MIT, Harvard protesters face suspension for refusing to leave pro-Palestine encampments

MIT administrators have begun the process of suspending students who have refused to leave the pro-Palestine encampment on campus. Protesters at Harvard are also facing possible suspensions as the encampments on both campuses approach the two-week mark. Administrators at both schools have so far refused to concede to protesters demands to cut ties with Israel over the country's attacks on Palestinians in Gaza. GBH News' Hannah Reale, who was at the MIT encampment last night, joined Saraya Wintersmith along with Harvard student journalist Cam Kettles.

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00:54 What can you tell me about the Harvard Crimson's coverage of students' rally to the home of Harvard's interim president after refusing to negotiate
2:18 Did the escalation do anything to the mood on Harvard's campus?
3:04 Where do things stand at the MIT encampment?
4:07 What can you tell me about the mood and police presence at MIT?
5:03 What's your sense of how many of the people are students and outside infiltrators?
6:13 What would it mean for a school president or high level administrator to sit down with students?
7:38 Is the divestment conversation setting up a conflict with donors?
8:32 Will we see students escalate protests?


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[sannywicca]

deadline done, people gone, otherwise in Jail, what is so difficult....

[MrMercytres]

Be ready also for not finding a job after graduation

[charlenebotha]

The kind of people you dont employ will cause chaos in the office

[billybeda]

Expel, black list in all institutions nationwide

[josephcross]

So i want to know why all yhe protesters have the same tents. Whose funding the protests. Why do the majority of students prtesting not know why in the world they ate protesting. Those are some rral questions.

[andresbernal]

What makes this people think they own the thruth and the morals to condemn someones right to defend it´s life and families.

[lindacrist]

Spoiled kids who have no ideal thatthey bought into bad propaganda

[CharlesFlato-wnqf]

Americans have the right to "freedom of speech", however, the Constituolion does not give prosters the right to interfere with other people's rights nor to violate the law.
The truth is the truth.

[redburban]

Bill Kraft has with held his donations to Columnists University. How many of these causes heads really students?

[sannywicca]

and don't come crying afterwards because you can't go to school anymore, you know that by staying there, where are the adults here in this whole thing??? Why do adults allow camps to be created? There are dirty children peeing in buckets and they don't wash themselves, why are all these tantrums allowed by those children???

[sjTHEfirst]

Students: Divest of attachments to Israel.
Administration: OK
Students: Really, wow, thanks.
Administration: NO, not really. Now go back to classes or you’ll be expelled.

[ronaldtrunk]

I'm sure these people won't sue and protest their future employers

[Kenbrown]

God bless our youth. No bias, no agenda, just pure humanity!

[willielee]

Does BDS include

Israel's scientific developments
Music
Agriculture
Medicine
Renewable energy
Physics
Aerospace
Cell phones 📵
Literature
The book of the Bible

YOU FILL IN THE BLANK

[SharonFrench-pu]

By all means don't spend YOUR money 💰 supporting them. I'll spend MY money 💰 on what i support

[braddaves]

THE CAMPUSES ARE PRIVATE PROPERTY THEY CAN BE ARRESTED FOR TRESSPASSING

[davidcrandall]

Suspend them and make sure it goes on their School records so they never get a Job?

[tomdelica]

Future employers will be looking for those degrees…..

[legalpracachorro]

Estes jovens, estão preoculpados com o seu futuro! si não tem democracía e liberdade não tem futuro, o maior exemplo é a Palestina😀
Parabens aos estudantes, vocês não são gados!💯👏👏👏

[sarahjames]

Suspend them … let’s see if actions will back up beliefs. MLK got stabbed and eventually shot because he stood by his.

Actions have meaning … withdraw from the institution. Stop giving them your tuition money.