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3. The police moved in when protesters occupied the Physical Sciences Lecture Hall.
Fri May 17, 2024, 01:42 AM
May 2024

That was a big mistake on the protesters' part. The JCP, who is coordinating these protests, is giving them really bad advice. Why do these students follow JCP?

SJP cheered Hamas' 10/7 attack:

Tensions sparked anew at campuses on Thursday as the national group Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) declared a "day of resistance," with demonstrations by its 200 chapters at colleges across North America.

The national group, which advocates for an independent Palestine and says on its website that it promotes "an agenda grounded in freedom, solidarity, equality, safety and historical justice," called the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas "a historic win for the Palestinian resistance."


https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-colleges-become-flashpoints-protests-both-sides-israel-hamas-war-2023-10-13/

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