Case Western Reserve University this week ordered anti-Semitic messages to be rewritten on two walls at the University of Cleveland. Pro-Palestinian students standing in front of one wall were caught on video spray-painting themselves.
What are the details?
University President Eric Kahler said Monday that pro-Palestinian protesters wrote threatening and anti-Semitic language on the protection wall near Eldred Hall, and later on the Spirit Wall near the Swing Center. He said the wording was intimidating. WJW TV reported.
“The lengths to which this university goes to protect the interests of the Zionist genocide is outrageous.”
Kahler said in an email that the messages written on the wall are “threatening, intimidating and anti-Semitic.” Cleveland.com reportedadded that the university hired a contractor to paint the walls early Tuesday morning.
Well, some pro-Palestinian students couldn’t do that and stood in front of the wall, probably believing that the contractors would spray paint all around them.
Well, not really.
Case Western’s chapter “Students of Justice in Palestine” describes this scene as follows:
“The lengths to which this university will go to protect the interests of the Zionist genocide is insane,” SJP’s Instagram post reads.
Cleveland.com reported that the video shows 18-year-old Amer Alkayali being spray-painted. Al-Kayali, a Palestinian-American who just finished his freshman year at the University of Cincinnati, has been protesting with Case Western students since the first day of camp last week, the paper said.
“As I was standing against the wall, the painters asked, ‘Should we continue?'” The police showed general confusion and did not tell them to stop, Alkayali said. told cleveland.com. “So, as you can see in the video, they keep drawing right above us. We were told not to put our hands in front of the machine because it was dangerous. We raised it and they still kept painting and spraying our hands?”
Al-Kayali told the outlet that he is planning legal action against Case Western and its public safety division. “We were coughing and the cough didn’t come out of my skin for hours. It’s like it’s still in my hair. I can see it under my fingernails too, but it’s not a case. There was no medical treatment or assistance from the police or the local police in the aftermath.
“I’m upset about what happened.”
Kahler said in a statement Wednesday morning that he “deeply regrets” the treatment of the students, WJW reported, adding that part of the president’s statement read: Ta.
I reviewed video footage showing students blocking a wall while a third-party contractor spray-painted it directly onto the demonstrators in an attempt to finish painting the wall. I am upset to know what happened.
Let me be clear: No student or individual should ever be treated in this way, especially on a campus whose core values are to provide a safe and welcoming environment. This is not who we are as an organization and we are very sorry that this has happened.
The university will continue to thoroughly investigate these acts and hold individuals responsible for these acts, including the lack of intervention by staff members.
Once again, I would like to express my sincere regret regarding this incident. As with any violation of our Code of Conduct, we will take action to hold you accountable.
Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb and Police Chief Annie Todd issued a joint statement Wednesday suggesting protesters were facing “criminal interference” with their First Amendment rights, WJW said. said, adding that part of the statement read:
Cleveland is a city for everyone, and we must respect the thoughts, feelings, and voices of people of all backgrounds. These diverse perspectives make us special and ultimately stronger as a city. Our community has a constitutional right to a forum where they can openly express their views without fear of criminal interference.
We support First Amendment rights and urge CWRU leadership to consider this and take action against the decisions they make and the actions they take, especially towards law-abiding people. I implore you to consider how your actions impact some of the progress we have collectively made as a city. At the same time, we urge individuals to demonstrate peacefully.
anything else?
Cleveland.com reported that the Spirit Wall was painted again Tuesday night, with a pro-Israel message that read, “They’re calling for an intifada, so we call them terrorists.” .
Protesters get spray painted by contractors at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.youtube.be
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