Growing number of demonstrations on college campuses over war in Gaza

Demonstrations have spread to campuses across the country with pro-Palestinian supporters angry over Israel's war in Gaza and many Jewish students expressing fear after incidents of antisemitism.
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[@bret551]

Stop the killings in Gaza! Students are calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. What is the problem with that?

[@tomoth77]

Gaza is still holding hostages.

[@mananimal3644]

Bret, AIPAC doesn’t like it.💁🏿‍♂️

[@trustmebrobro]

Politicians don't care about anyone. All they care about is who donates to their campaign. And right now, thats aipac. The future will judge us for what we did in this moment. There is a reckoning to be had.

[@johnwalker3473]

Ah, Hamas started all of this...

[@bret551]

@@johnwalker3473 Actually, Hama’s attack on Oct 7 was driven by long term oppression and killings of Palestinian people by Israel. Anything happens for a reason. Iran attacked Israel because Israel bombed Iran’s consulate first.

[@YoramAizenberg]

We don't have to worry about "free Palestine" We now have to worry about "free USA".

[@USER-jo7yz]

Absolutely right !!!!!

[@yogeshsangh5127]

From Israel, Right

[@user-md7tp5nx3c]

From you​@@yogeshsangh5127

[@rod.Anderson]

To many small towns,

[@s_gall889]

Yeah like free USA from Israel lobby

[@garabaush]

The protesters are protesting against the genocide of Gazans!

[@007kingifrit]

there isn't one

[@ramihamzi9391]

@@007kingifritwould love to meet you

[@nosuchthing8]

Yup

[@busterbiloxi3833]

They are being duped by Hamas and Moscow.

[@user-ys4ff8cr2w]

"When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes a duty"

[@rod.Anderson]

Like Oct 7

[@karimbarani-zj2pi]

Resistance to American bullying in the world

[@rod.Anderson]

@@karimbarani-zj2pi 😂😂😂

[@karimbarani-zj2pi]

@@rod.Anderson It's not time to laugh, it's time to think

[@rod.Anderson]

@@karimbarani-zj2pi free the hostages

[@IdunilBandara-rj9uf]

Passover. When genocide is passed over. What hypocrisy

[@007kingifrit]

i'm so sick of children using the word genocide, you don't know what that means

[@bret551]

“Jewish students are petrified to go onto campus.” Whose false is that? Don’t blame pro Palestinian students who are calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, blame Israel for the killings of tens of thousands of children and women in Gaza and having no intention to stop it.

[@el_chico1313]

u mean tens of thousands of hamas terrorists

[@tomoth77]

Didn't Gaza start this war?

[@mayaram2411]

@@tomoth77 Hamas did, dragging all of Gaza down with them.

[@bret551]

@@tomoth77 Actually, Hama’s attack on Oct 7 was driven by long term oppression and killings of Palestinian people by Israel. Anything happens for a reason. Iran attacked Israel because Israel bombed Iran’s consulate first.

[@ChosenoneTruth-hl1pz]

Well regardless who started the war there is always limit to everything you cannot collectively punish the whole nation because of select few and among those whole nation majority children let that sink in please

[@garydavidson2367]

What would CHRIST do with unarmed Palestinians in Gaza Think about it

[@christophersmith4962]

What would Christ say to anyone who states the region was not given to Israel? What would Christ say to all of you who labeled what happened to those people on Oct 7th as justified resistance? What would Christ say to the Arab occupation of that region? What Christ say of the Jewish people being prosecuted by the Arabs for over a thousand years? I mean, we could go on and on

[@agentxchannel6640]

TO BE CLEAR -- MOSES would NOT approve of Netanyahu's horrific plan for Gaza, either-- a n y doubts?!

[@garydavidson2367]

@christophersmith4962 so let's continue to add to the list of grievance on both sides decade after decade Smart real smart

[@rod.Anderson]

Free Palestine from Hamas

[@rod.Anderson]

Free the hostages

[@TheZzpop]

Every single report on the antisemtic comments only shows the exact same 2 clips of the one guy in the yellow jacket and the one girl with that sign. Both of whom are just random loners and not central to any large protest.

[@duckmercy11]

Yeah, I noticed that too.

[@netaneldarmon]

Yes and the sign « from The river to the sea « meaning to free all Israel of his Jews it’s fine ?

[@TheZzpop]

@@netaneldarmon “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” that is the full slogan. I’m Jewish, I’m involved in the protest at my campus, and I can’t speak for everyone who has ever used that phrase but I know as fact that at my school we are saying that everyone, Jews and Palestinians, need EQUAL rights everywhere from the river to the sea (the land area of the conflict)

[@Syriamehoms]

20 thousand kids are dead

[@007kingifrit]

that's ok, that's normal in war

[@ramy1190]

​@@007kingifrit the most peaceful Israeli:-

[@007kingifrit]

@@ramy1190 peace is not admirable in and of itself

[@ramy1190]

@@007kingifrit i wonder how would you feel if Egypt invaded Israel and killed 20 thousand jew kids? Would you still say its war?

[@Rebel-cd6gc]

​@@007kingifritThere's nothing normal about war. Unfortunately many civilians like yourself have accepted this for the benefit of the warmongers in power who get richer while you support them.

[@stevewaite6461]

Bloody hell, I've overslept from the 70's and found Vietnam protests are still going on.

[@TheThugNasty]

@@blueport4that’s what was said about the Vietnam protests.

[@TheThugNasty]

@@blueport4 easy to say that in hindsight. My bet is you would have been against the protests because they were anti American at the time.

[@alen2773]

@@blueport4well I don’t recall USA occupying, displacing and ethnically cleansing vietnam for 75 years before the war either.

[@13888.]

GOD doesn’t support the starvation and murdering of innocent children! GOD IS WATCHING

[@astroman30]

October 7th

[@nosuchthing8]

Thank you

[@nosuchthing8]

​@@astroman30That atrocity has NOTHING to do with starving millions in jail, gaza

[@astroman30]

@@nosuchthing8 you condone it. Stop lying

[@nosuchthing8]

@@astroman30 obviously not.

[@sensorycircuits1338]

I tried to rob a bank, but the cops were antisemitic & threw me in jail.

[@lzeng78]

Stop genocide

[@busterbiloxi3833]

Stop Hamas.

[@DavidVreeland-tr1dv]

I’m sorry but aren’t finals coming up. Like how do these kids have any time to study. Don’t any of them realize that if they fail their classes ALL the money they spend for that semester has been wasted.

[@camillecruzfit]

Everything is online…tests are online as they have been for years now.

[@007kingifrit]

its ok, college is fake and they get a passing grade no matter what now?

[@moonmoonStar]

gen Z kids arent boomers.. they can protest, well informed about the situation in Gaza and studying *ONLINE* all at the same time.

[@007kingifrit]

@@moonmoonStar they aren't informed, statistically gaza has the lowest civilian casualty rate in any war in the 21st century but did they protest the tigre war or the multitude of actual genocides in the world right now? no

[@moonmoonStar]

@@MrsWallace219 agree. gen Z work on grammar, boomers to work on the damaged brain. lots of work to do :)

[@brians7181]

You would think college students would have better critical thinking skills.

[@nosuchthing8]

Why don't you try burden of proof. Like proving those protests are some threat

[@brians7181]

@@nosuchthing8 you ever heard of a thing called a TV? Turn it on sometime and watch the 6 o'clock news on any station other than communist news network or MSLSD.

[@KingOfShenaniganthia]

Israel has killed over 30 thousand civilians in Gaza since October 7

[@buixote]

The question that needs to be asked of Administrators is "Why are you running interference for the Genocide"? The other question is "Why do you never listen to Students?" This happened around the Struggle against Apartheid in S. Africa, and the Administrators adopted the same "collaborationist actions". These people need to be replaced by people who understand the mission of Academia. They're making a mockery of it.

[@louisooi7733]

I am really impressed with the Solidarity the Americans are showing towards the Palestinian people. To care for the plight of people especially not of the same culture, religion, colour, language and far away is truly commendable. You showed the World you have courage, dedication, compassion, humanity which is sorely lacking in this World.Thank you .

[@ladedalounge]

I have no idea why I thought it was funny a kid was using an empty water bottle as a shield

[@ForeverYoung-qz2if]

Proud of you guys. Standing up for rightiousness There is hope yet for america. Celebrities, church leaders and people of influence are standing by and doing nothing.

[@bobomaigret5430]

Jewish Voice for Peace observed Shabbat at Columbia encampment. Now they're observing Passover, the traditional holiday celebrating liberation.

[@Juniper122]

Especially since pro Israel demonstrators are not going to jail. What the heck is she exactly scared of? You know they’re actual people getting the snot kicked out of them for being Jewish. Not because people don’t like them as a human. For actual anti-Semitic reasons. This young lady wants to be a victim so bad and I’m just sick of it.

[@lobotobot154]

Are you even paying attention? They arrested over a hundred Columbia student protestors

[@user-ty8uu5ku1k]

So proud of these student! Keep it up! Not only is the world watching you, we are learning from you. We are trying get creative in how to speak up, especially those of us who aren't in college. Keep it going!

[@anna-tn8mg]

*The Green Shirts are no different from Brown Shirts of the past.*

[@ricyman5110]

This is the amount of American tax money paid with sweat and tears and given to other countries for free. "$61 billion for Ukraine $26 billion for Israel; $8 billion for the Indo-Pacific region". DID YOU KNOW THAT IF YOU SUPPORT UKRAINE AND ISRAEL THE TAXES THAT YOU ARE VERY HARD TO PAY WILL JUST DISAPPEAR??! THINK BEFORE LAUGHING THIS DEMONSTRATION

[@devinhendrick5134]

Ridiculous people they don't even know what they are protesting, the same thing they are protesting the same thing they are provoking and spreading....stop palestinians that would stop the war, they should go there and block the troops from going to both parts of the war, stay in the middle of them.

[@DavidVreeland-tr1dv]

@ricymaulnaa9429 The money being given to Ukraine and Israel is not being given to them for free. Ukraine is being given old weapons that the US already spent money on and it has to pay back the value of the weapons given with interest. Israel on the other hand is being credit that it has to repay through buying American weapons. Financially speaking the wars in Ukraine and Israel have been the deal of the century. America is able to weaken its opponents, using old weapons, and actually get a cash refund on it all while not having a single soldier fighting.

[@elfulano5884]

End the killing of defenseless civilians and allow humanitarian aid if they want to see an end to those protests.

[@tiboregoldberger6817]

United States Racism Africa Black Children Death Famine NO UNRWA Ship Food Truck Air Drops Hospitals Ambulance In 2023 , an estimated 6.3 million children under five died, 2.9 million of them in the WHO African Region. This is equivalent to five children under 5 years of age dying every minute. Two thirds of these deaths can be attributed to preventable causes. A third of all these deaths are in the neonatal period. 1:02

[@brians7181]

Parents spend $70k per year for this stupidity? 😅😅😅😅

[@NN-jl8dm]

1. Haifa Massacre 1937 2. Jerusalem Massacre 1937 3. Haifa Massacre 1938 4. Balad al-Sheikh Massacre 1939 5. Haifa Massacre 1939 6. Haifa Massacre 1947 7. Abbasiya Massacre 1947 8. Al-Khisas Massacre 1947 9. Bab al-Amud Massacre 1947 10. Jerusalem Massacre 1947 11. Sheikh Bureik Massacre 1947 12. Jaffa Massacre 1948 13. Khan Yunis Massacre 1956 14. Jerusalem Massacre 1967 15. Sabra and Shatila Massacre 1982 16. Al-Aqsa Massacre 1990 17. Ibrahimi Mosque Massacre 1994 18. Jenin Refugee Camp April 2002 19. Gaza Massacre 2008-09 20. Gaza Massacre 2012 21. Gaza Massacre 2014 22. Gaza Massacre 2018-19 23. Gaza Massacre 2021 24. Gaza Genocide 2023 is still ongoing. DONT LET ANYONE CONVINCE YOU THAT IT STARTED ON OCTOBER 7th

[@szimultan00]

It has to be discussed on a religious level too. Ecumenical conference required to talk about understanding and forgiveness. Christian, Muslim, Jewish participants with. They can also be Buddhist, Taoist, and Shinto observers.

[@007kingifrit]

war is bad....boo hoo? you can't just not have war

[@nosuchthing8]

You don't have to go out of your way and starve millions

[@007kingifrit]

@@nosuchthing8 you are not required to feed the enemy , it is normal to not aid the enemy

[@nosuchthing8]

@007kingifrit when you own and operate a jail, you are required to feed the inmates. Gaza is an open air prison. Israel controls all food and water that comes in.

[@nosuchthing8]

@@007kingifrit so you admit the war crimes? Interesting.

[@KingOfShenaniganthia]

Palestine will win

[@texaswild3346]

*see anything wrong? Hear anything wrong? Speak*

[@gokucougar]

us collapsed already, it’s interesting that the most of people can’t see it and what’s coming, people are witnessing the history. No more dreams , wake up for the nightmares.

[@user-pf7tf3rf1u]

When both parties in congress send military aid to Israel, the U.S. has collapsed. The young protesters are trying to bring back our democracy.

[@rumination608]

God bless these young people for standing up for humanity! They know what truly matters! You give me hope for the future! These students have beautiful, uncorruptible, brave hearts! Free Palestine!👏👏❤️❤️

[@astroman30]

October 7th

[@fatmirekrasniqifatmirekras8011]

Proud of students, keep going like this , dont give up, we are all with you!!! Thank you, Good bless the students!!!

[@busterbiloxi3833]

Moscow troll.

[@xila464]

If anyone is donating money to an institution in order to control the free discussion of ideas on campus their money should be returned immediately and future donations refused.

[@13888.]

The religion of the members of a government or military organization doesn’t give them a free pass to commit crimes without accountability!!!

[@tomianrocks1616]

Because your not controlling it people see they can get away with being bad they will take care of it

[@spulliam3998]

The sons and daughters of the peculiar institution are post traumatic.. You told us pull ourselves up by the boot straps.. 🥾🥾🫲🏾 We don’t have time for this..

[@mikelock4350]

then they should go there and fight their cause but they wont...bunch of 🤡

[@konradx498]

It is sacrilege for protests against the genocide of Palestinians to happen during the Passover celebration of the genocide of Egyptians.

[@hezyasher9673]

On the one hand you cry "genocide", on the other hand "Israel is murdering children", and you've been going at it for years. How it it a genocide if the population only increases?

[@yewlian4278]

20Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness to light and light to darkness, who replace bitter with sweet and sweet with bitter. 21Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight.…

[@nosuchthing8]

Like calling the starvation of millions self defense

[@jessie9192]

That this harassment continues to be allowed, is a reflection of the school's President and leadership - As soon as the school's wealthy donors pull the money, Then you will see how fast the President will react to break up this sad situation

[@nosuchthing8]

What, students camping out?

[@vincentbacarella2076]

Pray for peace

[@user-fz8hq4tv7n]

They not about peace. They are against the west

[@williamgregory1848]

Wall to wall coverage of student protests against genocide while neglecting to cover the genocide is the point. The distraction is the point.

[@AdamM-ck3wo]

What genocide?

[@madomado4070]

We don't have to worry about "free Palestine" We now have to worry about "free USA".

[@IdunilBandara-rj9uf]

​thats exactly why there is protest.

[@bachoogranger]

ANTI ISRAEL, ANTI GENOCIDE PROTESTS ARE NOT ANTI SEMITIC !!

[@007kingifrit]

asserting that isreal has done a genocide is anti semetic as the standard is ridiculous

[@rodba1393]

so proud!! this is so powerful

[@user-fz8hq4tv7n]

Wow. You are evil

[@astroman30]

October 7th

[@rodba1393]

@@astroman30 what about whats happening for the last 50 years in palestine

[@astroman30]

@@rodba1393 Don't deflect. Beheading babies and taking hostages is what caused all of this.

[@bigal25938]

You get what you supported and voted for. The nation is paying the consequences. You have created terrorists in our land. Will take major reforms to fix this if it can be fixed at all.

[@InsightsAbroad]

Fund America first!

[@scamdemic1281]

Free Palpatine

[@rod.Anderson]

Stop government funding to these universities

[@harrychu650]

I just want things to be normal again like it was under President Trump.

[@Razor358]

The amount of actual terrorists in this comment section is crazy. 😂😂

[@gtrour4]

After observing online content. It appears that the students are on the right side of history 📜! 🤔 Somehow, they learn their school support an apartheid system similar to South Africa 🇿🇦

[@AdamM-ck3wo]

You're viewing the wrong online content.

[@IdunilBandara-rj9uf]

​genocide is fake? right.

[@AdamM-ck3wo]

@@IdunilBandara-rj9uf do you know what the word means?

[@DavidVreeland-tr1dv]

In the late 1930s large numbers of college students marched in favor of the Nazis. They didn’t do this out of an ideological agreement with the Nazis but rather out of a general anti-war sentiment. They argued that fighting the Nazis would lead to a war that would devastate Europe. The truth was that they couldn’t comprehend the true level of barbarity and savage nature of the Nazis. The Nazis took advantage of their innocent nature and used these kids as “useful idiots” to further their agenda.

[@hezyasher9673]

What makes you think that you know enough about such a complex story to provide your learned opinion? A few clips online?

[@basho883]

Blindly supporting Israel and brought upon all the fear for Jewish!

[@vel230]

Nope, it's the agitators who are blindly following Iran and Hamas and pocketing Chinese money.

[@trustmebrobro]

Exactly. They are trying so hard to put the truth back in the box. Instead of addressing the atrocities at hand.

[@astroman30]

October 7th

[@trustmebrobro]

@@astroman30 let's see how honest you can be. Why did Oct 7 happen?

[@hezyasher9673]

@@trustmebrobro Ocotber 7th happened because the Hamas is a proxy of Iran, and a genocidal organization whose sole purpose is to drive away all non-Muslims and create an autocracy. All these talks about the occupation is total nonsense, as Gaza is Judenrein since 2005. Do you want a proof that they are terrorists and no freedom fighters? They killed and kidnapped easily identifiable, clearly uninvolved Thais, Nepalese, and Phililiphines. Only the West's hypocrisy and racism blinds many people from holding them accountable to these hideous crimes.

[@ericab845]

Jewish and Non-Jewish students??? are you out of your mind!! you might find one.

[@Mr82sizzla]

APTTMH, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.

[@agentxchannel6640]

Ah 'freedom' in ameriKa; still no mention of Netanyahu's scheme to complete the Ben Gurion Canal directly thru Gaza? THANK our corporate 'news' for that omission..

[@palestine389]

Free Gaza ✌️✌️✌️🇵🇸🇵🇸

[@Jack-my4zj]

Great to see all these students supporting human rights and supporting the oppressed!! ❤👍👍

[@007kingifrit]

you attack first you aren't "the oppressed" losing doesn't make you virtuous

[@Jack-my4zj]

@@007kingifrit I don't agree, I see the situation in Gaza as oppression, since long before 7 oct.

[@007kingifrit]

@@Jack-my4zj well you're wrong, israel has a right to watch over people who keep firing rockets at them.

[@NE-Explorer]

Lol water scene.

[@lzeng78]

Free USA

[@Juniper122]

When all you’ve ever known and were taught is being triggered and scared and a victim then obviously there’s a bogeyman hiding around every single corner. Shut up and go to class

[@AdamM-ck3wo]

Well said...

[@Random_Handle_]

They come for the guns, and it's all, "my rights are being infringed!" They come for freedom of speech, and it's all, "Well, they're saying something I don't agree with, so to hell with their freedom of speech." Rights for some and not for all is the most anti-american sentiment I've ever seen. If you don't like freedom of speech, then go live in Moscow.

[@AdamM-ck3wo]

@@Random_Handle_ freedom of speech does not mean you can break the law. Go save the whales or something.

[@xappletrol9457]

Coming from a liberal boomer

[@rodba1393]

lol this is not anti semitic

[@user-fz8hq4tv7n]

O.k so it is anti america.

[@ellienavarro4230]

STOP FUNDING THE UNIVERSITY

[@madomado4070]

AGREE

[@iamLaneyonX2]

All their tents match 😂 did Soros pay for that

[@007kingifrit]

unironically...probably

[@coolhand6669]

It's not pro Palestinian it's Pro Hamas and pro Iran that's what it is none of these students would last 5 minutes in Gaza

[@topgtommy7314]

Ima go grab my duffel bag and have a sleep over with them too. Looks fun

[@johnwalker3473]

What I want to know is who's springing for all those tents? It's definitely not REI or NorthFace for sure.

[@pubguc6771]

0:06

[@Trust_me_bros]

A bright future for the west😆😆😆😆 u got may be 15 years max❤❤❤❤luv it🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@freddyjimjim5602]

This is a disgrace. They should be cleared by any means necessary.

[@IdunilBandara-rj9uf]

Already disgraced in the eyes decent humans.

[@busterbiloxi3833]

He was an interior decorator.

[@Chulitatr]

Students should remove the tents and just protest. Camping out is bad idea and the main problem with their protests. smh

[@happykitten5695]

🙏☮💛🌍🕊❤‍🔥

[@kevinjenner9502]

Netanyahu, Hitler in our time.

[@spankyssurprise1361]

Hyperbolic nonsense.

[@bigphones666]

I'm 12 and this is deep af frfr

[@fatmirekrasniqifatmirekras8011]

Insulting comparison to mr Adolf

[@travelingva]

Are u kidding me? Palestinians arw getting gun down like rabbits being hunted for sport and you are focusing on a few students "feeling uncomfortable" are you kidding me...

[@Whatisallthisfor949]

These students are honourable heroes! Remember when their grand parents protested against the Vietnam war??? They faced the same BS from right-wing clowns. Good thing is, they kept going for justice!

[@ladyd8339]

The evil has gone back to the source!

[@OlympicandTitanic]

What a bunch of thugs

[@benino1]

Free Palestine 🇵🇸 now

[@spinlok3943]

How bout nooooo?!

[@user-fz8hq4tv7n]

Who?

[@astroman30]

October 7th

[@007kingifrit]

i don't think they are civilized enough for self governance

[@user-oe8dy3rx3q]

Qaa😊q😊😊😅😅q😊q😊qa😊qaaq😊q😊qa😊😊

[@Galdogobboy]

What about Palestinian freedom

[@AdamM-ck3wo]

They are free to start swimming.

[@user-fz8hq4tv7n]

You see them free in america now. Happy? You like free terror?

[@007kingifrit]

i really don't think they are civilized enough for it

[@Tati8796]

That's "intellectual academia " for you.

[@madomado4070]

(((

[@IdunilBandara-rj9uf]

Proves they are not dunces

[@Tati8796]

​@IdunilBandara-rj9uf evil is often smart and educated. Not in your case, of course.

[@maureenjackson2041]

Why blame all jews, why can't the pro Palestine protesters criticize the Israeli government only. I condemn the Israeli government without anti semitism.

[@DavidVreeland-tr1dv]

@maureenjackson2041 It’s because the anti-Israel movement is rooted in anti-semitism. In the west anti Israel sentiment is based on the idea that the existence of Israel is an imperialist entity, (hence why you see a lot of left leaning support). However in the Middle East where the movement began. It is based off the idea that the Jews are an evil group (wherever they are) and that Israel’s existence is a manifestation or consolidation of that evil. You can see this even nowadays due to the fact that most of the praise of Hitler is done in Arabic while talk of human rights are done in English.

[@johnorbegozo685]

t’s no wonder Egypt nor Jordan didn’t want to take Palestines in bunch of clowns!!