Princeton anti-Israel protestors are mercilessly mocked after claiming they are STARVING amid self-imposed hunger strike: ‘I’m literally shaking’
Anti-Israel protesters at Princeton University are being trolled online after shouting about the pain of the hunger strike they started as part of their ongoing solidarity movement with the people of Gaza.
In a video circulating online, a young woman shouts into a megaphone that she and her peers are ‘starving’.
βI’m literally shaking right now, as you can see,β says the masked protester on the Ivy League campus, adding that based on her assessment of recent encounters with the university, administrators are in no rush to give the protesters what they want need. looking for.
The clip was mocked online by numerous social media users who pointed out the absurdity of the students complaining about their condition during a self-imposed hunger strike.
βAre we SURE this isn’t a fantastic SNL skit?β wrote one user.
The strike, which has lasted nearly seven days, began last Friday as part of an effort to force the school to meet with them to discuss Princeton’s divestiture from Israel and to resolve criminal and disciplinary charges against two arrested students drop. last month.
Several Princeton students use a megaphone to express their feelings during their ongoing hunger strike for Gaza
As has been the case at many prestigious American schools, students in Princeton established a Gaza solidarity camp last month
The alleged criminal protesters were charged with setting up more than a dozen tents and entering an academic building as part of their ongoing anti-Israel efforts.
The speaker then described the current self-imposed symptoms experienced by the striking group: βWe feel hot and cold at the same time.
βWe are all immunocompromised and based on the university’s meeting yesterday with some members of our negotiating team, they would like to continue to physically weaken us because they cannot bear to say no to unjustified killing,β she stated.
The student then took some degree of responsibility for her participation in the strike, while also letting everyone know that it was her birthday.
βI really don’t feel like I’m doing anything special, this is my choice, and I wouldn’t want to spend my birthday in any other way than to be here and stand in solidarity with all of you and stand in solidarity with our brothers and sisters and innocent people in Gaza,β she said into the megaphone before starting to sing again.
Reports from the school’s campus indicate that about 15 students took part in the hunger strike on Sunday. It is not clear how many remaining stragglers still choose to go without food.
School authorities, including the president, told students earlier this week that they were actively meeting with the protesters in an effort to move forward.
‘My colleagues and I are now in direct discussions with the demonstrators. I have told them that we can consider their concerns through appropriate processes that respect the interests of multiple parties and viewpoints, but we cannot allow any group to circumvent these processes or exert special influence,” President Christopher Eisgruber wrote .
A small handful of students were arrested last week after entering and setting up more than a dozen tents on the school field
Lawrence Hamm (center) of Montclair, one of the 210 students who participated in the takeover of Nassau Hall at Princeton University on April 14, 1978, speaks with Princeton University students and community members who participated in a hunger strike last Friday began. at the Gaza Solidarity Encampment behind Nassau Hall
Social media users were unimpressed by the students’ pleas over the self-imposed hunger strike.
‘Poor kid. No one told her that a possible side effect of a hunger strike was hunger,β user Mike Runner wrote on X.
“Considering they’re in Princeton, you’d think they’d know that a hunger strike would… cause hunger,” fellow X user odloceangirl commented.
Others offered suggestions on how the university should handle the strike.
βThe university should donate their meal cards to real hungry homeless people who want a hot meal,β wrote TV host Jessamyn Dodd.
“Are they still going to continue teaching and doing homework?” asked X user Miles Penn.
Some pointed out how the students were mocked on social media for their whining.
“I hope they find out how many times they’ve been made fun of for this on WORLD social media!” wrote one user.
The administrations of many schools in the US have started cracking down on student protesters who have been illegally camping on various lawns.
The school’s president said he is willing to speak to the protesters and hear their views, but he will not pay special attention to their views just because they use coercive measures.
Data shows that most Americans are at their wits’ end regarding the protesters who have severely disrupted campus life across the country
A recent survey by DailyMail.com/Tipp shows that Americans have long been fed up with the outrageous anti-Israel demonstrations taking place on college campuses across the country.
In the poll, which surveyed 1,435 adults, six in 10 respondents said students should be expelled from school for uttering anti-Semitic compliments, and about half of respondents said anti-Israel protesters should limit student loan forgiveness options. must miss.
Protesters are largely trying to get their schools to divest companies that do business with Israel, or whatever business they themselves do with Israel β an important demand given the small country’s relevance in the global economy.
As the academic school year comes to an end at most institutions, governments have begun in earnest to shut down their radical students.
Hundreds of Columbia University students were arrested last week after a Passover takeover of Hamilton Hall.
Harvard University’s interim president Alan Garber warned students that those staying in an encampment in Harvard Yard could face “involuntary departure.”
They are not allowed on campus, lose their student housing and may not be able to take exams.
At the University of California, San Diego, police cleared an encampment and arrested more than 64 people, including 40 students.
The University of California, Los Angeles, has moved classes online for a week due to disruptions following the dismantling of an encampment last week, which resulted in 44 reported arrests.