{"id":2241862,"date":"2024-05-10T14:00:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T18:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/northwestern-admin-faculty-sign-resolution-calling-israel-terror-state\/"},"modified":"2024-05-10T14:01:39","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T18:01:39","slug":"northwestern-admin-faculty-sign-resolution-calling-israel-terror-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/northwestern-admin-faculty-sign-resolution-calling-israel-terror-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Northwestern University Staff and Faculty Support Resolution Labeling Israel as a &#8216;Terror&#8217; State"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fnorthwestern-admin-faculty-sign-resolution-calling-israel-terror-state%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=2241862&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>Northwestern University administrators and faculty recently signed a \u2062resolution labeling Israel a &#8220;terror&#8221; state, urging a boycott. The \u200bresolution, obtained by The Washington Free\u2062 Beacon, follows \u200bthe \u2063university&#8217;s concessions to anti-Israel\u2064 protesters, including scholarships and faculty positions for Palestinians. It criticizes Israel&#8217;s actions \u200bin Palestine as ethnic cleansing and condemns US support. The resolution \u2062also opposes Northwestern&#8217;s\u200d response to antisemitism and free expression.  <\/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<p>Northwestern University administrators and faculty members recently signed a resolution calling Israel a \u201cterror\u201d state and demanding the school boycott the country.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/campus\/northwestern-administrators-pass-resolution-calling-for-boycott-of-terror-state-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">resolution<\/a>, obtained by <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/campus\/northwestern-administrators-pass-resolution-calling-for-boycott-of-terror-state-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Free Beacon<\/a>, comes just a week after the university <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/northwestern-university-caves-to-anti-israel-protesters-granting-numerous-demands\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">caved<\/a> to anti-Israel protesters, including funding for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-mayor-bill-de-blasio-is-contemplating-a-lottery-for-new-yorkers-who-get-vaccinated\/\" title=\"NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Is Contemplating A Lottery For New Yorkers Who Get Vaccinated\">full-ride scholarships<\/a> and two faculty positions for Palestinians.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter months of tightening what has \u2014 for the last 76 years \u2014 been a brutal and insufferable occupation, Israel is leading a multifront war on the people of Palestine that can only be described as ethnic cleansing and genocide,\u201d the resolution says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDespite the immense loss of life and all that sustains it, US diplomatic, military, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/paul-krugman-blames-the-media-for-americans-thinking-the-economy-sucks\/\" title=\"Paul Krugman Blames the Media for Americans Thinking the Economy Sucks\">top academic institutions<\/a> have chosen to stand firmly on the side of terror,\u201d the statement added. \u201cNorthwestern is no exception.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The resolution also blasted Northwestern for creating an Advisory Committee on Preventing Antisemitism and a Committee on Free Expression aimed at addressing anti-Semitism on campus, the Free Beacon reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBetween establishing bodies to police our tone, arresting students for exercising their rights, and openly calling for the silencing of pro-Palestinian voices, it is clear that our institution\u2019s singular response has been one of censorship of any and all voices deemed uncomfortable or challenging to the status quo,\u201d the resolution said.<\/p>\n<p>One of the signatories was Liv Harmening, the outreach and education coordinator for Northwestern\u2019s Office of Civil Rights and Title IX Compliance, leading to questions as to whether a Jewish student could receive fair treatment in a campus disciplinary proceeding.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesman for the university told the outlet that Northwestern \u201chas no tolerance for discrimination or harassment. We are reviewing the document. To be clear, Northwestern has not committed to divestment from Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1715277499888000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0NA3OhBVlLZN4oiqkhssDO\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>While the spokesman dismissed the resolution, it follows the concessions Northwestern made to anti-Israel demonstrators just one week earlier.<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestern.edu\/leadership-notes\/2024\/agreement-on-deering-meadow.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a document<\/a> released at the time, the university promised to \u201cprovide immediate temporary space for [Middle East and North Africa] MENA\/Muslim students.\u201d Following that, Northwestern said it plans to provide and renovate a house for these students \u201cas soon as practicably possible\u201d after it finishes its current renovation project, slated for completion in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>And while the university did not say it would divest from Israeli companies, it did say it would re-establish its Advisory Committee on Investment Responsibility, allowing students, faculty, and staff a say in how the school invests its endowment, opening a door for those who want to divest from Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Two lawsuits <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/lawsuits-filed-against-northwestern-university-following-agreement-with-anti-israel-protesters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">were filed<\/a> against Northwestern following the agreement, one alleging that the scholarships and faculty positions violated federal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sidney-powell-is-an-american-legal-giant\/\" title=\"Sidney Powell Is an American Legal Giant\">civil rights<\/a> law, and the other filed by three students alleging the university enabled the harassment of Jewish students.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Northwestern University administrators and faculty signed a resolution branding Israel a &#8220;terror&#8221; state, urging a boycott. 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