After the Israeli government:
–kills 34,000+ people
–escalates war in the region
–kills hundreds of journalists, doctors, volunteers & aid workers (such as 7 World Central Kitchen workers, including an American)
…193 Republicans & 173 Democrats vote to give it $26 billion more

Yesterday Liel Liebovitz of Tablet Magazine said “There’s no problem with American higher education that a few rounds of artillery will not solve.” As Israel loses favor with Americans under 40, its most strident supporters are losing their minds open.spotify.com/episode/4aa4aT…

this isn’t clever or canny. saying Israel is committing genocide then saying that they also have a right to self defense makes you look confused, weak, and untrustworthy. it doesn’t even earn you that much credit with the lobby!

As a professor (albeit not at Barnard) all this looks like is a giant duty of care failure to me. Imagine putting a students schedule out like they’re a wanted person. This is how scared they are of young people’s political conviction.

'My dear grandson, your hair is as beautiful as before.'

A grieving Palestinian grandmother kisses her grandchildren and nephews in a final farewell after they were all killed in the Israeli bloodbath last night in Rafah.

Striking parallels between the Berlin and Columbia crackdowns: Shockingly authoritarian, bizarrely disproportionate and clearly aimed at spreading fear, possibly not legal, enacted at high cost to the respective institutions/governments. Real home front fighting vibes.

They know. They want that.

“The U.S. begged [Israel] not to do it,” said one of the U.S. officials. “At this point, it’s truly embarrassing how much Israel does not listen to us, but yet this doesn’t keep President Biden from blind fealty.” politico.com/news/2024/04/1…

Physical, psychological & sexual abuse (inc rape) documented by Palestinians from Gaza detained by Israel.

Disgusting, horrific testimonies of torture, men having hot metal sticks inserted into their anuses & raped, urinated on, beaten in their genitals. middleeasteye.net/news/un-warns-…

So on point!!!! Who has reason to be afraid here? Who has the power? The power to punish and destroy and disrupt lives? How can we abdicate judgement in this grotesque way!

The day after Ilhan Omar questioned Columbia leadership's commitment to free academic expression, the school suspended her daughter? It's clear what is happening here.

Our educational institutions should not be in the business of political reprisals.

Today it was reported the IDF broadcasts recordings of screaming women and children to draw Palestinians out of hiding and then murders them. But if you say that’s bad then all the most powerful institutions of the world will come together to purge you from society

I’m supposed to accept a 20 day old baby who wasn’t even ALIVE on Oct 7 should be collectively punished for it

This is the culture of death that liberals want you to vote for.

The homepage of the NYT on a day when Israel bombed a playground for displaced children, ProPublica proved that Blinken ignored human rights abuses by Israel for months, and The Intercept revealed that the White House has been covertly attempting to block Palestinian statehood.

These are testimonies of Palestinians who thought they heard children and women screaming for help in Gaza's Nuseirat refugee camp, only to realize that the cries were coming from an Israeli drone broadcasting distress calls to lure them out so it could shoot them.