Tag: Pro-Palestinians

Anti-Zionism is Anti-Fascism!

Thousands of Columbia University Alumni Pledge to Withhold All Contributions to School Until Pro-Palestinian Student Demands Are Met!

“I sign because my Jewish values of inquiry, empathy and moral courage compel me to,” said an alumna of CC ’03 and CLS ’10 who grew up in both New York and Jerusalem. “These values were nurtured in Columbia classrooms, and I know other Columbia students share them. Until my university can conduct itself in accordance with those values internally, within its communities, and around the world, it does not deserve my esteem, much less contributions of my time, money or skills.”

The alumni letter follows the University’s unprecedented aggressive actions against pro-Palestine student protesters, including suspensions and expulsion processes with inadequate due process.

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Students In US - NO to israeli Genocide!

US: Over 2,000 Arrested Throughout University Campuses – Amid Growing Domestic Discontent! (3.5.2024)

In response to recent college protests across the nation, U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday said in a brief speech that he supports peaceful protests, but vandalism, violence, hate speech and other chaos had nothing to do with peaceful protests. “Dissent must never lead to disorder,” he said.

When asked whether the protests at American campuses have made him rethink his Middle East policy, Biden said no.

Despite that, the multi-day wave of campus anti-war protests is indeed a manifestation of young Americans’ discontent with how the Biden administration is managing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

A recent CNN poll found that 71 percent of American adults surveyed were dissatisfied with the Biden administration’s handling of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Among those under the age of 35, 81 percent were dissatisfied.

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Australia: Over 20 Workers Arrested in Pro-Palestinian Protest! (22.11.2023)

Approximately 400 people carried out “unauthorised protest activity” at Port Botany Tuesday night and blocked vehicle movement on Foreshore Road, the NSW Police Force said in a statement.

“After a number of people continued to refuse police direction, 23 people were arrested before all people left the roadway,” the statement said.

The protest was directed at Israeli shipping company ZIM, which has offered its support to the Israeli government in the Gaza conflict and had a ship at the port on Tuesday, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.

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