Today, in my capacity as a reporter for
@PrincetonTory
, I covered a Pro-Palestinian Walkout on Princeton's campus. I stood at a distance, gathering footage and audio of the protestors, but protesters continued to stalk and harass me.
I repeatedly told him that his level of closeness made me extremely uncomfortable, and I attempted to move away a number of times. He refused to leave me alone. It escalated to the point that he pushed me and stepped on my foot. Free speech is one thing. Assault is another.
As the event progressed, the actions of the protestors became more brazen, and they moved closer and closer to me. One male student, Fatih Tarhan, continued to stand just inches away from me.
Today, a group of pro-Israel Princeton students announced a charity match campaign to combat antisemitism on campus. The amount of money raised will be "directly correlated with the amount of antisemitism and support for terror" at Princeton.
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Apparently, an internationally recognized terrorist organization seeking the extermination of the Jewish people can be equated to the movement for Jewish self-determination. That's news to me.
What happened to “believe women”? Or clear, incontrovertible evidence? Instead, many would have us believe that we should turn to the words of terrorists for accuracy. Let that sink in.
"I saw this beautiful woman with eight or ten of the fighters beating and raping her.
"She was screaming, 'Stop it—I’m going to die anyway from what you are doing, just kill me!'"
They were laughing. The last one shot her in the head.
Savages.
$.50 for every antisemitic chant, $1 for every antisemitic sign, $3 for every time a pro-Israel student is blocked from capturing the protest on camera, and $1 for every student who wears a face covering to block their identity
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Today, Princeton President Christopher Eisgruber put out a statement referring to "hypothetical calls for the genocide of Jews" and asserting he has "never heard calls for genocide...on this campus." Clearly, he missed numerous calls for intifada at Princeton...
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I appreciate that President Eisgruber acknowledged that "[c]alling for the genocide or murder of Jews or any group is always wrong and appalling," but that does not give him and Princeton a pass to misrepresent the campus climate.
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Tory Publisher Alexandra Orbuch reflects on the current campus climate in the wake of October 7 in an insightful discussion on The Tikvah Podcast. Listen here:
Just weeks ago, students chanted, "From Princeton to Gaza, globalize the Intifada" and called for "One Solution, Intifada revolution," ominously–and perhaps intentionally–invoking Hitler’s final solution.
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