The Ivy League’s next anti-Israel camp is under construction.
Princeton University students prepare for their own tent city as school leaders warned Wednesday that protesters camping “will be arrested and immediately barred from campus,” according to documents. proceeding.
A group of elite New Jersey schools have organized a “Princeton-Gaza Solidarity Encampment” with at least 20 protesters calling for the university’s withdrawal from Israel, according to a trove of documents obtained by the newspaper. He says he is planning.
Protesters will receive free legal assistance and a “trained security team.” Faculty who support their cause will also be willing to negotiate with the administration.
And while the group organizing the possible camp warned participants could be at risk of arrest or suspension, initial documents said the chance of expulsion seemed “very unlikely.” It is said that National Review reported.
The group also said it was “unlikely” that criminal charges would go beyond trespassing.
In an email to students that was shared with the Post, the school vowed to “act quickly” if a tent city is built. Princeton University warned that protesters could face arrest and suspension of expulsion.
“In addition to disrupting university operations, some types of protests (such as occupying buildings or blocking access, setting up outdoor encampments, or sleeping in outdoor spaces on campus) can be dangerous for both stakeholders and bystanders. It increases the likelihood of very inherently unsafe and dangerous acts of escalation and confrontation,” W. Rochelle Calhoun, vice president for campus life, said in an email.
“Anyone involved in camping, occupying, or other illegal acts of vandalism who refuses to stop after being warned will be arrested and immediately removed from campus,” Calhoun added.
“For students, such removal from campus threatens their ability to complete the semester. Additionally, members of our community will be subject to disciplinary action (for students, this may mean suspension). , which could result in a delay in your diploma or even expulsion).”
A draft press release obtained by National Review outlines the encampment’s envisioned goals, including calling for an immediate ceasefire from Israel and forcing Israel to condemn its “genocidal campaign against the Palestinian people.” There is.
It’s unclear when camp will begin.
The group appeared to be trying to recruit people to join the camp and suggested it was best to communicate with others by phone or in person. They also presented several different locations where you could pitch your tent.
The possible action in Princeton comes amid divisions and controversy at Columbia University following a tent city set up last week in protest of Israel’s military operations in Gaza following a deadly Oct. 7 Hamas attack. It was carried out in the middle of a crisis.
Students from other universities, including Harvard, New York University and Yale, have also started camping in recent days.
