{"id":2333964,"date":"2024-08-29T21:57:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-30T01:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arrests-made-after-pro-palestinian-demonstrators-disrupt-university-of-michigan-celebration-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-29T22:03:49","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T02:03:49","slug":"arrests-made-after-pro-palestinian-demonstrators-disrupt-university-of-michigan-celebration-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arrests-made-after-pro-palestinian-demonstrators-disrupt-university-of-michigan-celebration-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Arrests made after pro-Palestinian demonstrators disrupt University of Michigan celebration\u200b\u200b &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">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%2Farrests-made-after-pro-palestinian-demonstrators-disrupt-university-of-michigan-celebration-washington-examiner%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=2333964&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>Pro-Palestinian demonstrators disrupted the University of Michigan&#8217;s annual &#8220;Festifall&#8221; celebration, leading to arrests during a &#8220;die-in&#8221; protest meant to symbolize deaths in Gaza.\u2064 Over 50 protesters lay on the ground \u200din a prominent campus \u200darea, prompting the university\u200c police \u2062to issue warnings for blocking pedestrian traffic, which they\u2063 claimed violated university policies. While most protesters\u200c eventually left, four individuals were arrested, none of whom were students. \u200cThe TAHRIR Coalition, which comprises over 90 student groups advocating \u2062for the \u200bliberation of Gaza, organized the demonstration. They assert the need for campus divestment from Israeli entities and\u200d have voiced \u2062concerns about\u200c racial targeting \u200cby <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cornell-professor-invents-critical-race-theory-watchdog-site\/\" title=\"Cornell Professor Invents Critical Race Theory Watchdog Site\">campus police<\/a> following the 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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Arrests made after pro-Palestinian demonstrators disrupt University of Michigan celebration&#8203;&#8203;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1736295\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Police arrested multiple <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/palestinian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>anti-Israel<\/a> activists at a &ldquo;die-in&rdquo; demonstration during a University of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michigan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Michigan<\/a> event this week.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Pro-Palestinian demonstrators staged a demonstration during the university&rsquo;s annual &ldquo;Festifall&rdquo; celebration, a student organization fair held at the beginning of each fall semester. Over 50 protesters who lay on the ground and pretended to be dead to illustrate deaths in Gaza were ultimately asked to disband.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For more than an hour, they were given <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/securities-and-exchange-commission-issues-multiple-warnings-about-recent-stock-market-volatility\/\" title=\"Securities And Exchange Commission Issues Multiple Warnings About Recent Stock Market Volatility\">multiple warnings<\/a> that made clear they were blocking pedestrian traffic and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-guide-to-university-statements-on-anti-israel-campus-protests\/\" title=\"University Guidelines for Addressing Anti-Israel Demonstrations\">violating university policy<\/a>,&rdquo; Colleen Mastony, the university&rsquo;s assistant vice president for public affairs, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freep.com\/story\/news\/local\/michigan\/2024\/08\/28\/pro-palestinian-protesters-arrested-university-michigan\/74989743007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> the <em>Detroit Free Press<\/em>. &ldquo;Most eventually dispersed although some refused to leave and, as a result, four people were arrested.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mastony said no students were among the four arrested Wednesday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Protesters conducted their &ldquo;die-in&rdquo; demonstration at the Diag, a large open area located in the heart of the campus, as students attempted to participate in the beginning of the semester welcome week festivities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The TAHRIR Coalition, which encompasses over 90 student groups fighting for the &ldquo;liberation&rdquo; of Gaza at the University of Michigan, appeared to be the main organizer behind the demonstration.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The group is advocating &ldquo;solidarity with freedom fighters in Palestine and revolutionaries everywhere working to dismantle global imperialism, capitalism, white supremacy, and patriarchy,&rdquo; according to its <a href=\"https:\/\/tahrirumich.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>website<\/a>. The pro-Palestinian student coalition wants campus leadership to divest from &ldquo;Israeli apartheid and genocide,&rdquo; boycott Israeli academic institutions, and abolish campus policing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The TAHRIR Coalition took to social media to complain following the arrests, claiming campus police had &ldquo;brutally and racially targeted&rdquo; protesters. Video <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BGOnTheScene\/status\/1828897986325230047\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>footage<\/a> of the demonstrations shows activists and officers clashing <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dozens of tents were in place as part of a pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on Thursday, May 2, 2024. (AP Photo\/Ed White, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The school experienced similar turmoil earlier this year. In May, TAHRIR activists targeted the home of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-overwhelming-support-for-school-choice-in-n-c\/\" title=\"Poll: Overwhelming support for school choice in N.C.\">school official<\/a> and placed fake body bags and blood on her lawn. Police broke up pro-Palestinian demonstrators in the Diag the same month after activists had encamped at the student hub for four weeks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Protests are welcome at the University of Michigan, so long as those protests do not infringe on the rights of others, disrupt university operations, or threaten the safety of the community,&rdquo; the University of Michigan said. &ldquo;The university has been clear that we will enforce our policies related to protests and expressive activity, and that we will hold individuals accountable for their actions in order to ensure a safe and inclusive enforcement for all.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1736295\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1736295\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arrests were made following a disruption by pro-Palestinian demonstrators at a University of Michigan event. Police detained several anti-Israel activists during a &#8220;die-in&#8221; protest that occurred at the university&#8217;s annual &#8220;Festifall,&#8221; which is a fair for student organizations held at the start of each fall semester. More than 50 protesters lay on the ground, simulating deaths to highlight casualties in Gaza, but were eventually asked to disperse. Colleen Mastony, the university&#8217;s assistant vice president for public affairs, stated that they received multiple warnings over an hour about obstructing pedestrian traffic and violating university policies. While most protesters left, four individuals refused to do so and were arrested; none of those arrested were students. The demonstration took place in the Diag, a central area on campus where students were trying to engage in welcome week activities. The TAHRIR Coalition, representing over 90 student groups advocating for Gaza&#8217;s &#8220;liberation,&#8221; was reportedly behind the protest. Their goals include urging campus leadership to divest from what they term \u201cIsraeli apartheid,\u201d boycotting Israeli academic institutions, and abolishing campus policing. Following the arrests, TAHRIR Coalition expressed their grievances on social media, alleging that campus police had targeted protesters based on race. Video footage captured confrontations between activists and law enforcement during this incident.<\/p>\n<p>The university has faced similar protests previously; earlier this year in May, TAHRIR activists targeted an official\u2019s home with fake body bags and blood as part of their demonstrations. In response to ongoing protests at the Diag that month lasting four weeks long before being dispersed by police forces was also noted.<\/p>\n<p>The University of Michigan stated its support for protests as long as they do not infringe upon others&#8217; rights or disrupt operations or safety within the community while emphasizing its commitment to enforcing policies regarding such activities responsibly<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2333965,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Lib-zone.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4283,7695,25166,32179,39726],"class_list":["post-2333964","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-arrests","tag-celebration","tag-demonstration","tag-pro-palestinian","tag-university-of-michigan"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Lib-zone.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2333964","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\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2333964"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2333964\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2333965"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2333964"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2333964"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2333964"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}