A Cornell University professor called the Hamas terrorist attacks on Israel "exhilarating" and "energizing." AdvertisementAdvertisementA Cornell University history professor called the deadly Hamas attacks on Israel "exhilarating" and "energizing" — and now outraged students at the Ivy League college and others want the educator fired. More than 1,400 people were killed in Hamas' attacks and dozens more were taken hostage by Hamas fighters from Gaza, according to Israeli officials. One, which garnered more than 1,400 signatures on the website iPetitions.com, described Rickford's comments as "inappropriate," "offensive," and "divisive." AdvertisementAdvertisementIn a Monday statement, Cornell University President Martha Pollack said that she was "sickened by statements glorifying the evilness of Hamas terrorism."

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