{"id":2242538,"date":"2024-05-11T17:01:01","date_gmt":"2024-05-11T21:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-palestinian-protest-comes-to-a-screeching-halt-after-school-president-publishes-an-ultimatum\/"},"modified":"2024-05-11T17:08:14","modified_gmt":"2024-05-11T21:08:14","slug":"pro-palestinian-protest-comes-to-a-screeching-halt-after-school-president-publishes-an-ultimatum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-palestinian-protest-comes-to-a-screeching-halt-after-school-president-publishes-an-ultimatum\/","title":{"rendered":"Protest halts as School President issues ultimatum"},"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\">14<\/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%2Fpro-palestinian-protest-comes-to-a-screeching-halt-after-school-president-publishes-an-ultimatum%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=2242538&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>The article discusses a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-community-college-illegally-censored-conservative-students-appeals-court-rules\/\" title=\"Court rules: California community college violated free speech rights of conservative students.\">college president&#8217;<\/a>s firm stance\u2062 against disruptive anti-Israel protests, leading \u200cto the protesters&#8217; retreat. President\u200c Crystal Williams issued ultimatums, ensuring compliance \u2064with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brown-university-students-extract-groveling-apology-from-working-class-watering-hole\/\" title=\"Brown University Students Extract Groveling Apology From Working-Class Watering Hole\">fire codes<\/a> and restoration of campus\u2063 order. The protesters dispersed following her strong response, \u200bhighlighting the importance of upholding educational environments free\u200c from disruptions. The article outlines how \u2063President Crystal Williams took a strong stand against disruptive anti-Israel protests, prompting the protesters to retreat. Williams implemented ultimatums to enforce fire codes and restore \u2064campus order, emphasizing the significance of maintaining undisturbed educational environments.  <\/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<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/igcolonel\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/igcolonel\/%20\"><span>Warner Todd Huston<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 11, 2024 at 1:39pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>As most college administrations bend the knee to the anti-Israel, pro-Hamas protesters across the country, one college president took a markedly different \u2014 and brave \u2014 turn against the trend.<\/p>\n<p>For weeks now, schools have been swamped by these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/iranian-professor-makes-frightening-prediction-anti-israel-protesters-college-campuses-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">destructive protests<\/a>, which were shutting down classes, disrupting finals as the school year winds down, and even forcing the cancellation of some graduation exercises.<\/p>\n<p>Tellingly, anywhere from one quarter to one half of these protesters are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/police-arrest-90-wild-pro-palestinian-protest-dartmouth-college-students-werent-ones-arrested\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">not even students<\/a> in the schools at which they are protesting. Many are left-wing activists supported by anti-American billionaires such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/revealed-pro-hamas-billionaires-funding-pro-gaza-campus-rioters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">George Soros.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some schools have bent over backwards for these destructive, anti-Jewish student groups, allowing them to set up illegal tent encampments for weeks on end and causing all manner of disruptions on campus, not to mention leaving tons of garbage on the grounds in their wake.<\/p>\n<p>But one college president in Rhode Island didn\u2019t put up with all this for very long, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2024\/05\/09\/metro\/risd-protesters-end-occupation-campus-after-threat-of-expulsion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Boston Globe<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>More than two dozen students at the Rhode Island School of Design had thought it was a good idea to join the wave of protests against Jews by barricading themselves in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-oakland-city-council-meeting-devolves-into-anti-semitism-denial-of-hamas-massacre\/\" title=\"VIDEO: Oakland Council Meeting Descends Into Anti-Semitism, Hamas Massacre Denied\">college campus building<\/a> on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The students, who were part of Students for Justice in Palestine, demanded that the school formally condemn the \u201cIsraeli Occupation of Gaza as genocide\u201d and demanded that the school endowment divest from companies that are \u201cimplicated in sustaining Israeli Apartheid,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.providencejournal.com\/story\/news\/2024\/05\/09\/pro-palestinian-risd-protest-occupation-ends-peacefully-with-no-arrests\/73630981007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Providence Journal<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is the moment RISD students from the outside protest breached security to enter the first floor of the building. Once inside we\u2019re told they met the students who have been occupying the second floor for days now at the elevators and escorted them out of the building. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wpri12?\">@wpri12<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6tWZmrphOK\">pic.twitter.com\/6tWZmrphOK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ryan Welch (@RyanWelchPhotog) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RyanWelchPhotog\/status\/1788643475732246963?\">May 9, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Should more school leaders take similar measures?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>College president Crystal Williams spent some time trying to negotiate with the militants. But her first few entreaties were rejected, with the students proclaiming, \u201c(We) will not bend an inch.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But only four days later, they were running out of their keep with their tails between their legs thanks to Williams\u2019 strong reply to their disruption.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/shocking-number-anti-israel-protesters-columbia-werent-students-law-enforcement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">leftist students<\/a> dismantled their barricades and left the building on Thursday after Williams gave them a sensible ultimatum.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday morning, Williams sent out a campus-wide email telling the protesters to submit to \u201crestorative justice\u201d and take down the barricades.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe barricades on the second floor of 20 Washington Place violate multiple Rhode Island Fire Codes. We need you to create a means of egress and ingress by 12:00 p.m.,\u201d Williams wrote, per the Journal. And she also ordered school staffers to assist the protesters to tear down their obstructions and return the furniture to where they belonged as the fire marshals stood by to make sure it all happened according to plan.<\/p>\n<p>By noon that day, the protesters, who were calling themselves \u201cDe-Occupiers\u201d \u2014 as in Israel should \u201cde-occupy\u201d Palestine \u2014 had completed the task of opening the space back up to entrance and exit. And they were also satisfying the \u201crestorative justice\u201d demand, which meant they had to return the area to the condition in which they found it when they arrived.<\/p>\n<p>But the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/disgusting-pro-gaza-protesters-unthinkable-george-washington-university\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">protesters<\/a> were still occupying the second floor of the building, so president Williams issued another decree. She ordered them to clean up their messes and disperse, or face expulsion if they decided to stay in place.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf students do not vacate the space by 2:30 pm, we will proceed with expulsion from Rhode Island School of Design,\u201d Williams sternly warned.<\/p>\n<p>The college chief also told the students her staff would \u201cmeet with students and faculty whom their actions have immediately negatively impacted, listen to the impact of their actions and engage in respectful dialog, and reimburse those who have spent personal funds on no longer viable projects as a result of the occupation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She had other harsh words to these disruptors, too, adding. \u201cThe student work on the second floor, some of which was intended to be showcased at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair next weekend, has been jeopardized. Grant applications have been missed because the work to support the application is in the space; finals work is in the space; crit spaces have been inaccessible, impacting other students\u2019 education, etc.,\u201d wrote Williams. \u201cTheir occupation of the academic space and refusal to allow students and faculty to retrieve their work oppose our college\u2019s mission and code of conduct.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After all that, the protesters decided that retreat was the better part of valor and they fled the building instead of getting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/expelled-us-college-pro-hamas-protests-iranian-university-offer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">expelled<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Still, Williams did say she would allow protesters to hoist their protest signs and spout their hate-speech outdoors, saying in her email, \u201cI want to reiterate that peaceful protest, freedom of speech, and freedom of expression are not just important; they are the bedrock of our art and design community. We respect and uphold these values.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Williams eventually reported that the students had vacated the building and were no longer manning their barricades.<\/p>\n<p>This college president should serve as a model for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/california-university-closes-campus-end-semester-anti-israel-protests-go-far\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">others<\/a>. These protesters have no right to disrupt the education of their fellow students like they are all across the country.<\/p>\n<p>And they most certainly have no right to threaten Jewish students, put them in fear of their safety, and prevent them from enjoying their American freedoms and rights.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>I heard a chilling comment the other day: \u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>That wasn\u2019t said by a conspiracy theorist or a doomsday prophet. No, former U.S. national security advisor Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn said that to the founder of The Western Journal, Floyd Brown.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Gen. Flynn\u2019s warning means that the 2024 election is the most important election for every single living American. 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Will you <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>join us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  in the fight? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Sincerely,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-43\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/igcolonel\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-43\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-43\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-43\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-43\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Warner Todd Huston has been writing editorials and news since 2001 but started his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/byron-donalds-takes-shot-at-host-of-the-view-dares-panel-to-invite-him-on-as-a-guest\/\" title=\"Byron Donalds Takes Shot at Host of 'The View,' Dares Panel to Invite Him On as a Guest\">writing career penning articles<\/a> about U.S. history back in the early 1990s. Huston has appeared on Fox News, Fox Business Network, CNN and several local Chicago news programs to discuss the issues of the day. Additionally, he is a regular guest on radio programs from coast to coast. Huston has also been a Breitbart News contributor since 2009. Warner works out of the Chicago area, a place he calls a &#8220;target-rich environment&#8221; for political news. Follow him on Truth Social at @WarnerToddHuston.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Warner Todd Huston has been writing editorials and news since 2001 but started his writing career penning articles about U.S. history back in the early 1990s. Huston has appeared on Fox News, Fox Business Network, CNN and several local Chicago news programs to discuss the issues of the day. Additionally, he is a regular guest on radio programs from coast to coast. Huston has also been a Breitbart News contributor since 2009. Warner works out of the Chicago area, a place he calls a &#8220;target-rich environment&#8221; for political news. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a sea of college administrations yielding to anti-Israel protests, one bold president stands out. 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