Decision is announced days after the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, one of the leaders of Israel’s actions in Gaza who spread across the US last year
The university located in decided last Thursday (13) to implement new punishments against students who participated in demonstrations in support of the due to the conflict between Israel and Hamas. Disciplinary measures include suspensions, temporary revocation of diplomas and even expulsions, in response to Hamilton Hall’s occupation by protesters.
These manifestations are inserted in a broader context of student protests that have occurred in the United States, driven by Israel’s actions in Gaza, which, according to Hamas, resulted in the death of approximately 50,000 Palestinians. The university chose not to reveal the identity or exact number of students punished, in accordance with privacy rules.
One of the main organizers of the protest, Mahmoud Khalil, was arrested after statements by former President Donald Trump, who suggested deporting foreign students involved in the demonstrations. Khalil filed a lawsuit to prevent the university from sharing his disciplinary records with a House Committee, as well as requesting its release from the Immigrant Detention Center, claiming that his arrest was a retaliation for his defense of freedom of expression.
Trump’s government criticized the protests, claiming that they included support for Hamas and anti -Semitic behaviors. As a result, the administration canceled subsidies and contracts totaling about $ 400 million to the university, citing what it considered anti -Semitic harassment on campus. Trump stated that Khalil’s arrest would be just the beginning of a series of actions, promising to deport “terrorist supporters.”
“Many are not students, they are paid agitators. We will find, stop and deport these supporters of terrorists of our country never to return, ”said the US president.
*Report produced with the aid of AI
Posted by Victor Oliveira
