Posted on 08/06/2024 4:08:10 AM PDT by george76
Claiming that their anti-Israel rhetoric lit the fuse that convulsed Columbia University this spring, five Columbia students are suing a collection of far-left lawmakers over their support for anti-Semitic encampments at the college.
Democrat Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and fellow progressive “squad” members Reps. Jamal Bowman of New York and Ilhan Omar of Minnesota were named in the lawsuit as well as several anti-Israel organizations, ..
“The Gaza Encampment was extreme and outrageous conduct. It was illegal. It violated university rules. Its occupants harassed, followed, physically blocked, intimidated, and bullied Jewish students,” ..
“During the protests, I witnessed numerous offensive and antisemitic signs and messages, including antisemitic skunk posters with the Star of David,”...
“In one instance, I was walking with my non-Jewish friends when I was singled out because I was wearing my yarmulke. A leader of the pro-Palestinian protest approached our group and confronted me. He singled me out, yelling that I needed to move, and when I refused, he began to shove me out of the way,” ...
A student identified as “Eric Doe,” said .. that he “felt like he was living under an ominous cloud of doubt and uncertainty as he waited for the protestors or administration’s next move that would further impact his studies and life on campus.”
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“In a civilized community, one does not call for the obliteration of a major metropolitan area, praise terrorists, or threaten death and destruction upon our classmates and their families, friends, and coreligionists,” ...
“Those were real damages sustained by the 36,000 students at Columbia who chose to obey university rules, go to class, and pursue their education, only to be frustrated at the finish line by the … acts of their classmates and professors, with the assistance and encouragement of outside activists,”
(Excerpt) Read more at westernjournal.com ...
“Angry College Students”
Strange description of these students - makes them almost sound like Trump supporters, even though I suspect that most of them will wind up volunteering to assist the campaigns of the same people they’re now suing - you know, so as to keep Trump out of office, since Trump is ‘dangerous’ as they continue to perceive him.
Are they Vichy ( Bolshevik ) Jews or Zionists?
LIkely they are lefties who feel outrage at being betrayed by their lefty colleagues. They need to becone full on Jews, not the Vichy type that betray their fellow Jews.
Exactly!
(I didn't see anything about that in the article...)
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