There are months of training and planning by left-wing activists and groups behind the pro-Palestine protests that have erupted at American universities. This is what the Wall Street Journal, highlighting how the demonstrations that are shaking US universities were not improvised. In the months leading up to the encampments at Columbia University, students began consulting with groups such as National Students for Justice in Palestine, veterans of campus protests, and former students close to the Black Panther movement. . They also carried out a series of research to prepare. “We took notes from our seniors, talked to them and analyzed how the university responded to previous protests,” says Sueda Polat, a graduate student and one of the organizers of the pro-Palestine encampment.
National Students for Justice in Palestine
The National Students for Justice in Palestine group, explains the WSJ, has existed for about twenty years, is widespread in the United States and has contributed to organizing encampments or occupations of university buildings. And on their social pages they encourage the protesting students by spreading videos of the encampments, as well as providing a series of useful tips for dealing with the demonstrations safely. Protests at American universities have been generating tensions for weeks. And the ultimatums from university leaders were of little use. During the Columbia camps, the announcement was made that those there would not be able to “complete the semester or graduate.” Threats to which the students responded by occupying the building. The clashes then spread to Los Angeles. University administrators now fear that upcoming graduations could be disrupted by protesters from here on out.
