Pro-Palestinian activism on university campuses in the U.S. has faced challenges as summer break begins, with protests being cleared at Cal State LA and a Gaza tent city dismantled. Faculty and staff are finding ways to continue conversations against their administrations, with ongoing activism from students and criticism of pro-Israel repression and attacks on human rights organizations. The situation reflects a deep commitment to Israel that threatens academic freedom and international law, according to opinions by Joseph Massad. Pro-Palestinian protesters are gearing up for more activism in the fall.
Pro-Palestinian protesters are continuing to organize in communities across the state this summer, and the college students leading them say they’re gearing up for another intense season of activism in the fall. https://t.co/2O8YotPTdH
"The West's imperialist commitment to Israel runs so deep that it is willing to destroy not only academic freedom but all notions of international law and the institutions that uphold them" ✍️ Opinion by Joseph Massad https://t.co/9sPWHdbfod
"It is not only universities, professors and students that are targeted for criticism of Israel. Human rights organisations are being similarly attacked" ✍️ Opinion by Joseph Massad https://t.co/eUhnejnaap
"Sustained pro-Palestine campus protests proved to the ruling political class that its decades-long efforts to compel or collude with university administrators to quash dissent were insufficient" ✍️ Opinion by Joseph Massad https://t.co/hQhuDQLh6R
No institution in the liberal West is safe from pro-Israel repression, especially universities whose knowledge production has dismantled the official consensus ✍️ Opinion by Joseph Massad https://t.co/XeWlsAFuM3
"Since the 1980s, there has been a growing gap in the principal western countries between academic knowledge and the mainstream media when it comes to the Middle East, especially on the topic of Palestine and Israel" ✍️ Opinion by Joseph Massad https://t.co/DKRLeLKHif
Why academic scholarship on Israel and Palestine threatens western elites https://t.co/vF3I1sMXfY by Joseph Massad
"The West's commitment to Israel runs so deep that it is willing to destroy not only academic freedom at universities, but all notions of international law and human rights" ✍️ Opinion by Joseph Massad https://t.co/E9t8a9zYYM
"Why academic scholarship on Israel and Palestine threatens western elites" ✍️ Opinion by Joseph Massad https://t.co/9LXWIxm2bM https://t.co/LE2EJaWgxY
University puts an end to the Gaza tent city, despite ongoing activism from students who vow to continue disruptive action. MORE: https://t.co/irW5CCaJgy https://t.co/Cg9X91mvJU
Pro-Palestinian encampment cleared from Cal State LA, days after building takeover https://t.co/H4NlMnMoA2
Campus protests over the Israel-Hamas war have largely simmered as students left their universities for the summer, but faculty and staff have found different ways to keep the conversation going — and push back against their administrations. https://t.co/H7VvEyd5Re