At one stage of the proceedings, apparently after the moment of silence, a large number of students chant “free, free Palestine.”

It was unclear who organized the meeting or when exactly it was held.

SHOCKING – Monash University students refuse to pay respects to murdered Jewish hostages.

'Free Palestine' was always about hating Jews. pic.twitter.com/0DXSLE2ULd

— Australian Jewish Association (@AustralianJA) September 4, 2024

The IDF announced on Sunday that it had recovered the bodies of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Ori Danino, Eden Yerushalmi, Carmel Gat, Alex Lobanov and Almog Sarusi from a tunnel in the Gaza Strip.

An Israeli autopsy found that all six hostages were shot multiple times from close range, indicating they were executed by their terrorist guards.