One example, from just up the Ivy-garlanded I-95, at Brown University, was announced just hours before Shafik again called in the police. Brownās governing body agreed to vote on a proposal that would divest the schoolās endowment of companies affiliated with Israel in a meeting in October. The proposal is based on a 2020 Advisory Committee on Corporation Responsibility in Investment Practices that identified and recommended divestment from ācompanies that facilitate the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory,ā per the Brown Daily Herald.
In exchange, the universityās nonviolent student protesters agreed to vacate their encampment by 5 p.m. that afternoon.
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Another plausible outcome from California: When a similar encampment went up a few days ago at the University of California, Irvine, it seemed likely that police might sweep the protesters away. Orange County sheriffās deputies began to appear in riot gear near the protest.
But, rather than traffic in vague allegations of misconduct before hiding behind a belligerent mayor and an aggressive police force, like Shafik, the UCāIrvine administration took a much different tack. āUC Irvine respects the rights of any students to engage in free speech and expression including lawful protest,ā the school said in a prepared statement. This, remember, is at a public school, where keeping public police forces away is more challenging than a private enclave like Columbia.
And in fact, Irvineās mayor did get involved in the action. Not long after that, Mayor Farrah N. Khan issued a resounding statement declaring that she would not tolerate any violation of studentsā free speech or right to assembly. āI am asking our law enforcement to stand down. I will not tolerate any violations to our studentsā rights to peacefully assemble and protest.ā She asked the deputies to leave, and they did.
āYou should only protest for things that directly benefit yourself.ā
You have to love conservative ideology. I love how open you are about it.
Do you REALLY think Israel leaders are saying āstop everything, thereās some kid at Colombia University protesting!ā Itās ridiculousā¦choose your battles. Boycott, protest, and scream about things that are not fair for YOU and how you want change in YOUR countryā¦ not for other people in other countries that your protesting will have ZERO effect on.
Yeahā¦, these protests arenāt trying to stop Israel directly. Theyāre trying to effect US policy. Israel would care about the US giving them less money or less support. They would be bombed to hell without the US. Theyāre trying to effect our country, which effects other countries.
Again, do they REALLY think this will help US policy? I mean, this country is doing shit behind the scenes to protect itselfā¦the US is constantly under threat because so many other countries hate usā¦ letās not be naive.