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NTNU Professor Praises Hamas Oct 7 Attacks, Faces Israeli Condemnation

5/4/2026

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Bassam Hussein, a project-management professor at NTNU, praised the Oct 7 Hamas attacks as “the most beautiful thing” of the century during a lecture in Trondheim on April 21.
Hussein argued the attacks disproved any notion of Israeli superiority and warned Israel seeks global power.
Israeli chargé d’affaires Eytan Halon called the comments a shocking glorification of terror and said Hussein cannot continue teaching.

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Bassam Hussein, a project-management professor at NTNU, praised the Oct 7 Hamas attacks as “the most beautiful thing” of the century during a lecture in Trondheim on April 21.
Hussein argued the attacks disproved any notion of Israeli superiority and warned Israel seeks global power.
Israeli chargé d’affaires Eytan Halon called the comments a shocking glorification of terror and said Hussein cannot continue teaching.