student activism — Palestine in America

Students at Columbia University re-established their encampment on the South Lawn, naming it “Revolt for Rafah — Installment I”. This protest, coinciding with Alumni Weekend, is a direct response to the ongoing massacres in Rafah conducted by Israel, according to organizers.

May 24

May 24 Wayne State students, alumni launch Gaza solidarity encampment

Malak Silmi

Wayne State students and alumni launched their Gaza solidarity encampment on Thursday, days after police raided University of Michigan Ann Arbor’s encampment.

May 20

May 20 Palestine's women's soccer team plays historic match in Dublin

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EMILY IBRAHIM GIVES INSIGHT INTO THE TEAM’S EXPERIENCE IN IRELAND AND WHAT THE SUPPORT IN DUBLIN MEANT TO THE WOMEN ON THE TRIP

May 16

May 16 Chicago Police Department raids, removes DePaul encampment

The police in riot gear entered the university’s quad and disbursed most of the students. Two sttudnets were arrested and students on the scene said one of the arrestees hijab was removed by a Chicago Police Department officer.

May 12

May 12 Depaul University negotiates in badfaith, refuses to Divest

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DePaul University Divestment Coalition, which launched their encampment on the school’s quad 12 days ago, said the administration has left the negotiating table in bad faith.

May 5

May 5 Zionists target DePaul Encampment

Jordan Esparza-Kelley

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Approximately 100 Zionists enclosed the encampment’s main entrance but couldn’t enter. Students, once again, were more organized and prepared to defend the camp.

May 4

May 4 Zionists, Proud Boys attack University of Chicago encampment

Jordan Esparza-Kelley

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Zio-Proud Boys Charged at the encampment while Chicago police and University of Chicago police stood by for approximately 40 minutes. The group never breached the encampment as the campers were far more organized and prepared to defend themselves.

Apr 30

Apr 30 Columbia University students occupy Hamilton Hall

Palestine in America

A group of “autonomous students” has occupied Hamilton Hall and renamed the building after Hind Rajab, the young girl who was murdered by Israel earlier this year during their bombardment of Gaza, according to the Columbia University Apartheid Divest Coalition.

Apr 25

Apr 25 Northwestern University Builds Gaza Solidarity Encampment

Palestine in America

Currently at the Northwestern University “Liberation Zone” in solidarity with Gaza, Palestine. Approximately 200-300 students,faculty and alumni have gathered at Deering Meadow. Organizers are demanding disclosure of school finances and divestment from Israel.

Apr 19

Apr 19 Columbia Students Continue to Rally in "Gaza Solidarity Encampment," for Third Day in a Row

Jude Taha

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On Thursday, April 18, 2024, Columbia University President Minouche Shafik authorized the NYPD to arrest students participating in the "Gaza Solidarity Encampment" on the university's South Lawn around 1:30pm.

Dec 2

Dec 2 Palestinian USC student responds to being doxxed by zionists, lack of support on campus

Elias Ayoub and Moe Alqasem

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Yasmeen Mashayekh, a Palestinian college student at the University of Southern California (USC), joined Palestine in America’s podcast to discuss facing calls for expulsion, death threats, and a visit from the FBI after being targeted by StopAntisemitism.org and Canary Mission for speaking out for Palestinian rights.

Dec 13

Dec 13 Confronting the Censorship of the Palestinian Struggle

student activism, op-eds

In the United States, Trump is moving to use the IHRA’s definition to apply Title VI of the Civil Rights Act to protect Israel from its critics by effectively saying that Judaism is a nationality or a race and thus criticizing Israel becomes an “official” form of anti-Semitism. This will threaten the federal funding to university campuses where the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement has a presence, essentially targeting Palestinian activism on college and university campuses.

Dec 6

Dec 6 Students for Justice in Palestine chapter demands apology after University defends anti-semetism acquisition

Yasmeen Sheikah

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is under heat as a student received threats online due to a cultural presentation she put together under her position as a multicultural advocate. Contents of the presentation have lead to “anti-semestic” accusations and protests on campus.

Mar 2

Mar 2 Israel-Advocacy group AMCHA tracking SJPs, JVPs

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This February, pro-Israel advocacy group AMCHA released an online inventory of campus chapters of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) throughout the United States in an effort to connect Palestine solidarity activism to real and perceived anti-Semitism on campus.

Oct 10

Oct 10 Support National SJP’s 6th annual conference, sustain student activism

National Students for Justice in Palestine is excited to announce that it will be holding its sixth annual conference on November 4th-6th, hosted by George Mason University Students Against Israeli Apartheid (SAIA) in Fairfax, VA and the DMV.

Sep 27

Sep 27 Student-run website exposes Canary Mission’s hateful purpose

Canary Mission has existed since February 2015. The website compiles detailed information about Palestinian solidarity activists and pro-Palestinian academics, in order to create individual profiles accusing them of being sympathetic to terrorism and anti-semitism.

Sep 22

Sep 22 UC Berkeley’s reinstatement of Palestine course is ‘not sufficient’

University of California Berkeley reinstated a student-led course on Palestine less than a week after its suspension. Executive Dean of the College of Letters and Science, Carla Hesse rescinded the suspension of the class in a statement written on September 19.

Aug 26

Aug 26 Allegations against UC Irvine SJP members dismissed

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The University of California Irvine (UCI) concluded its investigation of UCI’s Students for Justice in Palestine’s (SJP) participation in a campus protest last May.

Aug 25

Aug 25 Campus activism under pressure