"One of the prominent driving forces behind the motion was the UofT Faculty and Librarians for UPP Divestment group."...
“We have heard your demands and do not intend to meet them.”...
“Georgetown will not implement this referendum, based on our institutional values and history and existing university resources and processes that address our investments”...
"the goal of demonstrators in the liberated liberated zone was to pressure CUNY to disclose its investments and divest from companies profiting off Israel’s war in Gaza"...
"[S]cheduling the vote on a Jewish holiday is not only insensitive from the start, but sets a troubling tone that only descends from there."...
“the people of Palestine have had their lives, livelihoods, and autonomy systematically targeted and dismantled by the settler-colonial state of Israel for over 75 years of ongoing occupation”...
So true, there has been a reign of terror on campuses for a generation against almost everyone right of center and in the last decade pro Israel. Turns out the boycotters don’t like being boycotted....
"Concurrently with their efforts to remove Mr. Stever, Unilever’s suppression of Ben & Jerry’s Social Mission has reached startling new levels of oppressiveness—and irony."...
"The Law School moved swiftly to distance itself from the referendum outcome."...
The Professional Staff Congress voted it down 113 to 62....
"The PSC also condemned Israel’s campaign against the terrorist group, Hamas."...
“All students identified as participating in these actions were charged with similar violations of NYU’s code of student conduct”...
“Under our statutes, we rely on the University Judicial Board to conduct these disciplinary processes, which are ongoing, pursuant to the Rules of University Conduct”...
"There was consensus among our committee that to take a position on your demands would effectively shut down opportunities for conversation"...
“It’s a good thing that the university is acknowledging that since Oct. 7 it’s been a tremendously difficult experience for Jews on campus”...
"a move that anti-Israel protesters celebrated"...
"The October 7, 2023, Hamas massacre of 1,200 Israeli men, women, and children exposed this festering hatred for all to see."...
“While I am a strong supporter of free speech and free expression, I strongly condemn hatred and antisemitism”...
