The pro-Palestinian student movement is alive and well
5 months, 2 weeks ago

The pro-Palestinian student movement is alive and well

Al Jazeera  

It has spread out across many fronts over the summer break but is getting ready to come back on campus for the new school year. Protesters held up a 2-mile-long red banner symbolising President Joe Biden’s non-existent red line, which has allowed the Israeli government and army to commit unimaginable atrocities in Gaza. As he spewed lies about his genocidal war on Gaza, American youth made clear their rejection of this political farce and of the US government’s complicity in the Palestinian genocide. The way this has been done has also illustrated how the Palestinian issue ties to various layers of injustice within the US and why so many non-Arabs have joined our cause. In June, the Manhattan district attorney dropped felony charges against 12 CUNY students and staff but pressed forward with the cases of 10 community members, who are mostly Black people and working-class.

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As students return, US colleges brace for a resurgence in activism against the war in Gaza
4 months, 3 weeks ago

As students return, US colleges brace for a resurgence in activism against the war in Gaza

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. At Columbia University in New York, where the wave …

Police break up pro-Palestinian camp at the University of Michigan
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Police break up pro-Palestinian camp at the University of Michigan

Associated Press  

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Police broke up a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Michigan before dawn Tuesday, citing a threat to public safety and coming less than a week after demonstrators stepped up pressure by placing fake body bags on the lawn of a school official. “This conduct is where our failure to address antisemitism leads literally — literally …

Pro-Palestinian student protests spread across Europe. Some are allowed. Some are stopped
8 months ago

Pro-Palestinian student protests spread across Europe. Some are allowed. Some are stopped

Associated Press  

AMSTERDAM — Campus protests by pro-Palestinian activists spread across Europe on Tuesday as some called for a break in academic ties with Israel over the war in Gaza, while schools increasingly faced the question under debate in the U.S.: Allow or intervene? Most covered their faces with medical masks and draped keffiyeh scarves around their heads, shouting slogans such as …

Some colleges begin taking tougher stance on pro-Palestinian protests
8 months ago

Some colleges begin taking tougher stance on pro-Palestinian protests

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Police cleared a pro-Palestinian tent encampment at the University of Chicago on Tuesday after administrators who had initially adopted a permissive approach said the protest had crossed a line and caused growing concerns about safety. “The protesters’ cause is important — bringing attention to the killing of innocent people,” university President Michael Roth wrote to the campus community …

Encampments spread across California universities. Are they living on borrowed time?
8 months ago

Encampments spread across California universities. Are they living on borrowed time?

LA Times  

A pro-Palestinian encampment was erected on the campus of Cal State L.A. last week. Protesters have asked for an end to “violent extremism” funding, promised amnesty for student protesters, a commitment to an academic boycott of Israel and removal of what the group calls “Zionist programming.” UC Irvine leaders proposed a meeting between the student organization and college representatives to …

Student protests take over some campuses. At others, attention is elsewhere
8 months, 1 week ago

Student protests take over some campuses. At others, attention is elsewhere

Associated Press  

BOSTON — Boston College students held a protest rally against the Israel-Hamas war last week. “It’s just not the vibe at this school,” said Emmett Carrier, a junior studying biology at Boston College, a Jesuit institution with an enrollment of 15,000. “I don’t think they’re as committed to it here as they are at other schools.” Boston College faculty and …

In Paris, students inspired by pro-Palestinian protests in U.S. gather near Sorbonne
8 months, 1 week ago

In Paris, students inspired by pro-Palestinian protests in U.S. gather near Sorbonne

LA Times  

Students demonstrate outside the Sorbonne in Paris on Monday. Dozens of students gathered near the Sorbonne university in Paris on Monday to protest in support of the Palestinians, echoing similar demonstrations on campuses in the United States. About 100 demonstrators took part in the protest near the prestigious university, waving a giant Palestinian flag and chanting slogans in support of …

Pro-Palestine student protests spread in second week of demonstrations
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Pro-Palestine student protests spread in second week of demonstrations

Al Jazeera  

Large-scale demonstrations take place in US universities and on European streets amid arrests and clashes with police. Gabby Aossey, a student organiser at the CUNY protest told Al Jazeera the mobilisation of young pro-Palestinian people in the US is “beautiful to see”. At Columbia University, where more than 100 pro-Palestinian activists were arrested by armed police officers on campus about …

Pro-Palestinian encampments are spreading across U.S. colleges. What are the students demanding?
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Pro-Palestinian encampments are spreading across U.S. colleges. What are the students demanding?

LA Times  

It’s Friday, April 26. The New York Police Department arrested more than 100 people last week at an encampment formed by student activists on Columbia University’s main lawn in protest against the Israel-Hamas war. Here are some of their other demands: For the university to “divest all its funds from and end all partnerships with Israel by any direct holdings.” …

‘We will not move.’ Pro-Palestinian encampments, protests grow at California universities
8 months, 2 weeks ago

‘We will not move.’ Pro-Palestinian encampments, protests grow at California universities

LA Times  

Pro-Palestinian protesters set up a tent encampment during a demonstration in front of Sproul Hall at UC Berkeley on Monday. “We are in solidarity with students speaking up everywhere,” said Malak Afaneh, a UC Berkeley law student who is part of the “Free Palestine Camp.” “We put up tents because that is how Palestinians are living now. Stanford University joined …

Column: Campus rallies inspired by Israel-Hamas war aren't just pro-Palestinian. They're anticolonial
1 year, 2 months ago

Column: Campus rallies inspired by Israel-Hamas war aren't just pro-Palestinian. They're anticolonial

LA Times  

Abe Baker-Butler, a junior at Yale University, was working on an essay in the library on Oct. 7 when his phone began buzzing and wouldn’t stop. As president of the American Jewish Committee’s Campus Global Board, Baker-Butler was receiving texts from Jewish college students around the world, some of whom he had met during his most recent visit to Israel …

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