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Lynn's avatar

Mainstream coverage of the protests in support of Gaza has been so poor. Rarely is it mentioned that many of the protestors are Jewish. Where are the interviews with Jewish Voices for Peace, If Not Now, Rabbis4Ceasefire or Breaking the Silence? Kudos to all of the independent journalists with progressive sites who publish stories such as this one about harassment at Columbia. Thank you, Prem.

Shahid N Zahid's avatar

Thanks for pointing out yet again the clear bias and outright prejudice against anyone opposing Israeli violence and the Zionist state. Mainstream media coverage is not only missing in most cases but is in many cases repeating the lies about both the protests and the protestors. When universities that are the bastions of freedom, speech, and education for all become tools in the hands of a few fascist minded groups it is the beginning of the end of USA now that its veneer of democracy has been exposed for all to see.

Calvan North's avatar

Columbia has pushed its longheld position as a premier university and home to freedom into a DHS/ICE pit of shame. I would encourage any high school senior to find a real university to attend; this is no longer one of them.

albert venezio's avatar

Zionist Control of the whole American Government and Academia. Disgusting US Cowards - Epstein/Mossad Blackmailed and AIPAC Owned Prostitutes!

Joy in HK fiFP's avatar

DAWN has urged the ICC prosecutor to investigate and prosecute former President Biden, State Secretary Blinken and Defense Secretary Austin for their personal roles in aiding and abetting Israeli war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide in Gaza as part of his ongoing investigation into the situations in Palestine since 2014.

https://dawnmena.org/latest/

Let’s give them our support. Maybe they will expand their complaint to include this latest US administration, and include all the leaders of the western nations supporting this genocide.

Cynthia Farah's avatar

Excellent article Prem. The shameful incidents at Columbia and other universities are just one part of what our society is becoming. Or has become. To abduct students, citizens, etc. for peaceful protests is an abomination! In addition, for the groups who are reporting people to ICE, they should be put into a very dark cell (after due process of course).

Hans's avatar

We must not go low as these perpetrators of Fascism have. Let's give them due process and sentence them to hard labor work in the light for all to see and remember!

Joy in HK fiFP's avatar

The Hind Rajab Foundation is launching urgent legal actions to block Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s planned visit to Hungary. Netanyahu is currently wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza. HRF will petition the ICC, call on the Hungarian Public Prosecutor to arrest him, and notify European airspace authorities to deny him passage. Legal teams across Europe are also preparing to activate universal jurisdiction if he travels beyond Hungary. HRF urges all European states to uphold international law and refuse safe haven to suspected war criminals.

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Hans's avatar

Petition signed by family x3. We must stand up and make ourselves heard that Fascism is not ok!

Sarah Olson's avatar

Done, thanks for posting.

Anna Katharina Pondelik's avatar

Students who attack other students shouldn’t be allowed in a university. Dean and faculty who act against peaceful students and who call police on them shouldn’t be allowed to work there.

A university is an institution of enlightenment. If a person acts like those who did, they don’t belong into an enlightened zone. For they take down enlightenment and besmear it.

Terrance Ó Domhnaill's avatar

It looks like it's getting time to start boycotting these colleges and universities. These students need to find somewhere else to get their education, or make a decision to attend classes and keep their mouths shut until after they graduate. There are no more choices in the United States.

Ron's avatar

I was full of admiration for Cory Booker after he talked for 25 hours in the Senate about preserving our rights and our democracy. This morning I learned that he just voted in favor of the latest bill to send more weapons to Israel. I have great difficulty reconciling this kind of behavior. Is he afraid of AIPAC? Does he not understand that Israel is committing genocide? I certainly couldn't vote for him if he ran for President.

Calvan North's avatar

Pretty speeches followed by shameful votes do not heroes make. He had better give us awefully good reasons for a vote in favor of mass murder. I doubt one is possible and his reputation is permanently scarred.

Hans's avatar

He Cory Booker, gets most of his campaign funds from A PAC so he will NEVER be on the right side of the Genocide in Palestine! His speech is sound and fury signifying NOTHING!

Sarah Olson's avatar

He’s a staunch Zionist. Imagine if he had spent that 25 hours talking about the atrocities Israel has wrought on Palestinians. Then, he may have actually done some good by educating Americans, and exposing Israel’s crimes.

By T. Bay's avatar

Cory Booker's pockets are lined with Zionist blood money. All he did for 25 hours was put on a show. He's owned and operated by AIPAC.

Robert Leyland's avatar

Mehdi, Prem, et.al.: It’s not too late to join one of the April 5th Hands Off protests. Contact Indivisible and/or 50501, for an event near you.

Devon's avatar

This is a Zionist protest. They exclude Palestinian speakers. It is just the Democrats trying the same thing as before.

Do not join these protests, look for pro-Palestinian protests instead or make ones if you can't find them near you.

Robert Leyland's avatar

ZETEO: JOIN THE APRIL 5th HANDS OFF PROTESTS

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Mehdi, PREM and others in Zeteo’s team: One way to peacefully confront the bias against Palestinians and complicity in Israel’ genocide is to join the Sat April 5th Hands Off protest being held in one of over 1,000 venues, at home and abroad. Solidarity helps. Bring signs loudly demanding Hands Off Palestine and Palestinians.

By T. Bay's avatar

The Hands-Off protests have listed every cause under the sun except for Palestine. They are nothing more than Democrats pushing a Democratic Zionist agenda.

Devon's avatar

Yes, this exactly.

The Hands Off protests have also actively excluded Palestinian speakers at these protests, which is exactly what the Democrats did at the primary during they election they lost.

They have not learned. Do not support them if they are not for a free Palestine. Find protests that are for a free Palestine instead or make your own if none are nearby.

Joy in HK fiFP's avatar

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laurie miller's avatar

It all leads to wanton Genocide. Every decent person hopes for a civil life for Palestinians,

No sensible person wants to see them suffer so much for so long.

But even expressing support for them, will get you beaten, arrested and jailed, if not deported.

Such support for their continued butchery is criminal. its a war crime to support this butchery,

They are raped, beaten, starved, killed, and their bodies mutilated.

That is inhumane. the IDF is the most cowardly and cruel military in the world.

Nothing like the soldies of Zelenski !

The IDF, are proven savages, Terrorists by every count of the law.

And all for the land ? It cant be,? I would gut my neighbors wife ,Kill his children and dismember him,

]For his land.

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Joy in HK fiFP's avatar

Unfortunately, the US has only the Uniparty to choose from on most state ballots. No matter which name of the Uniparty you choose, you still get the Uniparty. Don't be fooled by Democrats. They are not an opposition party. They just play one on TV.

Devon's avatar

I more and more realize this now. I should have realized it when the Dems forced Bernie to lose the primary back in the pre-Trump era. The same powerful big business and Zionist elite are in control of both parties so there is no real choice, only a fake choice.

We need a new party away from AIPAC and the elite.