Pro-Palestinian demonstrators at Cornell University and UMass Amherst have staged protests and occupied campus buildings, accusing university presidents of complicity in genocide and demanding divestment from Israel. At Cornell, a mock trial of President Martha Pollack was held, with chants accusing the university of complicity in genocide. Meanwhile, at UMass Amherst, students were arrested for trespassing at a pro-Hamas rally. Similar protests have occurred at Harvard and Penn, with chants for 'Intifada revolution' and accusations of complicity in genocide.
“Long live the intifada!” Short clip of a protest at Harvard last week: https://t.co/f08dsJJFDk
“This university is complicit in genocide.” “Walk out the last 15 minutes of your class…” Protestors disrupt another class at Harvard last week: https://t.co/dD2yugdI51
Happening now at @Penn. Hundreds of students marching chanting for “Intifada revolution.” Imagine being a Jewish student there… https://t.co/8d0uEl6sQf
🔴 Arsema Kifle, a student @UMassAmherst & a co-founder of UMass Dissenters, spoke at a pro-Hamas rally where 57 protesters were arrested for trespassing. “You must divest & cut ties from war profiteers which arm Israel’s genocide in Gaza!" she said. https://t.co/AqcX8pnW80 https://t.co/of1BBk885R
The protests this past week at @Harvard have gotten more aggressive: “Long live the intifada! Globalize the intifada! From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be free… It’s about numbers and volume because we have them outnumbered.” If you were a student and a member of the…
Anti-Israel Cornell students 'convict' university president of genocide in sham trial and occupy buildings https://t.co/gCM98kObd4 https://t.co/75MpejsAvu
Anti-Israel Cornell students 'convict' university president of genocide in sham trial and occupy buildings https://t.co/h0VWsobHGy https://t.co/9K1q0DOR7H
Anti-Israel Cornell students convict university president of genocide in sham trial and occupy buildings as classmates try to study for finals https://t.co/t8gVHBrV3A https://t.co/B4TNCjprUN
Jewish students at @Cornell aren’t allow to hang up hostage posters but apparently it’s allowed to print out a cardboard cutout of the Jewish president - Martha Pollack - for abuse. Pro-Hamas students held a “trial” for her yesterday and are “occupying” different class halls. https://t.co/ZzvT1nCmxv
Cornell Students Find Univ. President 'Guilty' of 'Genocide' At Mock Trial And Occupy Buildings In Protest Against Israel https://t.co/jHQrLMrad5
🔴 Joseph Biers-Browne, a student @UMass Amherst, accused Israel of “genocidal violence” following his arrest for trespassing at a pro-Hamas campus protest demanding the university divest from Israel. https://t.co/ErnqKKQc3q https://t.co/biJu4QjYMD
Pro-Palestinian Demonstrators Occupy Cornell Campus Buildings, Stage Mock Trial of President Martha Pollack. ‘The crowd chanted “Cornell is complicit in genocide,” and “Martha is complicit in genocide.”’ The ascendancy of facile slogans over reason. https://t.co/bj484mvl7x