On Monday, an anti-Israel encampment was set up on the lawn of Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Student Chapter of Palestine Justice at Rutgers University, New Brunswick (SJP Rutgers-NB) announced A post on X said the encampment would “begin” on Monday and remain there until “withdrawal.”
“Encampment in Lagarth has begun!” the group wrote. “Show up. I’ll be here until the sale.”
Camping at Lagarth has begun! Please come here until we retreat 🚨🚨. pic.twitter.com/fKfQ8w9n6O
— SJP Rutgers NB (@SJPRutgersNB) April 29, 2024
some signs saw “Liberate Palestine” was written on the tents at the camp. Divest Now,” “Fuck Colonialism,” and “Globalize the Intifada.”
Unity seen throughout our camp pic.twitter.com/vC4pvTLqTc
— SJP Rutgers NB (@SJPRutgersNB) April 30, 2024
“We will not leave Voorhees Mall, just as Palestinians in Gaza will not leave their homes until our demands are met,” SJP Rutgers-NB Said NorthJersey.com said in a statement:
The anti-Israel encampment came as other encampments and protests erupted on college and university campuses across the United States.
The first encampment was set up on the Columbia University campus on April 17th. The next day, several students were suspended and arrested for their involvement.
Columbia University removed the encampment, but later returned to encampment.
On April 28, 2024, on the campus of Columbia University in New York, a pro-Palestinian encampment demands financial disclosure and divestment from all companies with ties to Israel and calls for a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. People listening to the speaker. . (AP Photo/Andres Kudacchi)
Since the anti-Israel campaign began at Columbia University, anti-Israel camps have also been established at Harvard University, George Washington University, Yale University, the University of California, Los Angeles, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
According to the newspaper, Rutgers University President Jonathan Holloway issued a statement acknowledging that “students want to make a difference.”
Holloway said in a statement:
Our students want to make a difference in this struggle that has cost so many innocent lives and threatened so many more. I respect their right to protest in a manner that does not interfere with university operations or the ability of other students to learn.
SJP Rutgers-NB revealed In an Instagram post, undergraduate students from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, Camden, and Newark told Rutgers University and the state of New Jersey that they would “divest donations from companies that make a profit or engage in business.” It is said that they voted in favor by a large margin. To do otherwise would be complicit in the Israeli government’s human rights abuses. ”
Protesters at the encampment issued various statements. request It calls for universities to withdraw capital from Israeli companies, terminate academic ties with Israeli universities, and issue full amnesty to protesters who have been suspended or arrested for their involvement in anti-Israel groups. .
