BREAKING: Pro-Palestinian Activists At Columbia Blast 'Zionist Admin.' And 'Imperialist US Empire'

4 months ago

Pro-Palestinian activists speak in front of the occupied Hamilton Hall at Columbia University.

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00:00all you need is for that somebody God forbid to fall

01:00free Palestine, free Palestine, free Palestine, free Palestine, free Palestine, free Palestine,

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04:16And yesterday we continued the revolutionary legacy of the anti-imperialist students that came before us.

04:26Of students who refused to pay for death and destruction and genocide.

04:36We are reclaiming our right to this campus. We are liberating territory.

04:50And most importantly, here in Hint Hall, we are honoring every single martyr of Palestine.

05:02We are honoring every Palestinian who has ascended to martyrdom because of the brutal genocide that the U.S. funds and Columbia profits from.

05:16Our necessary escalation was in response to the repression and violence from our administration.

05:26But nonetheless, we were victorious. In response to this, in response to our victory, Columbia has decided to threaten us again.

05:38As if we still care about suspension. It puts its old students under siege.

05:46We woke up this morning finding out that the campus was in complete lockdown.

05:56The administration created a siege to force students out of asking and demanding for divestment.

06:06But we will not back down. Palestine has made its way into the hearts of the students on this campus and students across the globe.

06:16Over 100 encampments and building occupations and popular universities have been set up worldwide.

06:24And our Zionist administration is showing its true colors. But they will lose.

06:36The students will be and are already victorious no matter the lies of the imperialist U.S. empire.

06:48We stand on the side of justice no matter the lies of the imperialist media and its institutions.

06:56They have closed us in on this campus. They have locked the campus down.

07:04They threaten us with suspension. They prevent us from using the bathroom.

07:10They prevent us from getting food. They prevent us from receiving water.

07:16Although these conditions are completely incomparable to the siege our people face back home in Gaza, we know very well what this is.

07:26This is a siege. They want to starve us, to thirst us, to keep us from staying and holding our ground.

07:36So many Columbia students don't live on this campus and they are preventing them from coming in on their own campus.

07:46The administration is scared of the students and frankly they should be.

07:52Because the administration knows very well that we have the power and that we will ensure that we are winning and that we will continue to win.

08:06Because no matter what conditions we face, we pull strength from our people back home.

08:16Our people in Gaza have experienced the most unimaginable crimes yet they maintain their hope.

08:24They remain steadfast and they know that the liberation we work towards is inevitable.

08:30We will not be moved just like the people of Gaza.

08:35The only place refugees of Gaza are going is to return to our home villages.

08:43To Haifa, to Jaffa and to Al-Quds.

08:49To all of Palestine we will return.

08:52And believe me, we will return in our millions.

09:00Because we are Palestinians and we will be reunited with the land that was stolen from us.

09:08So for right now in Columbia we will remain here drawing from the lessons of our people that stayed put and hold their ground even under the worst conditions.

09:25We will fight for liberation as our people do and no condition, no threat will stop us.

09:36The free students of the world do not just stand in solidarity with Palestinians.

09:42We are dedicating our life and we are sacrificing what we can for the Palestinian cause.

09:48Not just for the end of the current genocide in Gaza, but for the liberation of Palestine from the river to the sea.

09:56From the river to the sea, Palestine is almost free.

10:08From the sea to the river, Palestine will live forever.

10:16From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.

10:24And from the sea to the river.

10:26And from the river to the sea, Palestine will live forever.

10:56We are standing here today in front of the Palestinian Palace.

11:14As I look around and see so many members of the press, I wonder if you even know who you know that I am.

11:20I know you know that I am going to be a child.

11:22If you would call on me, I will give you the attention you need right now.

11:33Here we are with a 15-year-old Palestinian child who was caught with her uncle, aunt and cousin.

11:40They were evacuated by the orders from the occupation.

11:45His cousin, Hayan, who was only 15 years old, called the Palestine Red Crescent,

11:51describing how the occupation army had shot every single one of his family members,

11:57except for her and me.

12:01The U.S. and Colombia government, IOM, murdered Hayan while she was on the road.

12:09The next time the Palestine Red Crescent called, 15-year-old Hayan took off.

12:17She said, come with me.

BREAKING: Pro-Palestinian Activists At Columbia Blast 'Zionist Admin.' And 'Imperialist US Empire'

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