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Peter Link 🍉🇨🇺🇵🇸<p>Israeli left-wing group suspended at University of Haifa after protesting the war in Gaza</p><p>By Grace Gilson <br>May 4, 2025 </p><p>from <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/TheForward" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheForward</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/Forward" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Forward</span></a><br>[<a href="https://expressional.social/tags/Jewish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jewish</span></a> publication from <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a>] </p><p>(JTA) — Last week, at a university known for its diverse population, more than a dozen students sat on the floor of a campus building for 10 minutes holding photos of <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/Palestinian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palestinian</span></a> children killed in the war in <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a>.</p><p>Five days later, their group was suspended through the end of the semester for staging an unauthorized protest.</p><p>It wasn’t in the Ivy League, and ICE agents weren’t about to raid the dorms. It was the latest dustup over the Gaza war at the University of <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/Haifa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Haifa</span></a>, where <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/Jewish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jewish</span></a> and <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/Arab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Arab</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/Israeli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israeli</span></a> students have at times clashed in ways that echo the campus drama in the United States. </p><p><a href="https://forward.com/fast-forward/717382/israeli-left-wing-group-suspended-at-university-of-haifa-after-protesting-the-war-in-gaza/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">forward.com/fast-forward/71738</span><span class="invisible">2/israeli-left-wing-group-suspended-at-university-of-haifa-after-protesting-the-war-in-gaza/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://expressional.social/tags/JewishSolidarityWithPalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JewishSolidarityWithPalestine</span></a><br><a href="https://expressional.social/tags/JewHatredHurtsPalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JewHatredHurtsPalestine</span></a><br><a href="https://expressional.social/tags/StopGazaGenocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StopGazaGenocide</span></a><br><a href="https://expressional.social/tags/NeverStopTalkingAboutPalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NeverStopTalkingAboutPalestine</span></a><br><a href="https://expressional.social/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palestine</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/MiddleEast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MiddleEast</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/WestAsia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WestAsia</span></a><br><a href="https://expressional.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>press</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/palestine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>palestine</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/israel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>israel</span></a></span></p>
Peter Link 🍉🇨🇺🇵🇸<p><a href="https://expressional.social/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a> arrests <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/Palestinian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palestinian</span></a> protest leader at <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/Columbia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Columbia</span></a>, in sharp escalation of campus actions </p><p>Jewish groups and leaders immediately spoke out both in favor and against the arrest </p><p>from <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/TheForward" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheForward</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/Forward" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Forward</span></a><br>[<a href="https://expressional.social/tags/Jewish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jewish</span></a> publication from <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a>]</p><p>"<a href="https://expressional.social/tags/BendTheArc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BendTheArc</span></a>, a progressive <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/Jewish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jewish</span></a> group..., tweeted that President <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> was playing on fears of antisemitism in order to pursue an anti-democratic agenda.</p><p>“The <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/WhiteHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteHouse</span></a>’s authoritarian actions are being falsely done in our name as <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/Jews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jews</span></a>, by a President and politicians who actively use antisemitism and do not speak for Jews,” the group tweeted. “We’ve been afraid this day would come since campus protests began. Free speech and education are pillars of our democracy, and a healthy democracy is what keeps Jews safest.” </p><p>The Anti-Defamation League ... praised the arrest while calling for immigration law to be followed. " </p><p><a href="https://forward.com/fast-forward/702727/ice-arrests-palestinian-protest-leader-at-columbia-in-sharp-escalation-of-campus-actions/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">forward.com/fast-forward/70272</span><span class="invisible">7/ice-arrests-palestinian-protest-leader-at-columbia-in-sharp-escalation-of-campus-actions/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://expressional.social/tags/ProtestIsNotACrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProtestIsNotACrime</span></a><br><a href="https://expressional.social/tags/DefendStudentProtesters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DefendStudentProtesters</span></a><br><a href="https://expressional.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>press</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/palestine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>palestine</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://expressional.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a></p>
Peter Link 🍉🇨🇺🇵🇸<p><a href="https://expressional.social/tags/Israeli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israeli</span></a> officials are criticizing <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/Oscar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oscar</span></a>-winner “No Other Land.” So are Palestinian activists. </p><p>the <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/Palestinian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palestinian</span></a> Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> announced it opposes the film on “anti-normalization” grounds </p><p>from <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/TheForward" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheForward</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/Forward" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Forward</span></a><br>[<a href="https://expressional.social/tags/Jewish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jewish</span></a> publication from <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a>] </p><p>By Philissa Cramer March 7, 2025</p><p><a href="https://forward.com/fast-forward/702244/israeli-officials-are-criticizing-oscar-winner-no-other-land-so-are-palestinian-activists/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">forward.com/fast-forward/70224</span><span class="invisible">4/israeli-officials-are-criticizing-oscar-winner-no-other-land-so-are-palestinian-activists/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://expressional.social/tags/GazaBelongsToPalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GazaBelongsToPalestine</span></a><br><a href="https://expressional.social/tags/AllEyesOnWestBank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AllEyesOnWestBank</span></a><br><a href="https://expressional.social/tags/EndTheOccupation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndTheOccupation</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/SettlersOut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SettlersOut</span></a> <br><a href="https://expressional.social/tags/NeverStopTalkingAboutPalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NeverStopTalkingAboutPalestine</span></a> <br><a href="https://expressional.social/tags/StopArmingIsrael" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StopArmingIsrael</span></a> <br><a href="https://expressional.social/tags/BDS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BDS</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/DivestFromIsrael" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DivestFromIsrael</span></a> <br><a href="https://expressional.social/tags/RestoreFundsToUNRWA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RestoreFundsToUNRWA</span></a><br><a href="https://expressional.social/tags/SolidarityWithPalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolidarityWithPalestine</span></a> is <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/NotAntisemitism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NotAntisemitism</span></a> <br><a href="https://expressional.social/tags/EqualRightsForAllFromTheRiverToTheSea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EqualRightsForAllFromTheRiverToTheSea</span></a> is <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/NotAntisemitic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NotAntisemitic</span></a><br><a href="https://expressional.social/tags/JewHatredHurtsPalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JewHatredHurtsPalestine</span></a><br><a href="https://expressional.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palestine</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/MiddleEast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MiddleEast</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/WestAsia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WestAsia</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/Oscars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oscars</span></a> <br><a href="https://expressional.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>press</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/palestine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>palestine</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/israel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>israel</span></a></span></p>
killing.more.people.is.worse<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/@luckytran" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>luckytran</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@kmpiw" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kmpiw@mastodon.social</span></a></span> <br>Destroying scientific research into trans healthcare was one of the first things the <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Nazi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nazi</span></a> party did after they came to power in 1933.</p><p><a href="https://forward.com/culture/549587/trans-book-burning-library-gay-pride/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">forward.com/culture/549587/tra</span><span class="invisible">ns-book-burning-library-gay-pride/</span></a> from <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/TheForward" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheForward</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/6May1933" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>6May1933</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/FirstTheyCameForTransHealthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirstTheyCameForTransHealthcare</span></a> <br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/FirstTheyCameFor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirstTheyCameFor</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/TransHealthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransHealthcare</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/MagnusHirschfeld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MagnusHirschfeld</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/InstituteOfSexology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InstituteOfSexology</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/NaziBookBurning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NaziBookBurning</span></a></p>