{"id":2226766,"date":"2024-04-21T23:35:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T03:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mit-students-set-up-encampment-to-protest-israel-and-universitys-ties-with-idf\/"},"modified":"2024-04-21T23:37:09","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T03:37:09","slug":"mit-students-set-up-encampment-to-protest-israel-and-universitys-ties-with-idf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mit-students-set-up-encampment-to-protest-israel-and-universitys-ties-with-idf\/","title":{"rendered":"MIT students establish protest camp against Israel and university&#8217;s connections with IDF"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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%2Fmit-students-set-up-encampment-to-protest-israel-and-universitys-ties-with-idf%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=2226766&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--><p>Students at the Massachusetts\u200d Institute of Technology have erected an encampment on campus \u200bto protest Israel&#8217;s\u2063 actions in Gaza and the\u200d university&#8217;s ties to the Israel \u200dDefense Forces. Their movement, named Scientists Against Genocide Encampment, aims to pressure MIT to sever research\u200b connections with the Israeli military due to over $11 million in funding since\u2062 2015. Similar protests at Columbia and Yale University have sparked controversy and arrests.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Students at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/massachusetts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Massachusetts Institute of Technology<\/a> have set up an encampment on campus to protest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Israel\u2019s<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-already-struggling-on-international-stage-as-expert-warns-he-may-be-making-middle-east-war-worse\/\" title=\"Biden Already Struggling On International Stage As Expert Warns He May Be Making Middle East War Worse\">military campaign<\/a> in Gaza and the university\u2019s relationship with the Israel Defense Forces.<\/p>\n<p>The group putting up tents on the school\u2019s Kresge Lawn is calling the effort the Scientists Against Genocide Encampment, according to Francesca Riccio-Ackerman, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-kash-patel-john-durham-is-building-a-bigger-conspiracy-case\/\" title=\"Exclusive-- Kash Patel: John Durham Is Building a Bigger Conspiracy Case\">research assistant<\/a> and PhD student. \u201cMIT has received OVER $11 MILLION in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ohio-state-researcher-sentenced-to-prison-for-concealing-ties-to-chinese-spy-program\/\" title=\"Ohio State Researcher Sentenced to Prison for Concealing Ties to Chinese Spy Program\">research funding<\/a>\u00a0from the Ministry of Defense of Israel since 2015,\u201d she <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/still_francesca\/status\/1782214888296730934\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>wrote on X<\/a> on Sunday evening. \u201cWe will NOT REST\u00a0until MIT cuts research ties with the Israeli military.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>Breaking: The students and workers of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MIT?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MIT<\/a> establish the Scientists Against Genocide Encampment on MIT\u2019s Kresge Lawn<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMIT has received OVER $11 MILLION in research funding\u00a0from the Ministry of Defense of Israel since 2015\u2026. We will NOT REST\u00a0until MIT cuts research ties with the\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/phEb0pZCnF\">pic.twitter.com\/phEb0pZCnF<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Francesca Riccio-Ackerman (@still_francesca) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/still_francesca\/status\/1782214888296730934?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 22, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>MIT students follow those at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/2973612\/white-house-condemns-despicable-actions-at-pro-palestinian-college-protests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Columbia University<\/a> and Yale University, as well as others, who are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/anti-israel-yale-protesters-joining-columbia-students-in-tear-down-our-society-ivy-league-movement-law-prof\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>protesting Israel<\/a> by putting up tents on the campus and refusing to remove them. They have also held demonstrations filled with chants and calls for lawmakers and university leaders to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-mcconnell-privately-says-he-wants-trump-gone-dc-elites-pressure-republicans-to-impeach-private-citizen-trump\/\" title=\"Report: McConnell Privately Says He Wants Trump Gone \u2013 DC Elites Pressure Republicans to Impeach Private Citizen Trump\">sever ties<\/a> with any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/education\/2024\/04\/19\/columbia-protests-israel-gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>company or group<\/a> involved in Israel\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/inside-the-gop-plan-to-oppose-bidens-iran-deal\/\" title=\"Inside the GOP Plan to Oppose Biden\u2019s Iran Deal\">military efforts<\/a> in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>The protests have resulted in arrests, and, especially at Columbia, have captured the attention of the nation, with the White House \u201ccondemning\u201d the antisemitism present at some demonstrations. However, student protesters at the school maintained that an unnecessary spotlight has been cast on \u201cinflammatory individuals who do not represent us,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prem_thakker\/status\/1782229943901974912\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>per the<\/a> <em>Intercept<\/em>. \u201cOur members have been misidentified by a politically motivated mob.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Talia Khan, an MIT student and president of the MIT Israel Alliance, according to her X bio, posted a video of the MIT encampment set up on Sunday. \u201cAnd, it\u2019s happened. The anti-Israel, pro-terrorist encampment is now up at @MIT,\u201d she wrote. \u201cWe are afraid to go near.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>In the video, dozens of students are walking in a circle around the encampment, and they can be heard chanting as drums are played.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>About 1,200 Israelis were killed and several hundred hostages were taken on Oct. 7 when Hamas militants launched a surprise attack on Israel. Israel swiftly launched a counterattack into Gaza, vowing to eradicate the terrorist group. However, Israel\u2019s subsequent military campaign has resulted in the deaths of more than 30,000 Palestinians, according to witnesses and the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry. More than a hundred Israeli hostages are still believed to be held by Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>The conflict has inflamed tensions in the United States and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2895628\/biden-faces-more-uncommitted-campaigns-following-surge-of-resistance-in-michigan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>threatens to heavily affect<\/a> November\u2019s presidential election, with many young voters, such as those on college campuses, incensed by the U.S.\u2019s support for Israel amid Palestinians\u2019 deaths. Antisemitism has also been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adl.org\/resources\/report\/audit-antisemitic-incidents-2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>on the rise<\/a>, with Jewish citizens <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/02\/13\/us\/american-jews-feel-less-secure-survey-shows-reaj\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>increasingly concerned<\/a> about their wellbeing.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Massachusetts Institute of Technology students create encampment on campus to protest Israel&#8217;s Gaza military actions and the university&#8217;s ties with the IDF. 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