Alumni of at least three elite U.S. universities are adding their voices to the growing resistance to the United States' unquestioning support for Israel's bombardment of Gaza—announcing Friday that they would withhold donations to their alma maters unless the schools reverse their suspension of pro-Palestinian rights groups on campus.
'The graduates said they will withhold financial support for the school 'until the following demands are met': Reverse the suspension of Columbia/Barnard Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace;Divest from companies that profit from Israeli apartheid and are therefore complicit in genocide;Discontinue the dual-degree partnership with Tel Aviv University and the Tel Aviv Global Center program; andProtect Palestinian students and their allies from...