Students and faculty at various academic institutions are facing severe charges and hostile environments due to their pro-Palestinian sympathies. CUNY Gaza solidarity protesters have been subjected to severe and unjust charges as part of a political strategy to suppress the movement for Palestinian liberation, writes Marc Lamont Hill. Jewish students at an elite medical school have reported a hostile, pro-Palestinian learning environment. Despite targeted harassment and lack of institutional support, Emmaia Gelman shares reasons to remain hopeful about academic freedom. Progressive students are urged to reclaim their commitment to academic freedom as the same justifications used to restrict conservative speech are now silencing pro-Palestinian voices. Debates at the University of California, San Francisco medical school highlight the moral complexities of the Israel-Palestine conflict, says Carter Schroppe.
"Debates regarding the Israel-Palestine conflict at the University of California, San Francisco medical school are an alarming new example of a far-left moral misread." -Carter Schroppe https://t.co/ALsA1qSPv8
"The same justifications progressives have used to restrict conservative speech are now being used to silence us on Palestine," writes @tascha_sp. "It is time for progressive students to reclaim our commitment to academic freedom." https://t.co/9NQ5GuOosF
Despite the flurry of targeted harassment and lack of support from institutions against pro Palestinian sympathies and organizing, Emmaia Gelman @mishmoshk shares reasons to be hopeful. “In Defense of Academic Freedom: Research on Targeted Faculty Intimidation & Defamation”… https://t.co/XLrd2w2ccc
Jewish students at elite med school detail hostile, pro-Palestinian learning environment https://t.co/gc3oV66sjR
The severe, blatantly unjust charges levelled against CUNY Gaza solidarity protesters are part of a political strategy to repress the movement for Palestinian liberation. — writes @marclamonthill for #AJOpinion ⤵️ https://t.co/QuNrHvjuDN