Palestine college student protest megathread

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Gets outsized attention because its an important site for 3 world religions.

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Why are people so confused about why protestors protest against people who they can influence rather than people they can't?

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I mean look at this:


It looks the same as Gaza.

Where were the riots? Where was the increase in anti-Saudi American sentiment? Where were the mass protests on college campuses?

Where were these students back then?

Both of these were funded by the US government, so don't even try to use that deflection.

Said this in the other thread, but Israel/Palestine gets more attention as a religious site for 3 world religions. No one cares about other countries like Sudan, Somalia, etc. in comparison.

Also, it’s not a surprise that Americans are protesting American actions in the Middle East, rather than Saudi actions which is both not their own country and a totalitarian absolute monarchy.

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Lol it’s their fault, they didn’t have to cancel the valedictorian’s speech (which, btw, was a disgusting act of censorship).

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If you tell Americans not to care about something, that is the 1 thing they will actually care about.

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Expulsion. No refunds.

it'll be a slap on the wrist at best lol.

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https://twitter.com/CarolinaReview/status/1785368378183479581

These jackasses are going to potentially elect Trump, which is their goal, even if it's not going to be driven by them but by people repulsed by them!

You really think these protests will continue in full force through the Fall? Americans have short memories, events in April have minimal effect on November, especially with the very polarizing and well-known candidates in this election.

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Brown agrees to Israel divestment vote as House GOP digs in on antisemitism in a busy day for student protests

The college protests across the nation saw a slew of headline-grabbing developments on Tuesday, including the takeover of a building at Columbia University, a new House-wide effort by Republicans to investigate antisemitism and a major victory for activists at Brown University. 

The big success of the day for pro-Palestinian protesters came out of Brown, where President Christina Paxson announced Tuesday that students will end their encampment after an agreement was reached between school administrators and leaders of the protest to hold an Israel divestment vote.

The school agreed to let five students meet with the Corporation of Brown University in May to argue why they should vote to divest from companies associated with Israel or its war in Gaza. The Advisory Committee on University Resources Management will also provide recommendations related to divestment by the end of September, and the board will vote on the policy in October.

In exchange, students have agreed to take down the encampment and not violate the Rhode Island school’s rules around protesting through the end of the academic year, including during commencement.

“Another provision of the agreement relates to the application of Brown’s conduct code to students involved in the encampment. The establishment of tents and other related activities have violated a range of policies, and while Brown will continue to follow its conduct processes related to unauthorized activities, University leaders agreed that ending the encampment will be viewed favorably in disciplinary proceedings,” Paxson said. 

“The agreement also makes clear that reports of bias, harassment or discrimination received during the encampment will continue to be investigated. In addition, if the University receives new information about any conduct violations related to or following the encampment, students won’t be exempt from conduct proceedings for those violations,” she added. 

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When the Iraq War happened, the war's opponents complained that the media wasn't covering the protests. Now, oppoents of the Israel-Gaza War are complaining that the media is covering the protests too much and the war itself too little.

I don't agree with this. The protests are not cannibalizing coverage from Gaza. Media coverage of the events in Gaza now isn't really lower than 1 month ago.