Who Is Paying For the American Campus Protests?

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From the Israel National News: https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/389407

Who is paying for the American campus protests?

There has been an undeniable influx of money from overseas into the most prestigious universities in the United States. For almost 20 years, a central player in this development has been Qatar.

Simon Sherman
May 5, 2024, 12:00 AM (GMT+3)
Over the past few weeks, dramatic scenes of mob action have unfolded across dozens of campuses across the United States. The synchronized eruption of these protests, the use of common talking points and well-oiled logistics surrounding the supply of sleeping arrangements, food, water and medical support for the protesters have raised red flags surrounding the organization and funding for this spontaneous phenomenon.

“What we are seeing is not a random emotional response but the fruition of 20 years of groundwork and preparation by several anti-Israeli, pro-terror groups,” says Gerald Steinberg, head of the Jerusalem-based NGO Monitor organization. the most prominent among them being Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP),

Hatem Bazian, the founder of SJP, is one of the clearest links between these protests and terror organizations. Bazian was previously a major fundraiser for the Ohio-based nonprofit Kindhearts, which was censured in 2006 by the U.S. Treasury Department for giving money to Hamas. Kindhearts settled with the Treasury Department and was dissolved in 2012 over the 2006 case.

Bazian was also a prominent advocate and speaker for the Islamic Association for Palestine (IAP), which shut down after it was found liable in civil court in 2004 for its support of Hamas.

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TabbyAnn said:
From the Israel National News: https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/389407

Who is paying for the American campus protests?

There has been an undeniable influx of money from overseas into the most prestigious universities in the United States. For almost 20 years, a central player in this development has been Qatar.

Simon Sherman
May 5, 2024, 12:00 AM (GMT+3)
Over the past few weeks, dramatic scenes of mob action have unfolded across dozens of campuses across the United States. The synchronized eruption of these protests, the use of common talking points and well-oiled logistics surrounding the supply of sleeping arrangements, food, water and medical support for the protesters have raised red flags surrounding the organization and funding for this spontaneous phenomenon.

“What we are seeing is not a random emotional response but the fruition of 20 years of groundwork and preparation by several anti-Israeli, pro-terror groups,” says Gerald Steinberg, head of the Jerusalem-based NGO Monitor organization. the most prominent among them being Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP),

Hatem Bazian, the founder of SJP, is one of the clearest links between these protests and terror organizations. Bazian was previously a major fundraiser for the Ohio-based nonprofit Kindhearts, which was censured in 2006 by the U.S. Treasury Department for giving money to Hamas. Kindhearts settled with the Treasury Department and was dissolved in 2012 over the 2006 case.
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TabbyAnn said:
From the Israel National News: https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/389407

Who is paying for the American campus protests?

There has been an undeniable influx of money from overseas into the most prestigious universities in the United States. For almost 20 years, a central player in this development has been Qatar.

Simon Sherman
May 5, 2024, 12:00 AM (GMT+3)
Over the past few weeks, dramatic scenes of mob action have unfolded across dozens of campuses across the United States. The synchronized eruption of these protests, the use of common talking points and well-oiled logistics surrounding the supply of sleeping arrangements, food, water and medical support for the protesters have raised red flags surrounding the organization and funding for this spontaneous phenomenon.

“What we are seeing is not a random emotional response but the fruition of 20 years of groundwork and preparation by several anti-Israeli, pro-terror groups,” says Gerald Steinberg, head of the Jerusalem-based NGO Monitor organization. the most prominent among them being Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP),

Hatem Bazian, the founder of SJP, is one of the clearest links between these protests and terror organizations. Bazian was previously a major fundraiser for the Ohio-based nonprofit Kindhearts, which was censured in 2006 by the U.S. Treasury Department for giving money to Hamas. Kindhearts settled with the Treasury Department and was dissolved in 2012 over the 2006 case.

Bazian was also a prominent advocate and speaker for the Islamic Association for Palestine (IAP), which shut down after it was found liable in civil court in 2004 for its support of Hamas.

Read More Here:

https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/389407
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It has crossed my mind that financing criminal disturbances, and some of these certainly breach that standard, are guilty of crimes under RICO statutes and should be prosecuted to the fullest. Unfortunately too many university administrators are lacking the backbone to deal with the issues. I can't even believe that the thugs behind these actions deserve to be negotiated with. You violate the schools rules, you're out of there. A parent who doled out the money so send there kid there should be prosecuted for the same crime their offspring commits.
 
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It has crossed my mind that financing criminal disturbances, and some of these certainly breach that standard, are guilty of crimes under RICO statutes and should be prosecuted to the fullest. Unfortunately too many university administrators are lacking the backbone to deal with the issues. I can't even believe that the thugs behind these actions deserve to be negotiated with. You violate the schools rules, you're out of there. A parent who doled out the money so send there kid there should be prosecuted for the same crime their offspring commits.
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Thank you for your original suggestion to follow the money. I knew these protests were too widespread with identical Palestinian flags, scarves, signs and chants not to be coordinated by some wealthy overarching group like Hamas who has the money to pay the tuition for Palestinian students and install them in colleges all over the U.S. (and the world actually) and provide them with protest paraphernalia. The Muslim terrorists are no physical match for Israel's defense force so they are trying to get rid of Israel by financial means, The students were all chanting "Divest financially from Israel".

I'm not a legal scholar but I agree there should be some legal way to clean up this mess more quickly, and college administrators should be schooled in the process or face consequences. This isn't about freedom of speech or even humanitarian issues. Colleges provide ample venues for free speech and other organizations provide humanitarian assistance.
 

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TabbyAnn said:
Thank you for your original suggestion to follow the money. I knew these protests were too widespread with identical Palestinian flags, scarves, signs and chants not to be coordinated by some wealthy overarching group like Hamas who has the money to pay the tuition for Palestinian students and install them in colleges all over the U.S. (and the world actually) and provide them with protest paraphernalia.
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Tents, don't forget the tents, lol. What you say above is what I've said from Day One. You just don't walk into any NYC store & get those scarves. They are specialty items. Flags too. And the foreign student thing? Absolutely. It's been said Qatar does most of the spending, but the Saudis spend too. Plus, I watch the 'bodega' culture which sells the pot, etc. These stores have become mostly Arabic, the ones in my neighborhood mostly specifically Yemani.
 
TabbyAnn said:
Thank you for your original suggestion to follow the money. I knew these protests were too widespread with identical Palestinian flags, scarves, signs and chants not to be coordinated by some wealthy overarching group like Hamas who has the money to pay the tuition for Palestinian students and install them in colleges all over the U.S. (and the world actually) and provide them with protest paraphernalia. The Muslim terrorists are no physical match for Israel's defense force so they are trying to get rid of Israel by financial means, The students were all chanting "Divest financially from Israel".

I'm not a legal scholar but I agree there should be some legal way to clean up this mess more quickly, and college administrators should be schooled in the process or face consequences. This isn't about freedom of speech or even humanitarian issues. Colleges provide ample venues for free speech and other organizations provide humanitarian assistance.
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I hate to say it but I think a high percentage of college administrators and teaching staff are of an liberal bent that tend to be overly tolerant of the some of the more radical views. It is even evidenced all the way in to the K-12 public school system.
 
Those damn college professors and administrators, again!!! Yeah, they are an easy targets., But that supposes that college students don't ever have an original thought in their heads. And can't find causes on their own.
If there's student unrest about the Israeli/Humas/Arab war, blame the war. When there are tit -for-tat war atrocities, there are not many saints on either side. The idea that some may be outraged by Israeli caused atrocities, is akin to those who are outraged by Humas atrocities.
 
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Those damn college professors and administrators, again!!! Yeah, they are an easy targets., But that supposes that college students don't ever have an original thought in their heads. And can't find causes on their own.
If there's student unrest about the Israeli/Humas/Arab war, blame the war. When there are tit -for-tat war atrocities, there are not many saints on either side. The idea that some may be outraged by Israeli caused atrocities, is akin to those who are outraged by Humas atrocities.
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Exactly. I've always been generally pro-Israel, but find it difficult to support them because of the extraordinary amount of indiscriminate killing in this war. 1200 dead vs between 34-36,000, and many more to come via starvation and more bombing?

Genocide isn't pretty no matter who does it or the original provocation.
 
StarSong said:
Exactly. I've always been generally pro-Israel, but find it difficult to support them because of the extraordinary amount of indiscriminate killing in this war. 1200 dead vs between 34-36,000, and many more to come via starvation and more bombing?

Genocide isn't pretty no matter who does it or the original provocation.
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You don't know what genocide is, I'm shocked to say. You astound me. There is no final solution on the books for Gazans. Please don't answer me, my stomach is churning with revulsion. Just had to say something, don't wish to ever discuss this with you again.
 
I think both sides are showing an incredible amount of cruelty and brutal anger. I can't muster up any support for any of them. Probably the Muslim leaders are slightly more at fault, as Hamas did start this war, for no other reason than hatred and a desire to kill. They are using the state of Israel as their excuse (a legitimate state that has made all sorts of concessions to them over and over, in spite of their constant provocation) but I think this is an ancient hatred going way back before Israel became a state. It goes back to Biblical days.

However, the reaction from Netanyahu and his followers is not much better. Killing thousands of ordinary, innocent people trapped in Gaza, letting them starve to death, many of them children and babies, has no place in a modern state with any decent human values. When Hitler was defeated, or close to defeat, did anyone build our own gas chambers and put millions of Germans in them? Although some people do think that dropping the bombs on Japan was just as bad.

The question that started this discussion is an interesting one. The student protests are obviously being funded by someone, but do we really know who? And my question is, why? Does anybody really think that a lot of noise and marching around in costume like kids at a cosplay event will really make the slightest bit of difference? Netanyahu is certainly not listening to them, and I doubt that Biden is either. And as Bill Maher said, it's finals season. This is a lot more fun.
 
COEXIST ...... Every time I see this Bumper sticker... I want to walk up to them, start talking about the great house next to us.... and then punch them in the side of the head... then describe how great the neighborhood is... then punch them again....

There is no possible way to COEXIST around someone who wants you dead... PERIOD....
This may seem harsh, but its the truth, and has been for centuries.
 
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Those damn college professors and administrators, again!!! Yeah, they are an easy targets., But that supposes that college students don't ever have an original thought in their heads. And can't find causes on their own.
If there's student unrest about the Israeli/Humas/Arab war, blame the war. When there are tit -for-tat war atrocities, there are not many saints on either side. The idea that some may be outraged by Israeli caused atrocities, is akin to those who are outraged by Humas atrocities.
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With the protests being so identical with identical flags, headscarves, chants and so on, it’s difficult to find one with an original thought. They’re more like a programmed herd financed by an entity with deep pockets. With all the chants being about divesting financially from Israel, it’s all about money. Since Hamas is no physical match for Israel’s sophisticated military, they may be trying to get rid of Israel financially. The college administrators are being criticized only for not confining the protests to the ample protest venues and freedom of speech venues provided by the colleges. Camping in unauthorized spaces and pissing on the lawns is not freedom of speech.
 
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Didn't we go through this whole protest thing with the BLM protests? Antifa was getting involved and acting out, and George Soros and Bill Gates were funding that too? Then the whole "WOKE" thing happened. College campuses are a hot bed for stirring up controversy it seems.
 
old medic said:
COEXIST ...... Every time I see this Bumper sticker... I want to walk up to them, start talking about the great house next to us.... and then punch them in the side of the head... then describe how great the neighborhood is... then punch them again....

There is no possible way to COEXIST around someone who wants you dead... PERIOD....
This may seem harsh, but its the truth, and has been for centuries.
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Seems they both want each other dead. This is a no-win war where the big losers will be, as usual, the civilians.
 
It certainly does seem to be a no-win war, and I think it's tragic for the people who are caught in the crossfire.

But after Hamas pulled their surprise attack in October, killing over 1000 young people attending a music event, what was Israel supposed to do? Just imagine, what if there was an entertainment festival in your part of CA (not exactly a rare occurrence) and suddenly, a group of South American terrorists burst across the border and mowed down the festival crowd, mostly teenagers, with machine guns? Would this country just sit and do nothing, saying we have to coexist with these terrorists who are our neighbors and have decided they have an axe to grind?

Really what would any other country do?

However, I think by now Israel has gotten their revenge, cruel as it is, and enough is enough. They are killing innocent civilians who have done no harm to them, and just want to live their lives in peace. But the sleeping giant has been awakened, and Netanyahu is making a political issue out of it. I get the feeling that this won't stop until everybody in that part of the world is dead.
 
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It certainly does seem to be a no-win war, and I think it's tragic for the people who are caught in the crossfire.

But after Hamas pulled their surprise attack in October, killing over 1000 young people attending a music event, what was Israel supposed to do? Just imagine, what if there was an entertainment festival in your part of CA (not exactly a rare occurrence) and suddenly, a group of South American terrorists burst across the border and mowed down the festival crowd, mostly teenagers, with machine guns? Would this country just sit and do nothing, saying we have to coexist with these terrorists who are our neighbors and have decided they have an axe to grind?

Really what would any other country do?

However, I think by now Israel has gotten their revenge, cruel as it is, and enough is enough. They are killing innocent civilians who have done no harm to them, and just want to live their lives in peace. But the sleeping giant has been awakened, and Netanyahu is making a political issue out of it. I get the feeling that this won't stop until everybody in that part of the world is dead.
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October 7 wasn't some random act against a government with many years of benevolent actions toward the people involved. I'm not suggesting the horrific attack against Israel was warranted - because it wasn't. Only saying it didn't occur in a vacuum. The ME history is long, ugly and bloody. People will only tolerate someone's boot on their necks for a limited time before snapping.

The US has more than our share of innocent blood on our hands, our battering of countries as a response to 9-11 included. I can't help but wonder how dearly we might pay in years to come for the unconscionable policy of separating families at our southern border as a means of stemming migration. Some of those children have yet to be unified with their families.

And lest people outside the US smugly imagine their countries' hands are clean, there isn't a country on the planet without plenty to apologize for over some of their behaviors during the last 100 years.

Political leaders never seem to learn that heavy-handed tactics almost always create far more problems than they solve.
 
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"Who is paying for American protests?" assumes there is some cabal funding protests. And to prove this, protesters have the same flags and posters. If they are protesting Israel, do you really think protesters are going to be carrying signs that say, "China Sucks"? I guess if you're protesting Israel, you get Japanese flags? And having been in Vietnam War protests, I never got a pay check. Civil rights protesters weren't on a payroll.
To insinuate that American students are incapable of having grave reservations about the Arab/Israeli War, unless they are "hired" is an insult to their consciences.
 

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