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Student group calls for Rutgers to divest from Israel
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Students said they were motivated by reports Israel considering ground invasion of Rafah
The Rutgers chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine held a protest in New Brunswick Wednesday to call for Rutgers University to divest from Israel. The students said they were motivated by recent reports that Israel is considering a ground invasion of Rafah, a city it considers a Hamas stronghold, a move the students said could lead to genocide.
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Student group calls for Rutgers to divest from Israel
Clip: 2/14/2024 | 3m 55sVideo has Closed Captions
The Rutgers chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine held a protest in New Brunswick Wednesday to call for Rutgers University to divest from Israel. The students said they were motivated by recent reports that Israel is considering a ground invasion of Rafah, a city it considers a Hamas stronghold, a move the students said could lead to genocide.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipInternational efforts to broker a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas fell apart today after prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly pulled his negotiating team from the mediation in Cairo blaming what he called hamas's delusional demands in a post on social media site X in a dramatic raid this week Israeli forces were able to rescue two hostages in Gaza in the process the Gaza Health Ministry says the military operation killed more than 60 Palestinian including women and children the latest offensive by the IDF is escalating frustrations here at home according to NJ Advance media two activists managed to work their way into an event at the governor's mansion Monday night confronting both Governor Murphy and first lady Tammy Murphy face Toof face calling on them to disband the New Jersey Israeli commission the governor apparently texting staffers he was quote white hot mad over the incident it's not the first time political events have been interrupted Ed by Pro Palestine protests today the ruter chapter of students for justice in Palestine held a rally in opposition to the recent air strikes in Rafa causing Palestinians today to flee the southern city where some 1.4 million people have been seeking Refuge Ted Goldberg is at the rally now with the latest Ted Briana as Israel considers a ground invasion in Rafa some students at Ruckers are calling for their school to divest from Israel H away you can hide H away you can hide you're committing genocide you're committing genocide Joe Biden there is blood on your hands Phil Murphy there is blood on your hands Jonathan Holloway there is blood on your head us part right now now Israeli leaders say Rafa is a stronghold for Hamas but the Rucker chapter of students for justice in Palestine say this could lead to a genocide this is a systematic extermination of the Palestinian people through bombing Invasion and man-made famine anybody paying attention can see on the surface that the ruling institutions of the United States are complicit in this genocide long live in long live the in there is only one solution there is only one solution revolution revolution students for justice in Palestine would not speak to us directly for this story they've had a tumultuous relationship with Ruckers and were temporarily suspended for their protests earlier this year today's protest featured artwork created by children in Gaza inspired by the war over the last four months different student groups spoke on campus today drawing a crowd and criticizing Israel and America's relationship with them the American ruling class backed them unconditionally as they continue to profit off of weapon sales that Slaughter children and as the American ruling class uses Israel as an economic foothold in the Middle East Palestine will be free Palestine will be free four unions representing faculty at Ruckers have called for a ceasefire between Israel and Gaza though not all of them have called for divestment in response to the story Ruckers told us that members of the university community who want to see divestment should submit divestment requests which are then considered by the University's joint committee on investments
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