NYC Mayor Smears Grandmother as Columbia “Outside Agitator”
Nahla Al-Arian lost more than 200 relatives in Israel's attacks on Gaza. Then Eric Adams said she was the reason police raided Columbia.
https://theintercept.com/2024/05/03/nyc-eric-adams-columbia-outside-agitator-al-arian/
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NYC Mayor Smeared a Grandmother as an “Outside Agitator” to Justify NYPD Assault on Columbia
Nahla Al-Arian lost more than 200 relatives in Israel’s attacks on Gaza. Then Mayor Eric Adams said she was the reason NYPD raided Columbia University.Jeremy Scahill (The Intercept)
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in reply to René Merced :vm: 🇵🇷 • • •To make "outside agitators" responsible is just a conspiracy myth which is not labelled as such because it's used by administrative powers.
And it's worse - they found "outside agitators" but attacked those who were attacked by them before:
+ UCLA professor Danielle Carr: “It’s hard to overstate the degree of outrage & betrayal on behalf of all the faculty now, especially after what happened last night, after about 200 very violent pro-Israel protesters descended on the camp and were shooting fireworks and acting real violent. And it took the university several hours to respond and secure the students’ safety. The irony that in the name of student safety the encampment will be facing a militarised police invasion tonight, probably including tear gas, it’s just hard to say fully how disgusted many of the faculty are finding this.”
+ As Professor Carr predicted, the day after the pro-Israel mob assaulted UCLA students and faculty, the California Highway Patrol arrived on campus, not to protect the students from “outside
... Show more...To make "outside agitators" responsible is just a conspiracy myth which is not labelled as such because it's used by administrative powers.
And it's worse - they found "outside agitators" but attacked those who were attacked by them before:
+ UCLA professor Danielle Carr: “It’s hard to overstate the degree of outrage & betrayal on behalf of all the faculty now, especially after what happened last night, after about 200 very violent pro-Israel protesters descended on the camp and were shooting fireworks and acting real violent. And it took the university several hours to respond and secure the students’ safety. The irony that in the name of student safety the encampment will be facing a militarised police invasion tonight, probably including tear gas, it’s just hard to say fully how disgusted many of the faculty are finding this.”
+ As Professor Carr predicted, the day after the pro-Israel mob assaulted UCLA students and faculty, the California Highway Patrol arrived on campus, not to protect the students from “outside” assailants, but to open fire on them with tear gas and rubber bullets…
+ During the CHP crackdown on UCLA student protesters, at least 5 students were shot in the head with rubber bullets, the cops fired flash-bang grenades directly into the crowd and more than 130 students were arrested.
#protests #Gaza #FreePalestine
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