{"id":2153400,"date":"2024-01-19T05:20:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-19T10:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-israel-student-group-threatens-no-business-as-usual-at-mit-until-jewish-state-is-eradicated\/"},"modified":"2024-01-19T05:23:53","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T10:23:53","slug":"anti-israel-student-group-threatens-no-business-as-usual-at-mit-until-jewish-state-is-eradicated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-israel-student-group-threatens-no-business-as-usual-at-mit-until-jewish-state-is-eradicated\/","title":{"rendered":"Anti-Israel student group vows to disrupt MIT until Jewish state is eliminated"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fanti-israel-student-group-threatens-no-business-as-usual-at-mit-until-jewish-state-is-eradicated%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2153400&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>With the\u2062 spring semester weeks away, \u2063MIT&#8217;s Coalition Against Apartheid vows &#8216;even stronger and even bigger&#8217; \u200caction<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<div>\n<p>Jewish \u200dstudents at the\u2062 Massachusetts \u200cInstitute of Technology are set to return \u2064to the classroom next month, where they will be greeted by \u200dan anti-Israel\u2062 student group\u2063 that is threatening to shut down &#8220;business as \u200cusual at MIT&#8221; until \u200bthe Jewish state \u2064is no\u2062 more.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2063group, MIT Coalition \u200dAgainst Apartheid, \u2062made its threat in a December <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C00ZfWguyxz\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram post<\/a>. \u2064&#8221;When we return next semester,&#8221; the group said, &#8220;we will be\u200c even stronger and even bigger to make sure that\u200b there\u200d is \u2064no business as\u200c usual at MIT until Palestine is\u200b free! From the river to \u2063the \u200dsea.&#8221; While it&#8217;s unclear\u200d exactly how the group plans to \u2064escalate its advocacy against the Jewish state, its members \u2062are already in hot water \u200cwith\u2062 the \u2064university over demonstrations that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/he-stood-up-for-math-standards-and-his-college-tried-to-fire-him-hes-keeping-his-job\/\" title=\"He Stood Up For Math Standards And His College Tried To Fire Him. He\u2019s Keeping His Job.\">violated school policy<\/a> and left Jewish students fearful.<\/p>\n<p>In early November, for example, Coalition Against\u200b Apartheid organized \u200dan infamous protest in\u200b which members occupied MIT Lobby \u20647, a campus hub located inside of the school&#8217;s main entrance that\u2064 leads to classrooms and faculty offices. The group moved forward with the protest despite a school policy prohibiting demonstrations in \u200dLobby 7 and other areas of campus where\u200d protesters would disrupt classes. The <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/11\/10\/news\/jewish-students-at-mit-blocked-from-attending-classes-by-hostile-anti-israel-protesters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">protest<\/a> included calls \u2063for &#8220;Intifada&#8221; \u2062and saw participants occupy the lobby from 7:30\u200d a.m. until 9 p.m. MIT leaders used an emergency \u200bnotification system to tell students to avoid the area, and the school&#8217;s Jewish attendees said the protest made them &#8220;feel MIT\u200d is not safe for Jews.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Coalition Against Apartheid&#8217;s pledge to take\u2063 &#8220;even\u2064 stronger and even bigger&#8221; action will test MIT&#8217;s resolve as the school faces criticism \u200bover its response to campus anti-Semitism. MIT president Sally Kornbluth faced calls to resign after her participation in \u200ca disastrous\u2062 December congressional hearing, during\u2064 which she <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/watch-mit-penn-harvard-presidents-say-calls-for-jewish-genocide-do-not-violate-code-of-conduct\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">argued<\/a> \u200b that &#8220;calling for \u2063the\u2062 genocide of\u200d Jews&#8221; may not violate the \u200cschool&#8217;s code of conduct. Days\u200d later, House Republicans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/house-panel-antisemitism-investigation-harvard-mit-upenn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">launched an investigation<\/a> into\u2064 MIT and other elite universities.<\/p>\n<p>While Kornbluth has since <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/two-down-mit-president-vows-to-reassess-policies-after-counterparts-resign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pledged to reassess<\/a> the \u200cschool&#8217;s policies on &#8220;harassment, bullying, intimidation and \u2063discrimination,&#8221;\u200c her administration has gone easy on Coalition Against Apartheid members in the \u2063past.<\/p>\n<p>During the \u2063group&#8217;s Lobby 7 protest, MIT staff delivered slips \u2063of paper informing participants they would \u200dbe suspended if they did \u200dnot leave the area. &#8220;With\u2064 the\u2063 current disruption of institute \u200dactivities, a line\u200c has\u200d been crossed,&#8221; the\u200b message read. But \u2062protesters refused\u2064 to leave,\u200b staying in the lobby from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>After the ordeal, Kornbluth watered down her\u200b disciplinary threat. Students involved\u200c in the protest received a &#8220;non-academic suspension,&#8221; allowing them to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wary-of-deportation-elite-colleges-wont-expel-anti-semitic-foreign-students\/\" title=\"Elite colleges are hesitant to expel anti-Semitic foreign students due to deportation concerns\">continue attending class<\/a>. A\u2063 harsher \u2064punishment, Kornbluth <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/campus\/wary-of-deportation-elite-colleges-wont-expel-anti-semitic-foreign-students\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said in\u200b a statement<\/a>, could have led to\u200c the deportation of foreign\u200c students, prompting the president to back down.<\/p>\n<p>While\u200b Kornbluth&#8217;s statement did not include names of any Coalition Against Apartheid foreign members,\u200c at least one of the group&#8217;s leaders\u200c does not hail from the United States.\u200b That <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mit.edu\/directory\/?id=mohamedm&#038;d=mit.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">student<\/a>,\u2062 electrical engineering and computer science major Mohamed Mohamed, <a href=\"https:\/\/arkonline.org\/blog\/ark-student-stories-homeless-student-mit-scholar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hails<\/a> from west London, where \u200dhis \u2062mother \u200cand\u200d father emigrated from Somalia and Sudan, respectively.\u200d Mohamed is frequently\u200b featured\u2062 in the group&#8217;s \u200cInstagram videos\u2014in one\u2063 recent post,\u2062 he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C2EnHfFu_Bk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vowed to defy<\/a> MIT policies, saying, &#8220;We won&#8217;t stop, and they can&#8217;t suspend the movement.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In addition \u200dto \u2062Mohamed, Coalition Against Apartheid is led by\u2062 MIT senior Safiyyah Ogundipe, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/safiyyah-ogundipe-4b1a43167\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">chemical engineering student<\/a> from Virginia. Ogundipe, \u200bwho <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/safiyyah-ogundipe-4b1a43167\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">served<\/a> as the group&#8217;s \u200bpresident as recently \u2063as November, was present at the Lobby 7 protest and dismissed\u2062 the school&#8217;s demand to disperse, \u2062calling it \u200c&#8221;something\u2064 that was causing anxiety \u200bamongst some of\u2063 our students.&#8221; Ogundipe during an interview with the \u200c <em>Chronicle of Higher Education<\/em> also\u200b pledged to fight back against MIT leaders.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m not\u2062 gonna be run off\u2064 of my own campus,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>A third Coalition Against Apartheid\u2063 member, undergraduate \u2063student and\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/alejandrotanon\/?originalSubdomain=pr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">former Microsoft intern<\/a> Alejandro\u2064 Ta\u00f1\u00f3n D\u00edaz, echoed Ogundipe&#8217;s rhetoric, \u200dsaying \u2062in an \u200dInstagram <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CzesqnXuef2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post<\/a> he and other\u200c group members will come back &#8220;bigger and stronger\u2062 \u2026 \u2064until\u2062 apartheid falls.&#8221; Another\u200b member, graduate student Susanna Chen, argued in a Jan. 7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastmonitor.com\/20240107-mit-student-they-are-suppressing-pro-palestine-speech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interview<\/a> that Israel will \u2064not be defeated until activists are \u200b&#8221;willing to put their neck out and really take the risk \u2026 to actually \u200dfight meaningfully against \u200bthe\u200b U.S. war machine.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mohamed, Ogundipe, D\u00edaz, and Chen did not respond to requests for comment. MIT spokeswoman Sarah McDonnell emphasized Kornbluth&#8217;s &#8220;continuing efforts to combat anti-Semitism on campus and \u200breview student disciplinary \u200dprocesses.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;MIT and President Sally Kornbluth reject anti-Semitism and other \u2064forms\u200d of hate,&#8221; McDonnell said.<\/p>\n<p>Members of MIT&#8217;s Jewish community, however, are \u200dnot convinced. In a Jan.\u200c 11 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mitjaa.org\/jan-11-open-letter-of-concern-about-persistent-inaction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">letter<\/a> to school leadership, the MIT Jewish\u200b Alumni \u200bAlliance \u2062criticized \u200bKornbluth&#8217;s \u2064actions \u200bto address \u2063anti-Semitism, characterizing them as hollow and\u2063 uninspiring.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Unless MIT \u2062is willing to step \u200bup and address these misguided and blatantly anti-Semitic behaviors and beliefs, Jewish students will\u2062 continue to face intimidation from outside and inside the classroom,&#8221; the group wrote. &#8220;Our genocide unfolded in the wake of world-class German universities\u2063 of MIT\u2019s caliber turning their backs on us. Our conscience\u2064 will not allow us to remain silent if we see MIT follow a similar path.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u200cIn what ways has the \u2064MIT Coalition Against Apartheid disrupted campus activities \u2064and disregarded school policies,\u2063 and what \u200cimpact has this had on the university community?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  The pseudonym &#8220;Emma Smith,&#8221; has remained anonymous. Smith, however, is\u200c an active participant in the group&#8217;s activities and has been involved in planning protests and spreading anti-Israel\u2062 propaganda on \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platforms<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As the spring semester approaches, the MIT Coalition Against Apartheid&#8217;s threats\u200c of intensified action raise concerns\u200d among Jewish \u2062students and the university community as a whole. The group&#8217;s history of \u2063disrupting campus \u2062activities\u2062 and disregarding school\u2062 policies has already created an atmosphere \u2062of fear \u2063and unease. Jewish students have expressed\u2064 their concerns about \u2062their safety and the hostile environment they face on campus.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200doccupation of Lobby 7 was a clear violation of\u2062 school policies, yet the group faced \u2064minimal consequences. \u2063MIT&#8217;s lenient\u200c response to their actions has raised \u2063questions \u200dabout the university&#8217;s commitment to addressing anti-Semitism and \u200densuring the safety and well-being of all\u2063 students.<\/p>\n<p>MIT President Sally\u200c Kornbluth&#8217;s questionable remarks during a congressional hearing only added to the controversy surrounding the university&#8217;s handling of the situation. \u2064Her argument that calling \u200bfor \u2063the\u2062 genocide of Jews\u200b may \u200dnot violate the school&#8217;s code of conduct is deeply troubling and has rightfully led to \u2063calls for her resignation.<\/p>\n<p>In light of these issues,\u200b it is crucial \u200cfor MIT to take a strong stance against the Coalition Against Apartheid and any form of anti-Semitism on campus.\u2062 The university must \u200dprioritize the safety and\u200c well-being of \u200cits students and actively work \u200dtowards fostering an \u200cinclusive and tolerant environment for all.<\/p>\n<p>MIT&#8217;s response to the Coalition Against Apartheid&#8217;s threats\u2062 and actions will be a defining \u200bmoment for the university. It is imperative that MIT implements strict disciplinary measures \u200dand enforces its policies to deter further\u2063 disruption and protect \u200cthe rights of all students.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, the university should take this\u2062 opportunity to engage in meaningful dialogue\u200c and \u2064education surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Open \u2063discussions that\u200c promote understanding,\u2063 respect, and empathy can help bridge divides and promote peaceful coexistence.<\/p>\n<p>Jewish students should not have to choose between their identity and their education. MIT must ensure that Jewish students can pursue their studies without fear of discrimination, harassment, or intimidation.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, as the spring semester approaches, the MIT Coalition Against Apartheid&#8217;s threats\u2062 of intensified action raise concerns \u2062about\u200b the safety\u2063 and well-being of\u200c Jewish students. MIT&#8217;s response to this challenge\u2062 will be a crucial test of\u2062 its commitment to combating anti-Semitism and fostering an inclusive campus\u2062 environment. The \u2064university must take decisive actions\u200d to protect the rights of all \u200bstudents and promote dialogue \u200cand\u200d understanding. \u200dIt is imperative \u200dthat MIT \u200creassesses its policies and demonstrates a strong dedication to\u200c addressing these issues and creating\u200d a campus where \u2063all students can thrive.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Usual.&#8221; The Coalition Against Apartheid at MIT promises to intensify their efforts, aiming for a more impactful and widespread movement. Jewish students are bracing themselves for a challenging semester ahead, as tensions between the pro-Israel and anti-Israel groups continue to escalate on campus<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2088,"featured_media":2153401,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2153400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2153400","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2088"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2153400"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2153400\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2153401"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2153400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2153400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2153400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}