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Dozens of cops with batons and dogs are arresting protestors at the SUNY New Paltz encampment. Drones and helicopters are flying above. This is a dangerous escalation by the administration. #FreePalestine

The head of al-Shifa Hospital's orthopaedic department, Dr Adnan al-Bursh د.عدنان البرش Adnan Albursh, has been tortured to death by Israel after he was kidnapped from al-Awda hospital end of last year.

He died on April 19, & his death was confirmed today by Palestinian Prisoners Affairs.

BREAKING @columbia AAUP calls for a vote of no confidence in Pres. Shafik and the whole university administration

Can we talk about who is actually unsafe

This is what those rubber bullets are doing to UCLA students - he was shot in the face.

don’t really see anyone talking about this but: arrestees at CUNY were charged with *felonies* while arrestees at Columbia were charged with misdemeanors. nobody should be charged with anything but it is a travesty that poorer & racialized students bear the brunt of this struggle

Students of Gaza extend their appreciation to American students for their solidarity during the war. They express profound thanks to over 120 university campuses across the United States, as well as numerous demonstrations in Europe, for standing in solidarity with their cause.

Now, U of T. Come over if you can. 🍉

The brutal Israeli torture of citizen Mohammad Majid Al-Turk, who was released today after two months of detention. Israel holds thousands of Palestinian hostages in its prisons, subjected to all forms of torture, yet not a single Western or international statement demands humane…

My husband, Prof. Steve Tamari, is out of the hospital. He will need surgery on his hand, and he is in pain from nine broken ribs. We are asking for time to rest and heal. We will not be taking media interviews at this time. Here is Steve's statement and ways you can support.

Huge show of support for Palestine, Gaza and the Palestine solidarity movement at University of Sydney this morning while Zionists conduct their cynical 'march for a safe campus'. Real safety means thriving communities. That and genocide just don't mix.

.@uwmadison Professor Samer Alatout is back at the protest. He said he was detained and cited and police inflicted the gash on his head. He said police are “singling out” people of color.

“I saw the police pointing at me and saying ‘we want him,’” Alatout told me.

This is Annelise Orleck who is the head of the Jewish Studies program at Dartmouth and 65 years old.

The Unimelb for Palestine encampment is growing

In response to a Fox News question about campus protests, the White House spokeswomen said the Department of Justice, Homeland Security and the Department of Education will be involved. This means the Biden administration may be pursuing federal charges against student protestors

All praise to Prof. Sami Schalk, who protected her students w her body. They ripped off her dress and hurt her so badly that she is now at the hospital. Dr. Schalk literally wrote the book on Black Disability Politics. Talk about putting your body on the line for your politics!

NOW: Fordham University students hold up the letters they just received informing them they are now suspended

Protesters wrote “free Palestine” on the letters

To reporters writing this up: this was a unilateral, surprise attack by Zionists. Encampment residents were eating lentils and sitting around. Suddenly reports of men in plastic white masks at the gates. Then poles thrown. Shouts of GET DOWN... skunk spray...

Zionists are physically attacking students at the UCLA. This won’t be reported in the media. There will be no discussion of student safety, because the victims are standing against genocide