Activists at Rutgers Hold Alternate ‘People’s Convocation for Palestine’
“We are so sorry that the university that molded you has been outpaced by your vision.”
Why was this even allowed to happen? It’s just meant to be an insult to Israel and our collective intelligence.
The College Fix reports:
Rutgers activists hold alternate ‘People’s Convocation for Palestine’
Last Tuesday at Rutgers University, approximately 450 people, 50 of whom were graduating students, attended the “2026 People’s Convocation for Palestine” as an “alternative” to the “system of oppression” the school allegedly has established.
According to The Daily Targum, previously canceled School of Engineering convocation speaker Rami Elghandour gave a speech, as did several graduates and faculty.
Rutgers had said it cancelled Elghandour’s original appearance due to a few graduates expressing concern over his social media posts … and wanted to “keep the focus on […] students and honor the celebratory spirit” of the convocation.
According to The Targum, a university official pointed specifically to a tweet in which Elghandour accused Israel of “committing genocide,” “running dungeons,” and “train[ing] dogs to sexually assault prisoners.”
As he promised, Elghandour posted his planned speech to social media (below) shortly after the cancellation. In it, he says “instead of getting [Rutgers’] institutional backing,” pro-Palestinian students get “doxxed, fired, and blacklisted [and] such is the imbalance of privilege.”
He further laments that instead of “recoiling in horror at the unconscionable and inhumane treatment of Palestinians, [Rutgers] focused on [his] tweet.” He calls Rutgers’ leaders “morally bankrupt” and “racist” which “render them unfit for office.”
During his “Convocation for Palestine” speech, Elghandour told the crowd. “You stood on business, you stood by your convictions and you truly, truly turned the tide. When they say they don’t believe in you, what they’re actually saying is they are terrified if you actually believed in yourself and we believed in each other.”
Professor Noura Erakat, whose research includes human rights law, social justice, and critical race theory according to her faculty page, referenced Elghandour in her speech: “We are so sorry that the university that molded you has been outpaced by your vision. The university tried to silence you, but they forgot about us.”
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I’m sure the 50 graduates will cry foul when no one will hire them.
“pro-Palestinian students get “doxxed, fired, and blacklisted [and] such is the imbalance of privilege.”
They got doxxed? Please, reproduce it here. Or it didn’t happen.
Imbalance, my a$$. It’s a rational response to an ongoing threat.
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