Guest Column: Do not silence our students, peaceful assembly is their right


by The Eagle (American University)

The Eagle (American University)— Faculty and Staff for Justice in Palestine: We exist and we support our students speaking out against genocide.

The Washington Times—Letter to the editor: Peace means Israel has right to exist. The United Nations and worldwide protests are supposedly concerned about the deaths of Gazans.

Los Angeles Times—Column: The crackdown on student protesters shows exactly why we need them. Pro-Palestinian protests continue to spread on American campuses for one simple reason: They are working. You do not have to agree with the protesters' politics and demands — which in most cases involve universities divesting from firms that contribute to the Israeli war effort — or their methods, which include setting up tent encampments on shared spaces, to acknowledge that the demonstrations are doing exactly what student demonstrations almost always do. That is, force this country to face...

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