Metadata

• When: 2024-09-27

• Where: Columbia University

• Who: Fadi Shuman, Keila Leonard, Safiya O’Brien - Former

• Organizations: CLS4Palestine, ColumbiaJVP, CUAD, FSJP-CBT

Description

• Publicized by #CLS4Palestine, cuturath, columbia_msa, cujafra, #ColumbiaJVP, and #CUAD on Instagram (screenshot of Instagram slides and screenshot of collaborators).This protest was also shared on Instagram by fsjp_cbt (screenshot). 

• The protest featured a large drum and several megaphones. 

  • “Intifada intifada long live the intifada” (here), “there is only one solution, intifada revolution” and “resistance is justified when people face genocide”,  “resistance is justified when people are occupied”, “free the people, free them all. Zionism will fall” (here) while chanting toward the Jewish students counter protesting. “It is right to rebel. Israel go to hell” 

  • “Resistance is glorious. We will be victorious” (here)

  • “We don’t want no zionists here” (here)

  • “Intifada people’s war” (here). “Resistance will live on, glory to Lebanon” (here))

  • “From the river to the sea, palestine will be free” (here)

  • “Intifada intifada, globalize the intifada”, “brick by brick, wall by wall, zionism will fall” (here)

  • “Palestine is our demand. No peace on stolen land” (here)

  • “If we don’t get no justice, then they don’t get no peace” (here). “Free the people, free them all. Zionism will fall” (here)

  • “There is only one solution, intifada revolution” (here)

  • Refer to Israel as a “Genocidal entity” that “won’t come to terms with the simple fact that its end is near”..”...from Lebanon to Palestine. And from the river to the sea, Zionism will be defeated”... “We will continue to resist””As Palestinians, as Lebanese, as Arabs, we know that we are the most stubborn people. We will continue to resist. Despite the ongoing US arms, genocide. We will continue to remain steadfast on our lands until Zionism and until US imperialism ceases to exist in our region. We will remain! On our lands! And emerge victorious! Resistance is Justified, from Lebanon to Palestine. Resistance is glorious, we will be victorious” (here)

  • “We will free Palestine within our lifetime”(here)

• Student organizers who led the chants: Fadi Shuman Keila Leonard Safiya O’Brien

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