As anti-Israel protests continue on college campuses across the United States, Northwestern University has reached an agreement with protesters, raising concerns from many about the situation.
On Monday, Chicago schools announced an agreement to curtail protests in exchange for reestablishing an advisory committee on university investments and other commitments.
Some Gaza war protesters denounced the Northwest Accord for not complying with student organizers’ original demands, the Associated Press reported. Some supporters of Israel argued that the deal represented a “despicable” surrender to the protesters.
One of Northwestern University’s radical professors has ties to the history of terrorism.
Zaid Ayers Dohrn is the son of former extremist terrorist group leaders Bernardine Ray Dohrn and Bill Ayers. Over the years, the group they led carried out bombings in Washington, D.C., and throughout the United States.
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Chicago, October 11, 1969. Young people raise their fists and chant slogans during the “Days of Anger” demonstration organized by the Weathermen to “bring the war home” to protest the Chicago Seven trial. The statue was dedicated to a police officer killed in the Haymarket riots until it was bombed by weather crews on October 8th. The statue was rebuilt and bombed again in 1970, after which it was rebuilt and moved inside the police academy. (Photo by David Fenton/Getty Images)
Zaid Ayers Dorn is an author, professor, and director of the MFA in Film and Theater Writing in Northwestern University’s Radio/Television/Film Department, according to the Northwestern University staff directory.
He is also the creator and host of the original documentary podcast “Mother Country Radicals,” where he details being raised by parents who led one of the most notorious domestic extremist terrorist organizations in the United States. states.
His mother, Bernardine Dorn, is a former leader of the far-left extremist organization Weather Underground. She reportedly admired Charles Manson and was even on the FBI’s most wanted list for several years.
“My parents never hid this from me. They knew we were using fake names since I was three or four years old. We moved a lot and used public telephones. I knew someone was after us, but I didn’t know what the FBI meant and why they were following us. I didn’t know if he was trying to catch me or what would happen if I did,” Zaid previously told the Guardian.
The Weather Underground group wreaked havoc in the 1960s and ’70s, bombing 20 targets including the Pentagon, the U.S. Capitol, and the State Department, all to protest the Vietnam War and support other left-wing causes. did.
In 1970, the group planted a pipe bomb at a San Francisco police station, killing one person. That same year, the New York City Police Department was also targeted with dynamite, injuring seven people.
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On Monday, students and residents camped outside Northwestern University during an anti-Israel protest in Evanston, Illinois, holding banners and expressing solidarity with the Palestinians. (Jacek Bocharski/Anadolu via Getty Images)
“We made a mistake and we will make it again. We should have done more. We should have been more combative. We want a lot. But overall, we “I was very lucky to be born at that moment in history,” Bernadine Dorn said.
Zaid’s father, Bill Ayers, was also a member of the group and an associate of former President Barack Obama. However, Ayers’ relationship with President Obama has been controversial since it became a campaign issue in the 2008 presidential election, although Ayers served on the board of a Chicago charity with Obama. Are known.
In 2008, during President Obama’s campaign, Ayers and Dorn were interviewed by Fox News and asked about their involvement in extremist terrorist organizations.
Mr. Ayers retired from his position as professor of education at the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2010. Prior to pursuing higher education, he was a fugitive for years until surrendering in 1980 due to his role in the Weather Underground. Charges against him were dropped due to government misconduct.
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Chesa Boudin (left) and her father, David Gilbert, are in a maximum security prison serving time for killing a Brinks guard and two police officers during a robbery carried out by the extremist group Weather Underground. (Ralph Finn Hestoft/Corbis via Getty Images)
Northwestern’s agreement allows protests to continue until June 1, but prohibits the use of all tents except for aid tents. The agreement also prohibits people not affiliated with Northwestern University from attending, and requires permission from the school to use loudspeakers or similar equipment, according to the Associated Press.
Northwestern University said the conditions include penalties, including suspension, for students who do not comply.
A statement from President Michael Schill and Provost Kathleen Haggerty said, “This agreement represents a sustainable and de-escalated path forward, while providing a space for free expression consistent with university rules and policies. “This will enhance the safety of all members of the North West community.” Susan Davis, vice president for student affairs;
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Brown University implemented a similar agreement.
Fox News Digital has reached out to Northwestern University and Dorn Ayers for comment.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
