As anti-Israel, pro-Hamas protests and encampments spring up on the campuses of many colleges and universities, the movement shows no signs of slowing down. That is primarily because of weak-kneed university presidents who are too intimidated by the often loud and potentially violent crowd to stand up to them and do anything about it. Meanwhile, Jewish students do not feel safe anywhere on campus. There is a new encampment about to go up on another Ivy League university campus, and the organizers have little to no fear about any consequences because why should they?

Huge SCOOP by @abigailandwords for @NRO:

Princeton students are planning an encampment.

A recruiting document shows they know they’re breaking the rules but don’t expect serious consequences.

They say they “have a trained security team, pro bono legal support, and ‘faculty… https://t.co/CefmoGQFii pic.twitter.com/P8dv7BNe9R

— Steve McGuire (@sfmcguire79) April 24, 2024

A group of Princeton University students are planning an anti-Israel encampment, and as usual, there are demands. A press release titled “Princeton Gaza Solidarity Encampment Demands" indicates the stated goal of the encampment is to: 

put pressure on the Princeton University administration to divest and disassociate from Israel, and to call attention to the University’s active contribution to ongoing genocide and human rights catastrophe.

The M.O. is essentially the same as other campus encampments, complete with a list of demands, the first of which is for Princeton to call for an immediate cease-fire and “condemn Israel’s genocidal campaign,” dissociate and divest any endowment from companies that “profit from or engage in the State of Israel’s ongoing military campaign, occupation, and apartheid policies,” and “cultivate affiliations with Palestinian academic and cultural institutions." 

But it is the recruiting documents that are what catch the eye about this proposed encampment — the fact that there seem to be some well-organized do's and don't's being put out by the group. The group all but says that they know they are violating campus policy but know the consequences will be slim to none because of the aforementioned spineless university presidents. However, they also claim to have "pro bono legal support and trained security," as well as  “faculty members on our side to negotiate with administration" at the ready. They reassure possible participants that:

Explusion [sic] is highly unlikely; at Princeton it requires committee and we know that at least 2 faculty members who are part of the committtee [sic] are in the Faculty for Justice in Palestine.

All the basic items seem to be covered. But it gets even more well organized. The encampment will start with around 20 people, and there will be a festive atmosphere to the antisemitism that will include “teach-ins, community events, recruitment, dancing, music, [and] community." Then, there is the color-coded description of how the encampment will be supported and what the duties of those in each color code will be. Those duties range from those who take academic and legal risks to those who give speeches outside the encampment. When recruiting for the group, potential participants should be asked for the names of at least five other people they think would also participate.

Pro-Palestine students at Whitman College in Washington State just staged a mass walkout.

Who is organizing and paying for all of this support for Hamas?pic.twitter.com/2lrzY6lHnC

— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) April 24, 2024

It is the "Media Training" part of the recruiting documents that all but give away the fact that this movement, whether at Princeton or any other college or university, is far from organic. The training is allegedly compiled by someone named Amber Von Schassen, who is the Communications Manager for something called the "Institute for Middle East Understanding." Von Schassen actually advises students to "avoid encampment," but she provides young antisemites/"revolutionaries" with valuable talking points that are gently called "messaging priorities." These include:

• "As a student, I’m horrified that Princeton is funding Israel’s genocide."
• “Princeton’s repression of student advocacy for Palestinian freedom is part of a pattern across the country aimed at silencing students speaking out against Israel’s genocide in Gaza."
• “We’re not going anywhere, hundreds of students are continuing to peacefully protest at Princeton.”

Want to avoid being called an antisemite? For starters, VonSchassen says that students should “Never bring up antisemitism unless it is brought up..." The answer to any accusations of antisemitism goes like this, "Lots of our organizers are Jewish, their social justice training is what motivates them to be here, when we say never again, we mean never again for anyone.” And, of course, antisemitism is "real and dangerous." Yeah, that should convince everyone.

Is it any coincidence that every senior Hamas leader has stated that U.S. protests are important? On March 27, Hamas leader Khaled Mashal called for "millions of people to take to the streets." Haytham Abdo is a representative of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). In a January interview, he claimed "that...more than 50% of young Americans are now pro-Palestinian..." 

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has called on Columbia President Minouche Shafik to resign. The problem is, obviously, there are more far-left anti-Israel university presidents where she came from.

These lawless, pro-Hamas protests are finally starting to get attention from the mainstream media, especially now that they’ve been “disrupting Biden’s campaign events.”

These protests are backed by “a vast network that includes left-leaning, billion-dollar American…

— Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) April 23, 2024