On this edition of Your Call, we discuss the backlash students are facing for calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and supporting Palestinian rights.
Last Friday, the US Senate unanimously passed a resolution condemning "anti-Israel, pro-Hamas student groups" after students walked out of colleges across the country, including New York University, Princeton, and UC Berkeley.
Students say they've been doxxed online and have been told not to use their names for fear of of reprisal from future employers.
Guests:
Jasmine, a pseudonym, undergraduate student at UC Berkeley with family in Gaza
John, a pseudonym, member of Law Students For Justice in Palestine at UC Berkeley
Anton Tseselsky, Bay Area educator and community organizer, member of Jewish Voices for Peace, and recent graduate from UC Berkeley
Web Resources:
The Intercept: The Senate Condemns Student Groups as Backlash to Pro-Palestinian Speech Grows
The Guardian: ‘McCarthyite backlash’: response to criticism of Israel alarms rights groups
NPR: Some Jewish American peace activists pay a personal price for backing ceasefire
