For the past week and the past six months we’ve seen protests, marches, rallies, as well as courses, seminars, and panel discussions on campus from a variety of viewpoints involving hundreds, if not thousands of participants. Some Yale community members have been directly affected by the events of Oct. 7 and the subsequent war in Gaza. Some have had family members killed or taken hostage on Oct. 7, and others have had to deal with several generations of family killed in the bombing of Gaza. Still, the violence over there has not translated to violence here at Yale. Such claims are disingenuous and endanger us all.