Columbia Has Divested Before: Here's What Happened | WSJ

Many pro-Palestinian student protesters are demanding schools drop Israel investments. The demands vary from school to school.
At Columbia University, protesters are pressing for the sale of holdings tied to companies allegedly profiting from Israel’s actions like Google, Amazon and Airbnb. At Yale and Cornell, students have called for their schools to divest themselves of weapons manufacturers involved in Israel’s campaign. But how does divestment work at universities?
WSJ explores the history of divestment movements at schools and the challenges involved in modern divestment initiatives.
Chapters:
0:00 Protesters calling for divestment
0:35 Divestment, explained
2:22 Past divestment initiatives
4:04 How endowments work
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[@wsj]

Columbia University cancels main commencement ceremony after protests: on.wsj.com/3QVKZjh

[@jtgd]

Sounds like a “no”

[@Chestermcfly420]

@@jtgd sounds like another fake account in the comment section connected to terrorist to me😮

[@MyVlogTubes]

What abour the Spying program that fotographes students and puts them on the blacklist??

[@gerrydonohoe]

@@MyVlogTubes FISA act has been renewed. All those students are being watched with AI programs. Israel uses them to target suspected militants and take them out when they're at home with their families. Look up "WHere's Daddy". US has this tech.

[@dragm165]

Jaisa karna waisa bharna Don't interfere secular, democracy in indian politics,u will get the result Now how u re feeling... U don't control ur own country Ur coming to control world's largest democratic country 😂😂😂😂 Shame on u

[@Tourian]

Why are American universities even investing in weapons manufacturers? Am I the only one thinks this is insane????

[@archivalfootage1]

Because many universities have massive weapons contracts. Its a pipeline. Think Georgia Tech working closely with Lockheed Martin

[@dannyn.6933]

Universities have endowments, you invest the endowment to make money and use the profits for the university like financial aid. Defense companies are just a category of companies.

[@cekuhnen]

Universities are a business - that’s why.

[@gimei-chan]

To make money, duh.

[@exelrode]

Well a lot of civilian technology also comes from the R&D in advanced technology that's used for weapon systems. The most obvious example would be the internet that you're using right now to watch this video. And this has roots going back to the beginning of cold war and if not before that during WWII

[@mikekane2492]

I didn't realise Matt Damon was so involved in economic sociology

[@ConfusedCrab-tp8gc]

My boy is wicked smaht

[@sonsofstretford3866]

You beat me to it 😂

[@ConfusedCrab-tp8gc]

@@sonsofstretford3866 😉

[@chandniku1770]

Aahh I thought I was the only one

[@Booz2020]

Never Say NEVER 😎 Justin Bieber

[@edwardlwittlif]

Let's not revise history, WSJ. As a result of divestment *and* sanctions, the value of the South African rand dropped dramatically during the 1980s. That economic pressure *did* help to end apartheid. The citation at 5:44 is misleading. The study's focus is narrow, examining whether specific acts of divestment made a dent in economic valuations. But the divestment campaign's success was *cumulative* . The successful divestment protests created a political environment that facilitated capital flight from South Africa, as doing business with South Africa became a toxic PR nightmare and the political support for government sanctions grew. The value of the rand didn't drop for no reason, and capital didn't gush out of South Africa for no reason.

[@Sam_Guevenne]

This is about Universities not general divestment.

[@edwardlwittlif]

@@Sam_Guevenne Right, and with South Africa, it *started* with universities and then the movement grew, eventually making a real impact. Which is exactly what the protesters are hoping for today- to initiate a broader movement by taking action where they can.

[@ethanwellerstein6587]

This is a really important point, the SA divest movement was gradual but had a massive cumulative effect. It, like the current protests are trying to do, raised the social and economic costs of supporting apartheid which is good regardless of other outcomes.

[@wildfire9280]

South Africa and Israel now have even more remarkably similar modern histories now than before. I’d hope that continues up until the part after Mandela.

[@AmericanAntiCorruptionAct]

"Keep in mind, the news media are not independent; they are a sort of bulletin board and public relations firm for the ruling class-the people who run things. Those who decide what news you will or will not hear are paid by, and tolerated purely at the whim of, those who hold economic power." - George Carlin

[@sysprogmanadhoc2785]

".....Keep in mind, the news media are not independent" Guess what, neither are the students. They're sheep manipulated by Islamic groups who are funding these sit-ins. As proven by the fact that many arrested are outside agitators

[@lrmry]

They want to divest from “companies profiting from the war in Gaza,” but don’t include any Qatari companies?

[@uriabinenshtok]

anyone remember when university's invested in prisons

[@johnmpandaguta3289]

Don't they still do???

[@Amyyxoox]

which?

[@wildfire9280]

Anyone remember when prison having a library is what made Malcolm X into Malcolm X …No wonder they got rid of it.

[@oussamak7747]

What about they stop using Amazon and Google themselves.

[@slynskey333]

Wow, such a strong point 😂😂

[@oussamak7747]

@@slynskey333 when we want to make a change, we start by ourselves first. I won't ask anyone to do what I don't do first.

[@gabrielgarcia7554]

@oussamak7747 Isn’t the US investigating both of them for being a monopoly? Kinda hard to uh do that with monopolies. But also maybe they are doing this? Did you ask them?

[@oussamak7747]

@@gabrielgarcia7554 it is a suggestion not a judgment " what about ... ? " and if we can't cut off completely we can reduce consumption. as individuals we need to do our part first. It is not because they are manifesting for a good cause that we don't have any right to suggest and shut up. I see people offedend as soon as we suggest that the person does their part individually before asking for more. Because in general we like throw all the blame on others

[@AnnebonnyINREALLIFE]

Why are you saying such stupid things?

[@tardarsauce1842]

"Columbia has been divested before" Yeah even back in 1912, ask Comstock

[@kenwash9]

No word on the hypocrisy of calling to divest Israel but leaving China, Iran, Syria, Russia all in?

[@scaryclouds1403]

unlike israel, half of the countries you mention have sanctions placed upon them and the other probably don't have investment from these universities. no point in protesting

[@Event12]

ya, china for building theirs and other country

[@whywouldi931]

well China, Iran, Syria, Russia arent nazi states. so theres that

[@aviatorsound914]

Israel is no better? Israel was a state created by the UN because of western interference. The British government made that mistake years ago so here we are….. Every problem we have right now is because of imperialism…

[@ColinWilliams-ml9bx]

China is too allied to the government for large scale protests to happen, Iran isn’t committing genocide, Syria has literally lost 2/3 of their people to this war we have helped cause, and Russia actually has seen mass protests but isn’t being supported by America. Hope this helps!

[@Chestermcfly420]

You have to understand the aggressors can never be the victims. If you start a war with babies and women you’re not the victims you’re the ones who started the war. It’s not a genocide when you start a war and then all of a sudden you start losing that’s not a genocide that’s losing the war that you started with babies and women.

[@jolness1]

Agreed, Hamas is not the victim. But 30k dead civilians in 6 months indicates Israel should be more careful to me, even as an ardent supporter of Israel.

[@WoodEe-zq6qv]

Yeah the children of Gaza (50% of the population under 18) should've thought before they started this war!

[@Chestermcfly420]

@@WoodEe-zq6qv make a KZbin video if you’re going to be on KZbin

[@bngr_bngr]

@@WoodEe-zq6qvHamas should have thought about the distribution of their population before they started this war.

[@amineboum9493]

why but the question here is , why did hamas attack israel in the first place , what brought israel to the middle east , what happened 75 years ago ....

[@getpaid.gohome4506]

Why are we listening to Charlie Eaton? This guy has no idea what he’s talking about. What credibility does he have besides being a professor at one of the worst UC’s in California. Merced is the school students usually put at the bottom of their fall back colleges.

[@JawadAli-ww3xf]

How about cut ties with the students.

[@anna.j.p2]

👏

[@duran9664]

🔥FACT (1)🔥 Young girls protest for Palestine because they seek a meaning for their lives; & there is nothing pisses the establishment & baby-boomers more than a pro-Palestine cause! 🔥FACT (2)🔥Young boys doing it because of the girls. 🤷‍♀️

[@charlech]

A lot aren’t even students, just some shmucks off the street.

[@lj1687]

That's how universities make money. The students have leverage

[@ThatBasedGuy]

@@lj1687 they don’t have any leverage, there are 100 rightfully jealous students willing and ready to replace any ivy league student, shall the university decide to get rid of them.

[@AyakoTachi]

One of the better cracks at outlining this that I've seen but still murky as they don't shed any light on what Columbia's current investments in Israel actually are.

[@averytucker790]

Matt Damon looks good with glasses.

[@ebbeb9827]

universities should not be invested in weapons manufacturers

[@jawedmanowar657]

Such an Shameful act that University place where Education and knowledge is imparted is taking money from weapons manufacture and lobbyist and profiting from colonial occupation and supporting Apartheid It seems Money is more Important, rather Upholding Justice and Law

[@VagabondRetro]

That's not how it works. No money is going from Universities directly to the hands of IDF soldiers. The closest thing is that tech that is developed in Universities is sold to another party that makes the products and sells it to Israel. The Internet was developed this way.

[@jlee739]

This people are so clueless on how they’re being pawned to the situation, this students claims to be smart but can’t even think this further. So sad

[@ponderwonder4019]

Would they stop using gmail? 😂

[@duran9664]

Who uses Gmail, grandpa 😒

[@slynskey333]

​@@duran9664😂😂😂😂

[@bngr_bngr]

@@duran9664what do use? You are using KZbin.

[@akino1692]

How is that a political strategy? Divestment works, random people individually boycotting doesn't work.

[@John-bravooo]

​@@akino1692divestment is discrimination. Why won't universities divest from Qatar and China?

[@TomNook.]

The boycott and divesting will fail. Unlike south Africa, US and Israeli companies are involved in core technologies and services with no viable alternative in all important sectors eg. Finance, food, Comms, healthcare.

[@John-bravooo]

South africa boycotts were also bigoted

[@PCSExponent]

@@John-bravooo How so?

[@Dojafish]

With that mindset, yes. But if we persist, at one point the Government can't do nothing. All of the affirmationed protest with South Africa, where believed to fail. But see now.

[@abhidxs6121]

​@@Dojafish exactly

[@alouie001]

Israel as a country factor exposure on their portfolio would be around 0.5% which is nothing. This will change nothing.

[@Solaris0071]

They are investing in arms companies so we, in the West (including Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan), can live in freedom and be ahead of our adversaries. Study what we want, and love who we want. You can take all that for granted but it is not a given.

[@user-vp2lz4qu5v]

😂😂🎉🎉

[@SundeepI9]

I think in a few days we will get lecture US about human rights of minorities, as they used to lecture india.

[@gimei-chan]

Poor countries like India better keep out of this if it's not their business

[@sonamdolma9718]

@@gimei-chan Yes, correct. India is NOT "Chynaa" poking their dirty nose into everything.

[@segalliongaming8925]

What does this have to do with India? Seems like it’s your country that now wants to lecture America, yet even then I don’t see what the message is.

[@Castrate-]

10 million isnt a minority.

[@guardianoffire8814]

@@segalliongaming8925 To be fair. The Western govts have been nagging the Indians for a while now, ever since the Hindu nationalist Modi was elected into power. Always whining about the Muslim rights, while often selectively ignoring the way the Muslim countries treat non-Muslims. This is the same nonsense the United States does against Russia for invading and attempting to carry out regime change on Ukraine. Completely forgetting the decades of the US lead War on Terror that created more terrorist havens by destabilizing countries across the world.

[@Jibril_Abdulkadir]

This video is so contradictory so the investments are very small but they can’t do it because it’s to complicated what???

[@seandelaney1700]

The effect it may or not have might be irrelevant, the point might be the students don't want to be associated with a society that behaves unethically. And if they are such a minor stake in the portfolio it should be relatively easy to do in my finance experience.

[@Jouantiese]

That is not the point. Holding Israel to some unique ( often brainwashed ) standard) - while remaining oblivious to a multitude of unspeakables - constitutes a profound moral flaw and apparent bigotry.

[@izzyc1570]

Can we just cut past the obvious? This has nothing to do with university investments and is just an excuse to protest on college campuses 🤦‍♂️ the crowds on college campuses during Oct 7 needed a more marketable excuse

[@NickFord-kh5cs]

I demand that no state taxpayer's money fund any of these schools for any reason. I demand that no state taxpayer's funds clear the roads around these schools in bad weather. I demand that no school taxpayer's money funds any retirement programs that involve state pension retirement benefits.

[@scipioafricanus4875]

Everybody does business with Everybody

[@Booz2020]

TSMC 🇹🇼 Slava

[@cayuun]

@@Booz2020what TSMC has to do with occupation of Palestine?

[@BobBilly506]

even with iran and russsia?

[@reeinactedfellow]

I Pencil

[@playinglifeoneasy9226]

Exactly

[@Djehoo]

Matt Damon is just great

[@ezra7088]

I found this video interesting. I don't love some of the selective framing, but for Republican media the bar is so pathetically low that this easily flew over it. This makes me better understand why some people I know on the left like to sometimes read The Wall Street Journal to get an opposing perspective.

[@TuaTagovailoaTouchdowns]

This would just make investments cheaper for others.

[@gardenerofthegalaxy]

I didn't realize D9 militarized bulldozers could be considered "tractors"

[@Chestermcfly420]

Even though these protesters are receiving funding from UNRWA 😮

[@ebbeb9827]

lol you're insane

[@Chestermcfly420]

@@ebbeb9827 fake account says what

[@fod1855]

What do you get out of spreading disinformation like this?

[@cesaru3619]

GET THAT SOYGLE! "you reap what you sow"

[@M-sp8uj]

Any student from columbia to talk with write comment

[@popcornfury9095]

I'm actually a student at Columbia, if you want to ask any of us any questions

[@samuellee8333]

@@popcornfury9095 what do you think about all of this? I am genuinely curious and want to dicuss with someone on the ground.

[@popcornfury9095]

@@samuellee8333 Before the occupation of Hamilton, most people could go about their daily lives without paying attention to the encampment (although there were some disruptions like the media outside the gates and non-affiliates having trouble entering). But when campus had to be closed down for the clearing of Hamilton, the disruption became a lot worse because most people weren't even allowed to set foot on campus - in fact, access was only restored today. Fortunately this only happened after classes ended, so only our finals were impacted, but losing access to our regular study spaces and places to just spend time was quite annoying.

[@popcornfury9095]

​@@samuellee8333 Sorry, I thought I remembered to respond. Although the encampment attracted a lot of outside protestors that were much more of a security risk than the student protestors, the protests were not really disruptive before Hamilton Hall was occupied, since the main inconveniences were maneuvering around the crowds outside and having to swipe an ID to enter campus, as non-affiliates were not allowed to enter. It was easy for most people to go about their daily lives and ignore the protests, but when Hamilton Hall was occupied, campus was shut down to everyone except for the students living there, which was quite inconvenient - in fact, we only got access back yesterday or the day before. Things seem to have calmed down now If you were asking about the endowment and the practicalities of divesting, we don't know any more than outsiders do, so I can only give an opinion :)

[@user-py7zg4yn2b]

While I have never been to Columbia… I would say that I wouldn’t be intimidated to go there in anyway shape or form. Some people give it a bad opinion or name because of its historical value of cocaine and coffee… But at the end of the day they’re human human beings were human beings. Everybody is a human being… Everyone has good people. Everyone has bad people… Good intentions, bad intentions… I would have to say that SMG is probably the sexiest gradient in or Chinese food, and last, but not least… I do really want to try a cup of coffee in Columbia and eat a Cuban sandwich in Cuba along with rolling a cigar.

[@naf2579]

These kids think they have it all figured out, they know nothing about anything. Living sheltered lives funded by their parents.

[@duran9664]

🔥FACT (1)🔥 Young girls protest for Palestine because they seek a meaning for their lives; & there is nothing pisses the establishment & baby-boomers more than a pro-Palestine cause! 🔥FACT (2)🔥Young boys doing it because of the girls. 🤷‍♀️

[@bngr_bngr]

Funded by donors.

[@05350]

And they follow the narratives of Hamas, a terrorist organization.

[@And11992]

Did you have the same opinion when they were kneeling down for BLM, schlomo?

[@cule189911]

Did you watch the video? Everytime there were protests on campus they were vindicated by time. How is it different this time?

[@alexeykulikov2739]

Have they protested about Russia’s actions as fiercely?

[@johnmpandaguta3289]

The American state already supporting Ukraine what more can they protest?? Whilst the American state is actively financially supporting Israel

[@lrmry]

Nope. They’re out there calling each other comrades.

[@Task32]

The American government has sent billions to Ukraine to stop the Russian invasion. We are protesting our backing of Israel and its war crimes in the Gaza strip. If we weren't backing Israel there wouldn't be any protests in the same way that the US government is not backing Russian aggression therefore we don't protest that.

[@paulhenricksen5728]

Would love to know how many of these kids are not using Google products?

[@bngr_bngr]

Google most popular search engine. Google docs used by most students. Google Chromebooks are given away like napkins at schools.

[@akino1692]

It's almost like they built some kind of monopoly? Also that isn't a good argument against what they are saying. It's childish to say that people can't use the most available tools to resist. If revolts relied on being pure then you'd criticize them for thinking they are better than you.

[@mikekane2492]

@@akino1692 I see where you're coming from but I believe it's a matter of boycotting and integrity. Boycotting products you don't use doesn't really hold any weight. Boycotting products you use daily, show's you're serious and does have an effect. This situation is different though, as you rightfully point out, when dealing with donors, it's not analogous to direct boycotting.

[@paulhenricksen5728]

@@akino1692 you must be fun at parties

[@AL-lh2ht]

@@akino1692oh so you think this is a revolt? Lol

[@RovingRoninEDC]

Has anyone here been up around Columbia during this ?? Forget the politics , forget the issues … if you’re walking past the campus , bring DEODORANT , SOAP, WATER and a hand written note pleading hold ups to take a BATH!! The stink of body Oder , patchouli incense and raw a*s is overwhelming. I don’t care if it’s the River or the Sea… pick one, soap up and jump in … for all our sakes

[@icemeoutlikeelsa]

**crickets**

[@RovingRoninEDC]

@@icemeoutlikeelsa hey, it’s for the common good… nobody needs watery eyes and a gag reflex as the price for walking a single block

[@factchecker6674]

"From the River to the Sea"....it's a circular cleansing soap promoted by people who are protesting cleansing soap.

[@sonsofstretford3866]

Dude sounds like Will Hunting from Good Will Hunting

[@justpray365]

I wonder if all of those nice tents were purchased from Amazon?! I would like to have one.

[@bngr_bngr]

All sold out.

[@sh8nn0n92]

Invest in the STUDENTS!🗣️

[@stoonookw]

THANK YOU, such good reporting compared to CBS

[@biogen1768]

Do better WSJ. In PE, a principal’s money is locked up for 5-10 years. And if a school breached this contract and yanked their money early after giving an ultimatum RE divesting from Israel, that would be illegal and they’d be blackballed from the industry. Why did you not go more in depth here- demands for immediate divestment are both poorly defined and legally obtuse

[@seandelaney1700]

Chance of being blackballed is 0, you don't know the industry.

[@VagabondRetro]

​@@seandelaney1700 Saying chances at being blackballed are zero over divesting in this climate for political reasons demonstrates your lack of industry knowledge.

[@dustinprice648]

The Rich will always not want you to Divest.

[@dustinprice648]

and if the message of this video is "it won't make a difference" then why not do it?

[@sasatyrla6]

Because they are childish and honestly they care only about posts in social media.

[@amythomspon956]

3:55 lol they sold their oil stocks at lows. I just hope they dont ask taxpayers to bail them out when they are putting their politics ahead of their fiduciary duty.

[@jdm1152]

How does an ancient Palestinian make tea… Hebrews it.

[@dimitriisov1262]

This video is from the Wall Street Journal and currently only has 10K views after 5+ hours, this is absolutely being suppressed by the KZbin algorithm.

[@Zedgo99]

WSJ is mostly for richy rich types brother, sorry to tell you. Basically a pacifier for rich folks.

[@zkol3287]

I want to note that It's campus property, you have a right to protest but not on private property (campuses are private btw). Also calls and chants for violence is not free speech. Al quasam is a terrorist wing of hamas and saying hamas are heroes and freedom/resistance fighters is like saying al quida are freedom fighter's (which they are not they are both terrorists that deserve the death penalty when caught) Props to the police for their service and ensuring of safety on campus 👮‍♂️👮‍♀️🫡

[@USG503]

hey do students that pay tuition at columbia university have the right to be on the campus or not? Just curious

[@nestharus]

Every time there has been a college protest going back 80 years people like you have made the same argument and every time they've been wrong and the students have been right. Don't see why you're not wrong this time too.

[@AL-lh2ht]

@@USG503you didn’t read what he said did you.

[@AL-lh2ht]

@@nestharuswhy make such obvious lies.

[@grahamfloyd3451]

zkol I hope one day you'll live up to your own values, whatever they may be. That simple act actually represents remarkable bravery. Best of luck in your journey.

[@kieranvolbrecht3607]

The international campaign to boycott apartheid South Africa was instrumental in freeing Nelson Mandela and ending apartheid. But what fewer people talk about is that apartheid was ended by a referendum on whether to "adopt a new constitution" (end apartheid), and that this election was held under apartheid. Israel does not have a constitution... yet. If you want a Palestinian state, I'm telling you that we're going to have one. No country can be expected to allow their own citizens to be abducted. And to quote Nelson Mandela, terrorist turned pacificist: "We hope that... we are strengthening the voice of peace and friendship in Israel and Palestine; so that, as we enter the new millennium, we shall all have taken a giant stride towards a world in which our humanity will be the hallmark of our relations across colour, religious and other divides." One state, the state of Israel and Palestine, Jews and Arabs, working side by side for peace in Israel and Palestine. #bringthemhome 🚩🏳‍🌈🏳‍⚧ \__________purple_________________________ \ \__________blue__________________________ \ \__________green_______________________ \ \__________yellow____________________ / /__________orange___________________ / /__________red________________________ / /__________purple_______________________ /__________blue__________________________

[@dr_flunks]

I just retired, but for the leaders still in the workforce, try not to hire any colombia grads for the next 20 years.

[@JavedAlam24]

Ridiculous statement that shows how little you know.

[@Castrate-]

​@@JavedAlam24Found a insecure UC alumni. Good luck finding a job😂

[@botanicalitus4194]

@@Castrate- Yourclear lack of critical thinking skiIIs are going to be a much bigger detriment to finding a job

[@tomhenry897]

Raised rates and begged more government money

[@fernandesrdsf]

Sure...right....So next day they need something, they will use prime to delivery they stuff...

[@bngr_bngr]

Prime same day is amazing.

[@akino1692]

What does that have to do with ANYTHING? Such a knuckle dragging "Gotcha"

[@ysong89n0e]

And they would try very hard to get paycheck from those tech company once they graduated.

[@rundown132]

Pretty much lol, same people will use the same services they're trying to boycott

[@benergy592]

that is merely an assumption

[@carloszaldivar4425]

They shouldn't be trashing and destroying the grounds of campuses. That is not part of a protest that is called damaging private property and criminal acts

[@scaryclouds1403]

mf just learned what protesting is

[@nosuchthing8]

You don't like students wrecking campuses, students don't like their tuition going to genocide

[@benergy592]

and universities shouldn't invest in companies that contribute to the death of 30,000 Gazans. the reason the protests have come to this stage is because the universities didn't listen.

[@wolfmangoland7972]

Many of these protesting students get financial aid from these endowments.

[@misafir716]

Long live Palestine 🇵🇸❤️

[@ThatBasedGuy]

Being pro Palestinian has become an ivy league status symbol.

[@adnanshahriar4435]

The only disheartening part about that is, it's just ivy league's status symbol when it should be for everyone.

[@eightlights4939]

@@adnanshahriar4435 You realize that Palestinians voted in Hamas in an overwhelming majority, and a majority of the people there support the terrorist actions of Hamas. So you're saying everyone should support them? These are the same people that cheered on 9/11

[@amelancholybear1534]

@@eightlights4939 You realize Hamas ran on an anti-corruption ticket because the opposition (CIA backed) was just a corrupt mess, right? And that overwhelmingly, Palestinians aren't stupid. And Hamas is the only group that literally fights for them, who else are they supposed to support? The The Apartheid state of Israel who have been ethnically cleansing them and are in the middle of genociding them? Palestinians tried peacefully protesting in 2018, people are peacefully protesting *now* and it only leads to Israelis killing them and journalists. The average age in Palestine is 19, I doubt the children covered by rubble were the ones cheering on 9/11 Anyways, Free Palestine

[@stanleywang7367]

@@eightlights4939 You realize that Israel funded Hamas when it was just a tiny organization so it could destabilize the PLO and call them terrorists? Also, Gaza no longer has free elections because *someone* tried a failed coup where Hamas just ended up seizing power.

[@nabawi7]

To you it's a status symbol because you never cared about the liberation movement that existed for decades. Now that it's mainstream in the West for the first time in its history (which is why our government is panicking and unleashing state thugs on students, they don't know how to properly contain or respond to the massive surge in support) you see it as a trend that would fade away but the dam has broken and Israel can no longer hide its crimes from the world. There is no going back to the status quo.

[@aimhigh3701]

How do you like dem applestinians?

[@qwertyzxcvb4856]

did you see an increase of hobos in your neighborhood while the police deals with these clowns ?

[@AnnebonnyINREALLIFE]

Columbia? Hobos?

[@ChrisBa303]

Rage bait

[@njandrews4105]

It hasn’t just swept across the country. It has swept across the globe. 😊

[@-VForValhalla-]

Boycott Google? Goodluck using clearnet dipsticks.

[@blablup1214]

Bet they don't even know that Android is mainly develeoped by google....

[@gabrielgarcia7554]

🦆🦆Go🙏

[@doctorsavage5925]

i think google is losing money from me if anything, adblock, multiple accounts with storages that are full which cost server space, free vpn so they cant collect my data, so yeah i think im doing a good job boycotting

[@-VForValhalla-]

@@doctorsavage5925 You are on KZbin🤦‍♂

[@user-ou4ec6lg5h]

تبارك الله

[@botanicalitus4194]

These pro paIestinian students have more bravery and integrity in their pinky than their opposition has in their whole bodies.

[@9k111]

Shouting brainless slogans in a university in a first world country requires so much bravery 🥲

[@abhidxs6121]

​@@9k111 it does when the state and the government is hand in hand with the Israeli state apparatus

[@9k111]

@@abhidxs6121 People have been shouting these slogans since the first Lebanon war... Worked wonders for you

[@abhidxs6121]

@@9k111 and were they wrong? Israel has been complicit in ethnic cleansing and straight up war crimes since it's creation, it's not at all wrong to call it out

[@9k111]

@@abhidxs6121 Nothing is ever black and white.

[@huplim]

Do not underestimate a movement like this

[@papasquat355]

Not really a movement. More like a ploy.

[@AL-lh2ht]

A movement call for genocide

[@yevgeni10]

@@papasquat355 More like the cult of the rainbow people.

[@westwoodoralsurgerydentalgroup]

will make sure I invest in Google, Amazon, ARBN, and Caterpillar

[@yonatanran659]

I can't believe a serious person would take these protestors to heart... Lol

[@overwatch8848]

how about these students vote , canvass. for politician’s they align with etc.

[@duran9664]

🔥FACT (1)🔥 Young girls protest for Palestine because they seek a meaning for their lives; & there is nothing pisses the establishment & baby-boomers more than a pro-Palestine cause! 🔥FACT (2)🔥Young boys doing it because of the girls. 🤷‍♀️

[@blablup1214]

I would guess voting for the one that represents "you" is a little hard in the USA As the USA is a two party system. You will never get someone you really want. I wouldn't want Biden or Trump either. You can just try getting the lesser evil...

[@bngr_bngr]

In this case Trump aligns with them than Biden.

[@akino1692]

They probably did! Gen Z has outpaced other generations in terms of political involvement

[@overwatch8848]

@@akino1692 they probably voted in federal elections.. but real change starts from local elections & state elections.. not that i’m saying you’re wrong either.

[@lovepakistan3659]

Well regardless of its effects of Israeli companies. These protests are putting pressure on the govt from giving weapons to Israel! More power to these students👏

[@SorminaEriana]

Really really really Columbutt University

[@Betcaligarcia]

Would these kids really understand all this? When they are studying women and gender studies

[@Katiemtz099]

still find it disrespectful

[@grahamfloyd3451]

You find what disrespectful?

[@nabawi7]

disrespectful?

[@ilfyf]

问加沙人为什么他们不释放人质？

[@amanpatil3607]

So cut tries with companies that are going to employ them. This is the reason companies are looking at east and employing people from there. Cheap labour and they don’t have to face this BS.

[@Andreas-ov2fv]

Right, it's always a problem when the slaves get uppity

[@monajafi5020]

This Ad provided by AIPAC

[@playinglifeoneasy9226]

First of all, we had color film in the 80s. I know that’s hard to believe we’ve had digital photography in the 80s. Second of all, South Africa had one major export diamonds where is Israel makes everything that makes modern life happen. Third of all Students are net beneficiaries of the endowment they benefit from it. so it’s not really their money that they are trying to have a say about. Also, the protesters represent roughly 3% of the student body and whether that 3% may or may not feel very passionately and they may or may not really understand what’s happening there they are only 3% and 97% of students are not OK with what is happening on campus. in many cases, student demonstrate tours are far outnumbered by just outside agitators and so their thoughts on this really don’t matter at all. but if you want to live in a world free of Israeli innovation, you’re gonna have to go back further than the 80s. You’re probably probably gonna go back to the 60s or 70s and at that point yeah black-and-white film.

[@edwardlwittlif]

Hello! This is misinformation. I've been on the ground at the University of Texas protests. UT is my alma mater, and I showed up to help a group of grad students I'm friends with. Support for the pro-Palestinian side from their fellow students is broad, which I have seen firsthand as students passed by the protests on their way to classes. To claim that 97% of students oppose the protests is ridiculous; it's a number you simply made up, and it's nowhere close to reality. Divestment from Israel doesn't mean going back to the 1960s in terms of technology. But honestly, if it meant that no more children were blown up by US and Israeli bombs, yeah, I think I could live with black and white photography.

[@theunseenfool]

IM A 26 year old who went back to collage after being a LINE COOK and i know that the protests, ANY protests are not about the financial impact but the social impact. DO better WSJ. 👅👅🥾🥾

[@theunseenfool]

@@AnnebonnyINREALLIFE i literally never said i knew more than them. read the comment, im in support of them

[@theunseenfool]

@@AnnebonnyINREALLIFE wild you jumped to that conclusion and think certain people are better than others

[@eddyr1041]

Apartheid and this hv such level of difference can't even start to compare it😅. Middle East is sooooo complex.😅

[@Chestermcfly420]

This report just shows me that it’s a dis report

[@grahamfloyd3451]

What is a dis report?

[@williamculbertson3066]

False Accusations Of Genocide Are Disgusting!!!!!

[@cranberrijuicc]

35k people are dead, end the cognitive dissonance!

[@AL-lh2ht]

@@cranberrijuiccyou have no idea what genocide is do you? Then again you think Hamas is right so your only problem with genoicide is the wrong people are genocided.

[@cranberrijuicc]

@@AL-lh2ht where did I state Hamas was right, you’re making assumptions. Strip away your beliefs and your biases and look at the objective facts. 35k people have been murdered. That’s a genocide. And cannot be justified under any circumstances. Get over yourself

[@grahamfloyd3451]

Are false accusations of genocide disgusting? There is a risk of cheapening the word if we misuse it. But when someone uses it sincerely, wouldn't it be better if we paused and made sure there was no case first? Wouldn't ignoring such an accusation be more disgusting, turning a blind eye, etc.? Sincere question.

[@williamculbertson3066]

@@grahamfloyd3451 I've read the definition & the History of Genocide, Israel's Actions do not compare otherwise they'd be killing thousands of Palestinians a day and wouldn't be evacuating people out of a combat zone first for starters...

[@anreas9015]

Free free Palestine Una mattina mi sono alzato O bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao, ciao, ciao Una mattina mi sono azalto E ho trovato l'invasor E se io muoio da partigiano O bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao, ciao, ciao E se io muoio da partigiano Tu mi devi seppellir E seppellire lassù in montagna O bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao, ciao, ciao E seppellire lassù in montagna Sotto l'ombra di un bel fior Tutte le genti che passeranno O bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao, ciao, ciao E le genti che passeranno Mi diranno "che bel fior" è questo il fiore del partigiano O bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao, ciao, ciao è questo il fiore del partigiano Morto per la libertà è questo il fiore del partigiano Morto per la libertà O partigiano, portami via O bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao, ciao, ciao O partigiano, portami via Ché mi sento di morir ♥️♥️♥️🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸♥️♥️♥️

[@dropyourself]

WSJ: "Why BDS won't work against South Africa"

[@archcrump7256]

Big Money Donors need to suspend giving money for scholarships for 5 years.

[@mohamedgoldstein5565]

Imam - kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKXSi39trdGMp6s

[@flx2463]

Honestly, I don't get at all why people are so invested with Israel. It must have something to do with social media.

[@TheStarSquid]

>Sees Israel commit genocide "Gee, why are people upset with Israel?"

[@AL-lh2ht]

@@TheStarSquidexcept the UN said there is no genocide

[@eightlights4939]

@@TheStarSquid What genocide? Are you aware of the views of beliefs of the people you are so desperately trying to support? If so, you should be on a watch list.

[@vickyj7834]

TikTok radicalized them, no joke I watched it happen

[@GetSmart519]

Divest from Columbia u

[@duran9664]

🔥FACT (1)🔥 Young girls protest for Palestine because they seek a meaning for their lives; & there is nothing pisses the establishment & baby-boomers more than a pro-Palestine cause! 🔥FACT (2)🔥Young boys doing it because of the girls. 🤷‍♀️

[@udarpavarota396]

Tsss... One can see they have plenty of time on their hands.

[@Maliceless100]

There is absolutely no such thing as an occupier *defending* itself against its occupied. Universities must move their money. LOVE Israel, HATE Israel's lies.

[@grahamfloyd3451]

That's too reductionist an argument.

[@AL-lh2ht]

@@grahamfloyd3451the guy is just made Hamas didn’t kill even more people

[@montsefdz2]

Divest!! 🇵🇸

[@AL-lh2ht]

Mad Israel is doing fine?

[@Betcaligarcia]

Not settlements watch your words

[@caissemanager-xf6yr]

Free Palestinian

[@DrMarkyMark]

I am investing more in Israel!

[@imisstoronto3121]

me too

[@vlaardingerrr]

I must thank the protesters, now I know which shares I must buy in the coming weeks. So I can buy the shares cheap. This way I can optimize my stock revenue.

[@Andreas-ov2fv]

Like a good sociopath!

[@NoGattsuNoGlory]

divestment from Israel also makes them defenseless from iran....

[@dragm165]

Jaisa karna waisa bharna

[@sapphyrus]

So many Good Germans in the comments.

[@abdelbakimohamed9723]

Free Palestine, stop kil ing palestinienne kids

[@imisstoronto3121]

I've seen clips where a Palestinians father was anxious to get his young toddler in harms way because it would make the Israelis look bad. It was on Dr Phil and the Green Prince was on and translating to the audience. Who needs to stop killing Palestinian kids??

[@mahmudulshibly686]

❤ we stand to Justice and equity for Palestinians Against the authorities and genocide of Israel

[@Gphilly819]

And we stand against terrorism antisemitism and Hamas

[@cranberrijuicc]

@@Gphilly819 saying genocide is wrong isn’t antisemitism, stop weaponising the oppression of Jewish people

[@Gphilly819]

@@cranberrijuicc stop weaponizing the suffering of the Palestinian people They are not victims

[@hethshah3570]

​@@cranberrijuicc stop denying antisemitism

[@cranberrijuicc]

@@hethshah3570 nothing I said was anti semitic, stop throwing that term around as it takes away from actual oppression of Jewish people.

[@jadrabi9962]

Stop 🛑 75years of occupations 😢