TIL that Palestinian students at Colombia had to split from the protest leadership to get away from Western edge lord leftists. LOL not surprised

EDIT: I should have included the link. Here it is: https://forward.com/news/817276/mahmoud-khalil-hamas-zionism-antisemitism-israel/

Mahmoud Khalil wants to reassure you

The Columbia protest leader on Hamas, Zionism and why Jews shouldn’t fear a 'free Palestine'

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@alter_kaker So the actual Palestinian students at Columbia got sidelined, ignored, and put in danger by a movement that was supposedly about their liberation. Whiteness ruins everything.

@MisuseCase the US left egocentrism problem is not just a problem of white leftists. It certainly wasn't in this case.

https://www.theblueandwhite.org/post/maryam-alwan-and-the-rise-and-fall-of-columbia-s-pro-palestinian-protests

Maryam Alwan and the Rise and Fall of Columbia’s Pro-Palestinian Protests

The story of the encampments through the lens of one of their leaders.By Eli BaumThis article was based on extensive interviews with Maryam Alwan, largely conducted shortly before she left New York in July, as well as nine campus activists who spoke under the condition of anonymity.In 2011, Bashar al-Assad opened fire on protesters objecting to the detainment and torture of 15 students. Protests sprang up across the country, and Syria’s government responded with tanks and artillery. It turned in

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