Princeton students are heading to trial over charges from the school’s Gaza solidarity encampment last spring. Despite intimidation from the university, the activists are insisting on defending their right to protest for Palestinian liberation.
“We’re prepared to starve ourselves on the lawn of the administration building,” Princeton divestment activist David Chmielewski tells Mondoweiss. “They’re ignoring the urgency of the situation, which is that there’s a genocide actively occurring.”
Rep. Josh Gottheimer is pressuring Princeton University and the University of Pennsylvania to censor pro-Palestine sentiment on their campuses.
Israel’s Diaspora Minister cried “blood libel” after a Princeton University course included a book that exposes Israel’s intentional maiming of Palestinians. But victims of this very policy in Gaza say Israel’s track record is clear.