A turbulent wave of activism inspired by the war between Israel and Hamas has swept American universities.
Gigi Varlotta speaks to group protesting for a free Palestine before a meeting of the University of Pennsylvania's board of trustees in November. The Israel-Hamas war has roiled Penn and other campuses.The University of Pennsylvania effectively has banned from campus Penn Against the Occupation, a pro-Palestinian group, on Friday by revoking its status as a registered student organization.
It was the latest clash in a turbulent wave of activism inspired by the war between Israel and Hamas that has swept American universities and exposed cracks in the Democratic coalition that some political strategists fear imperils the reelection of President Joe Biden.The university’s action was first reported by the student newspaper The Daily Pennsylvanian.
“This group has failed to comply with policies that govern student organizations at Penn, despite repeated efforts to engage with the group and to provide opportunities to resolve noncompliance,” a Penn spokesperson said in a statement to the DP. The statement did not elaborate on those policies. A spokesperson for Penn Against the Occupation was quoted as contending that the group was booted because it would not disclose the names of its student organizers, which could put them in danger.
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