Pro-Hamas students planted their flag at the University of Michigan Monday and began sharing anti-American propaganda.
Students set up a “Liberated Zone” for Gaza on a Diag, a campus common area:
BREAKING: ‘Encampment for Gaza’ set up at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, with tents out as students occupy The Diag on campus pic.twitter.com/nIdjuhwEPK
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) April 22, 2024
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Several tents could be seen, indicating the agitators intend to stay for a while. One banner read, “Encampment for Gaza: Divest Now!”
Palestinian flags could be seen waving from the lampposts. A giant “Love Live the Intifada” banner blocked a sidewalk.
— Josh Brown (@jbis9051) April 22, 2024
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Among the most chilling literature to be circulating was a handout that declared, “Freedom for Palestine means Death to America”:
Here is a flyer that the rabid anti-Israel student groups at @UMich are handing out at their Diag camp today:
“Freedom for Palestine means Death to America.” pic.twitter.com/ZDQ45rF0OD
— Adar Rubin (@rubin_a1) April 22, 2024
“The struggle for the liberation of Palestine is here. The Third Intifada is beginning. There is no more time for arguing with zionists or appealing to their liberal-fascist associates,” another read.
"The Third Intifada is beginning. There is no more time for arguing with Zionists" pic.twitter.com/Ak9dZ2A1QP
— Josh Brown (@jbis9051) April 22, 2024
State Sen. Lana Theis (R) said the University of Michigan should refund tuition to students who are unable to attend classes due to the pro-Hamas protests on campus:
.@UMich Your students should not feel threatened while on campus & their safety is your responsibility. Further, if, these protests affect your students' ability to attend classes or study, I believe a tuition refund is in order. These are not peaceful words:…
— Senator Lana Theis (@SenLTheis) April 22, 2024
“Your students should not feel threatened while on campus & their safety is your responsibility,” Theis wrote on X. “Further, if, these protests affect your students’ ability to attend classes or study, I believe a tuition refund is in order.”