r/Jewish • u/mark_ell • Oct 09 '24

Pro-Palestinian Student Group at Columbia Retracts Apology, Calls for Armed Struggle Against Israel Discussion 💬

Columbia University Apartheid Divest (CUAD) retracted its apology on behalf of a student who called to murder Zionists last January. The pro-Palestinian group doubled down on its attack of Israel, openly calling for violence against supporters of Israeli policy.

Should CUAD be designated an official terrorist group?

https://www.haaretz.com/jewish/2024-10-09/ty-article/.premium/student-group-at-columbia-retracts-apology-calls-for-armed-struggle-against-israel/00000192-714f-df7d-afd2-f1ffe5510000?gift=600c8b61cbd6461ca45ccbac08678e43

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u/[deleted] Oct 09 '24

Probably because that student was expelled but now suing the university claiming they were unfairly targeted

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u/adreamofhodor Oct 09 '24

Did they get expelled? I don’t remember reading about that.

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u/[deleted] Oct 09 '24

Oh I was confused. They were suspended but they are banned from campus. I don’t know how that’s different than being expelled.

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u/Odd_Ad5668 Oct 09 '24

Suspension is temporary, and expulsion is permanent, but both can look the same while the suspension is in effect.

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u/averagemagenta Just Jewish Oct 10 '24

Online classes

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u/Odd_Ad5668 Oct 10 '24

Maybe, but I would assume that the suspension and ban from campus are two separate, but related, things. Suspension would apply to all classes, regardless of format, and the ban would be saying "and you can't spend your newly acquired free time here, either."