Students Vow to Risk Expulsion and Arrest for Pro-Palestine Protests and University Divestment from Israel
Pro-Palestine protests continue at universities in the US, with students vowing to keep demonstrating until their schools divest from Israel and related investments.
Students are prepared to face consequences such as suspension, expulsion, and arrest to pressure universities into meeting their demand.
The protests, taking place at Harvard, Columbia, Yale, and UC Berkeley, aim to end university investments in Israeli businesses and weapons used in the Gaza conflict.
The text discusses the unlikely possibility of major corporations and universities supporting the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel due to its perceived antisemitic nature and opposition from donors, alumni, and laws in several US states.
California Assembly Democratic Caucus Chair Rick Chavez Zbur has publicly opposed the BDS movement, stating his commitment to opposing all forms of antisemitism.
Companies mentioned include BlackRock, Google, Amazon's cloud service, Lockheed Martin, and Airbnb.
A person strongly opposes efforts to change laws against discrimination, but there are growing supporters, particularly among students at elite universities, following the conflict between Hamas and Israel in Gaza since October 7.
These students are publicly demonstrating their support for Palestinians through chanting, waving flags, wearing traditional Palestinian headscarves, and drumming.