Metadata

• When: 2024-02-02

• Where: Columbia University

• Who:

• Organizations: CUAD, ColumbiaSJP, ColumbiaJVP, CUMC4Palestine

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Description

• This protest was planned in collaboration with Within Our Lifetime (WOL). It was advertised as a collaboration between WOL and CUAD (Columbia university apartheid divest). (screenshot1, screenshot2). On Instagram, the “collaborators” for this protest include wol.palestine, nationalsjp, sjp.columbia, jvp.columbia, cuapartheiddivest. This protest was endorsed by many organizations (screenshot1, which includes SJP, screenshot2, screenshot3). The main flier was shared on Instagram by many Columbia student groups including sjp.columbia, cumc4palestine, cssw4palestine, cuapartheiddivest, jvp.columbia.

• Another flier for this protest was circulated that read: “Rally for Columbia Students and peaceful protesters who were attacked on Columbia’s campus by two former members of the Israeli military with an Israeli-made chemical weapon known as “skunk”, used to persecute Palestinians.” This flier also included the faces of  two individuals who allegedly perpetrated this action. The flier also reads “Stop the Zionist violence on campus”.

• Nerdeen Kiswani, leader of Within Our Lifetime, was at the protest (picture)

• “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” chant (video)

• “There is only one solution: intifada revolution” chant (video)

Media

• This under-the-radar Westchester charity manages funding for hardline pro-Palestinian groups by Luke Tress, NY Jewish Week, February 1, 2024

• MORE THAN 200 PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTESTERS HOLD RALLY AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY by ABC News, February 2, 2024

• Anti-Israel protesters spew anti-cop chants, clash with officers at Columbia University: ‘NYPD, burn in hell!’ by Steven Vago and Patrick Reilly, New York Post, February 2, 2024

• Pro-Palestine protesters call NYPD 'KKK' at Columbia as police carry out arrests, Fox 5 NY, February 2, 2024

• NYPD arrests three protesters, charges 12 with ‘disorderly conduct’ after pro-Palestinian rally that drew hundreds by Esha Karam, Apurva Chakravarthy, Rebecca Massel, Chris Mendell, Sarah Huddleston, and Shea Vance, February 3, 2024

• Anti-Israel protesters clash with NYPD officers in fiery scuffle that led to arrests: 'NYPD, burn in hell' by Kyle Morris, Fox News, February 3, 2024

Social Media

• Shai Davidi’s twitter post

• Instagram Postings showing Israeli rapper Koshadillz at Columbia campus being harassed and receiving death threat

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