Marc Lamont Hill discusses student activism for Palestine with Columbia University student organizer Maryam Alwan.
As Israel's war in Gaza continues for more than half a year, many university students in the United States have expressed solidarity with the Palestinians.
Columbia University students set up a solidarity camp in Gaza, calling on the university to cut ties with Israel. Tensions escalated on April 18 after school officials called the police to arrest protesters. Dozens of students faced suspensions and were evicted from dormitories.
Since then, similar protests have sprung up from coast to coast — and met with similar crackdowns in the name of security. Is free speech under threat on American universities?
This week ForwardMarc Lamont Hill talks to Maryam Alwan, an organizer with Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine, about what these students are trying to achieve despite attempts to limit free speech on campus.
