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I presented a piece by a Chinese Muslim writer supporting Palestine at Columbia University. The struggle in Gaza shows a divide between political leaders and the people. Columbia's response to protests was criticized. The writer recalls past student movements and expresses hope for justice. Youth today aim for global justice, unlike past generations. The writer pledges to continue fighting for justice.

Our protests on the International Day of Quds are anti-America because the US funds atrocities in Gaza. Imam Khomeini declared this day to direct chants against America. The system supporting such atrocities must go. Criticizing Israel is now acceptable, as it is seen as ISIS, Nazis, and racists. "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free." (Translation: "De la rivière à la mer, la Palestine sera libre.")

New revelations in the Netanyahu trial emerge as Hollywood producer Arnand Milchin testifies that the Israeli prime minister demanded lavish gifts in exchange for favors. Speaking by video link from Brighton, United Kingdom, Milchin says Netanyahu and his wife received expensive cigars and crates of champagne, and alleges that in return Netanyahu helped Milchin secure a US visa extension and pushed for tax breaks that would have benefited the producer. Netanyahu appeared in court for Milchin’s testimony. Milchin, whose credits include Pretty Woman, Gone Girl, and LA Confidential, adds that Netanyahu had complained that some of the cigars were the wrong diameter, while his wife objected to the type of champagne they received. The gifts allegedly included jewelry valued at around $200,000. The trial began in 2020 and is one of three corruption cases that Netanyahu is facing; he and his wife deny any wrongdoing. The testimony comes as Netanyahu’s government revives controversial judicial reforms that had been put on ice in March amid widespread protests. Protesters demonstrating in Brighton surrounded the hotel where Milchin was speaking. In Israel, this is part of the greater protest movement that is ongoing, with activists and supporters continuing demonstrations. A commentator in the report notes that this is part of a broader effort to ensure that “this will not going to happen,” referencing the protests. Milchin’s disclosures form part of the broader political and legal crisis surrounding Netanyahu, who faces multiple investigations and charges. The report highlights that critics argue the reforms aim to reduce the power of Israel’s Supreme Court, with opponents claiming the goal is to shield Netanyahu from corruption charges and to destroy the balance between branches of government, potentially leading to a dictatorship. The period has been marked by prolonged political instability in Israel, including five elections in the last four years. The latest allegations regarding Milchin’s testimony are expected to intensify an already polarized national climate. Rupert Stone reports for TRT World.

Jewish students on college campuses are facing anti-Semitic protests, including being spit on, physically assaulted, harassed, and blocked from attending class. People are chanting genocidal slogans. The speaker questions where Jewish students are assaulting Palestinian students, emphasizing the lack of evidence.

We must resist. People are fighting back with stones against live ammunition. There was a demonstration today after church, and Israeli soldiers opened fire as usual. It's essential to stand up for what is right, even if it means risking your life. Living under occupation is worse than death. This violence has deeply affected our family. We all know someone who has been shot, injured, or imprisoned. Recently, our cousin Emjed was murdered after he prayed at the mosque. He was caught during a demonstration, tortured, and shot in the heart at close range. He was only 14 years old.

Speaker 0 describes being asked to attend a protest and wear a kufia, but he declined. He sensed a sense of hostility alternating with the request. Over a period of days and weeks, there was a push to identify students on campus who carried Palestinian flags or held a “Free Palestine” sign, with instructions to let them know if such individuals were found. When he spoke up against this and said that it was wrong, he sensed increasing hostility, and he states that this hostility continued to grow.

We have a generational issue with young people supporting Israel less. The next generation is influenced by Iranian propaganda, seen in groups like Students for Justice in Palestine. Their language changed quickly on October 8th, adopting anti-Israel rhetoric. This shift is concerning and needs attention. The focus should be on understanding why young people are swayed by Iran's influence.

The speaker said that economic pain from the US-Israeli war against Iran will reach the United States later than much of the rest of the world, with economists explaining the reasons. They pointed to India as one of the first countries to be hit hard, citing Prime Minister Modi’s recent trip to Israel and his long support for Netanyahu and the Israeli regime. Despite this political alignment, India suffered soon after the war began. The speaker attributed India’s early economic impact to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which they said was almost from day one of the war closed “to most countries” in the Persian Gulf that participated in the war alongside the United States. They said Indians experienced shortages of fuel and high prices, and noted that India remains largely poor even though it has high growth and a segment of society doing well. They said many Indians are in the agricultural sector, and that alongside rising fuel and LNG costs and shortages, fertilizers became very expensive, becoming a major issue. They said this kind of problem is increasingly affecting people worldwide. For the United States, they said the near-term impact is mostly inflation, but that when strategic reserves empty, shortages will emerge not only for oil and heavy oil but also for other goods in the US economy. They stated that it is believed that by the end of June the degree of the crisis will become more evident to ordinary Americans. They concluded that whether people are in Uganda, Argentina, India, or elsewhere, they are paying the price for the war. They added that the Israeli regime has already lost a lot of global public support, saying people increasingly dislike the regime, and that global economic problems being attributed to the war will worsen the situation for Americans and Israelis.

As a Starbucks manager at an airport, I was asked if the protests against Starbucks have affected our stores. Normally, protests don't impact us much due to the large number of international travelers. However, even we are feeling the effects. Our customer numbers are significantly lower than usual, especially during this time of year. The protests are definitely working, as our store is not even making half of what we usually make before noon. This is a clear indication that the protests are having an impact on airport Starbucks locations.

People are fighting back against the Israeli soldiers who shoot at them during demonstrations. Despite the fear, it is important to fight for what is right and not live under occupation. Many families have experienced the same tragedy of losing someone to violence or imprisonment. In our family, our 14-year-old cousin Emce was murdered after going to pray in the mosque. He was caught, tortured, and shot in the heart at close range.

We demand our administration meet our demands as our tuition funds the Zionist entity. This revolution is for all, not just students. Join us in resisting with Iraq or other tools. Hold a Palestinian flag at our protest to show solidarity. The idea of outside agitators is false - we welcome everyone to join us.

In the US, it is illegal to boycott Israel in many states, even though the Supreme Court protects boycotts as free speech. These laws, which don't apply to boycotting other countries or US states, aim to protect Israel's economic interests and criminalize the BDS movement. BDS is a nonviolent movement that seeks to pressure Israel to end its treatment of Palestinians. Recently, a Jewish author critical of Israel was barred from speaking at the University of Arkansas due to a law requiring a pledge against boycotting Israel. This censorship restricts Americans' political expression, but most people are unaware of these laws.

Our government is tear-gassing its own people. We were peacefully protesting, but the situation escalated. There were reports of injuries; we saw a man with blood on his head and a woman limping, also covered in blood. It’s important not to believe the fake news about what happened here.

- "you shouldn't sell haram." - "in about thirty days, we're gonna start doing demonstrations around the city." - "So get the Haram out of your store." - "I love you for the sake of Allah. Assalamu alaikum." - "Violate the religion of Islam by selling and distributing products that are against the religion because we should love what Allah loves, and we should hate what Allah hates." - "little by little, one by one, we're going to be visiting all of the stores in the neighborhood, particularly the inner city neighborhoods where the religion of Islam is ignored by not only our enemies." - "Speaker 0: Support alcohol and gambling." - "You have a right to do it, but we have to give the dowel to let the people know the truth about Islam."

The speaker explains that boycotting a country or company is not a decision individuals can make on their own. They emphasize that if the government or ruler instructs a boycott, it should be followed because they have knowledge and agreements that the public may not be aware of. However, if there is no official instruction, boycotting may harm without the public's knowledge. The speaker argues that boycotting is not allowed and should be left to the government or relevant agencies who have made deals with the company in question.

We are reporting from the heart of the campus that sparked a global student movement for Palestine. We’re seeing right now, Chris, we’re trapped in a dorm room. There are 10 white PDs barricading the doors, and we’re not allowed to leave. What started off as a protest against genocide at an elite Ivy League university was met with a military-style operation to suppress it. We need to find a way to get some spare medication. So when Columbia University sent the NYPD on the campus, they were willing to deploy violent militarized police to maintain their active investment in genocide. This is not about students expressing ideas. It is about a change in tactics that presents a concern and a normalization and mainstreaming of rhetoric. And I’m not just talking about language. I’m now talking about tactics, and that’s what shifted our response yesterday. But a normalization and mainstreaming of rhetoric associated with terrorism has now become pretty common on college campuses. Right? You see people wearing headbands associated with foreign terrorist organizations. This happened in October when you had a viral TikTok reissuing Osama bin Laden’s 2002 letter to America. So that’s a larger concern. It’s separate from what happened yesterday, but they’re related. Speaker 3 asks what was found: basically, NYPD changed the way it did business after the attacks of September Eleventh. It not only changed the way it did business, it created a very deep connection with the CIA. They started to build these intelligence programs that infiltrated Muslim communities in ways that, if the federal government did it, would totally go against rules designed to protect civil liberties. And they did it with an unusual partnership with the CIA. A very senior CIA officer was dispatched by CIA Director George Tenet to be his personal representative to the NYPD and help create these intelligence gathering programs, directing and supervising the intelligence gathering, and that relationship continues today. Speaker 3 notes: Recently, the CIA sent one of its most senior undercover officers to work out of 1 Police Plaza in New York as a covert officer. So we’re talking about former CIA agents now working within the New York Police Department. Well, they’re current CIA; they’re on CIA payroll. They’re on the CIA payroll, working with the NYPD, traveling abroad, and using intelligence in conjunction with the NYPD. Speaker 2 describes one element: there is a program called the demographics program. Officers described it as mapping the human terrain of the city. They placed undercover officers, ethnic officers inside Middle Eastern neighborhoods to blend in and look for things that are suspicious. That could be something as simple as who’s looking at radical books in a bookstore or who’s watching Al Jazeera and perhaps applauds at a report about an IED in Iraq, and that could be enough to get you into a report at the NYPD. They also have informants called mosque crawlers who go to the mosque as the eyes and ears for the NYPD. The FBI places informants in mosques with a criterion of specific information related to criminal activity, while the NYPD reportedly does not have that bar and says they follow leads; but those involved with the mosque crawler program say they’re there as eyes and ears.

Pro Palestinian protests at US campuses led to arrests and clashes. In LA, violence erupted between opposing groups, prompting police intervention. At Columbia University, police removed protesters from a building, resulting in arrests. Demonstrators demand universities divest from Israel-related companies. The situation poses a challenge for President Biden as he navigates support for Palestine while addressing disruptions on campuses. The protests may continue into summer, impacting graduation ceremonies.

The speaker was asked if they believed students protesting were motivated by anti-Semitism or horror at the Gaza slaughter. The speaker dismissed the idea of students being driven by horror and refused to continue the conversation if it was being recorded.

In the US, 34 states have anti-BDS laws prohibiting the state from working with those who boycott Israel. BDS stands for boycott, divestment, and sanctions, supporting Palestinian freedom. The anti-boycott law of 2018 makes it illegal for US citizens to participate in boycotts against Israel supported by a foreign country, subject to civil and criminal charges, including fines over $300,000 and up to 20 years in jail. A new bill, the CHI Act, would make anti-BDS laws federal, requiring companies doing business with the US government to swear not to boycott Israel. An amendment to the Anti-Boycott Act of 2018 would make it illegal for US citizens to participate in boycotts against Israel supported by the UN, the EU, or international governmental organizations. Politicians are passing laws preventing schools that divest from Israel from getting federal money, which attacks free speech on college campuses. Nikki Haley initiated the wave of anti-BDS laws in America. These laws are pushed by Zionists and promoted by the Pro-Israel lobby.

Capitol Police failed to act on January 6th, but now they are aggressively targeting black and brown protesters. We are here to protest the killing of over 11,000 Palestinians by Israel, funded by our tax dollars. The police are part of the problem, behaving like the militarized police force we have in America. Imagine the suffering of the Palestinian children, men, women, and grandparents.

A protest occurred, but participants left abruptly at noon, suggesting a lack of deep commitment. It's considered ridiculous to rally against an American business that creates American jobs, referencing Donald Trump's mandate. There were approximately one hundred protesters across the road, but few were willing to engage in conversation. In contrast, the five people present were all open to discussion.

The discussion argues that India is paying a price for being a US ally. It claims that, not long ago, Trump imposed about a 50% tariff on India and attempted to dictate which energy India could buy or sell from Russia. Later, the US reversed this after needing oil prices to go lower, un-sanctioning Russian oil that India was purchasing. The speaker says that Modi or other Indian leaders would be frustrated by trying to ally with the United States. The conversation then focuses on fertilizer and food costs. The speaker states that the Indian government subsidizes fertilizer costs for farmers to keep end prices low. They claim that Israel is effectively cost-shifting by ensuring the war continues and sabotages peace deals, creating an ongoing need to subsidize higher fertilizer prices to prevent starvation. The response agrees that India will face fertilizer shortages and that subsidies may not cover total costs, so the Indian government will bear a huge expense that ultimately comes out of ordinary people’s pockets. The speaker adds that rising oil costs and shortages of diesel and LNG are worsening the situation. The transcript also reports survey-based claims: according to polls shared by Indian colleagues, most Indians oppose Trump and have become critical of the Israeli regime compared to a year ago. The speakers say this is likely to get worse as fertilizer shortages continue into 2027. One speaker, identifying as a food scientist running a food laboratory, says their published projections show some level of famine in marginalized countries including Bangladesh and Yemen, and potentially India, with Somalia and Egypt also affected. The speakers then discuss whether countries will blame political leaders. They say it is already happening that global public opinion has turned against the Israeli regime, and that as economic conditions deteriorate, anger and hostility will increasingly target the Israeli regime and the United States, since Trump is US president and the economic effects reflect broadly on the country. Finally, they argue the US is paying a heavy price militarily and economically and that its international reputation is being damaged due to the war. They reference the resignation of Joe Kent, the Trump-appointed counter-terrorism chief, who resigned at the beginning of the war; the resignation letter is described as stating that Iran was not developing a nuclear weapon, not a threat to the US, and that the war is about the Israeli/Zionist regime rather than something carried out for the American people. They conclude that as things worsen in the US, people will blame Trump, Netanyahu, and the Zionist lobby, and that the war’s costs and ongoing genocide are driving hostility worldwide.