This weekend, Students for Justice in Palestine was scheduled to hold its Midwest conference at the University of Michigan. Given SJP's track record of bullying, disruption and intimidation against pro-Israel Jewish students and their own campus events, and the fact that one of their co-founders, UC Berkeley Hatem Bazian, who has a long history of Jew-baiting, several Jewish groups have written to the University of Michigan to express their concerns.
https://www.jns.org/pro-israel-groups-urge-university-of-michigan-to-cancel-sjp-conference-featuring-vicious-anti-semites/
Here is how the University of MIchigan campus newspaper, the Michigan Daily, is reporting it.
https://www.michigandaily.com/section/news-briefs/jewish-groups-urge-%E2%80%9Cu%E2%80%9D-cancel-student-led-pro-palestine-conference
At this point, I don't know how things turned out. While I support free speech, I think the event should be closely monitored by university officials as to any hate speech that might occur. I also support any lawful protest that might be held, and I think that given recent events at UMich, the feds might want to take a look as to whether federal funds should be given to this university in light of the President's recent executive order addressing campus anti-Semitism.
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