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In recent weeks, college campuses across the country, notably Columbia University and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), have become hotbeds of anti-Israel protests. These protests have not only disrupted the academic environment, but they’ve also raised concerns that warrant a closer look.
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The Humanitarian Facade
One of the more striking aspects of these protests is the demand for “basic humanitarian aid.” Protesters occupying buildings at Columbia and UCLA are asking for food and supplies to be donated and brought in. On the surface, this might seem a reasonable request. But it’s important to remember that these students have willingly chosen to occupy those buildings as part of their “protest.” These requests for supplies from the very institutions they’re protesting against shows how entitled they are.
Reporter grills Columbia student after she demands the university help feed protestors occupying Hamilton Hall:
“It seems like you’re saying, ‘we want to be revolutionaries, we want to take over this building, now would you please bring us some food’.” pic.twitter.com/vNczSAM4T1
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) April 30, 2024
It’s also worth noting that at least on Columbia’s campus, the dining hall has remained open. The university is not starving the protesters, as the student in the video above falsely claims. The students are free to leave the building they are occupying at any time to go get food and water.
The Role of Outside Agitators
Another alarming revelation is that nearly half of the protesters arrested during these demonstrations at Columbia were not even students. IFA has reported on the fact that a number of protesters are paid “fellows” of Education for Just Peace in the Middle East, which is funded by Soros’ Open Society Foundation and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. (Read more here. The fact that half of the arrests involve nonstudents reveals the influence of outside groups and suggests that universities should change the way they are responding.
“There were individuals on the campus who should not have been there,” New York City Mayor Eric Adams told the press. “They were people who are professionals and we saw evidence of training. … This is a global problem that young people are being influenced by those who are professionals at radicalizing our children and I’m not going to allow that to happen as the mayor of the city of New York.”
Iran’s Opportunistic Offer
In a concerning development, Shiraz University, in Iran, has offered free tuition to U.S. students expelled for participating in these protests. This offer, made on state-run TV, can be seen as an attempt to exploit the situation and further an anti-Israel agenda. It’s a stark reminder of the geopolitical implications of these protests and the potential for foreign actors to manipulate them for their own nefarious ends.
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