'Student intifada here to stay': Harvard activists defy suspension threat

• Published date: 07 May 2024
• Author: MICHAEL STARR
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

Harvard out of Occupied Palestine's press statement declared that "The student intifada is here to stay at Harvard," came in response to both the administration's statement about the 13-day encampment and a protest coalition deadline for the administration to negotiate the implementation of their demands

"The student intifada has engulfed the entire country," said an encampment spokeswoman. "It is changing the conversation, expanding the realm of possibilities. If these universities only care about their assets, the student movement will become a liability. "

As dozens of campuses across the country continued to face occupation and aggressive protest by activists in a bid to force the adoption of anti-Israel policies since the original April 17 Columbia University tent settlement, the HOOP spokesperson warned that if administrations did not submit that "campuses will become ungovernable."

The student activists warned that if the administration did not submit to their demands, they would impose a cost on the university. She said that her movement had faced intimidation and abuse, and that the administration had left them few options in pursuit of their objectives.

"Make no mistake, whatever happens next, it will be the result of the choices that Harvard has made," said the spokeswoman.

Interim Harvard president addresses issue

Interim Harvard University President Alan Garber said on Monday that while the institution respected freedom of speech and protest, "it is not unlimited," and called for the end of the encampment.

"The encampment favors the voices of a few over the rights of many who have experienced disruption in how they learn and work at a critical time of the semester," said Garber. "We continue to hear reports of students whose ability to sleep...