Cornell University’s graduate student union has added support for Palestinian armed resistance “by any means necessary” to a resolution calling for a boycott of Israel that the union will discuss on Thursday.

The union, Cornell Graduate Students United — UE Local 300, in October issued a draft of the resolution to members, titled “International solidarity with the Palestinian liberation struggle.”

The resolution said Cornell was rooted in “US settler-colonialism and an imperial project of white supremacy bent on profiting from the erasure of the Palestinian people.”

The document framed the Gaza conflict as the focal point in a global struggle for “international worker solidarity” and blamed “Zionist interests” for pressure on unions.

The resolution endorsed the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign targeting Israel; demanded that Cornell disclose its finances, land holdings and academic partnerships; and divest from entities tied to “morally reprehensible activities.”

The updated resolution up for discussion on Thursday takes a more hardline tone, according to a copy of the document posted online that was shared with The Times of Israel.

The updated resolution, bearing the same title as the........

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