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is intercepted. Welcome to Intercepted, I'm Jeremy Skahill.

And I'm Mertazzo Hussein.

Mazz, as always these days, there's a lot to talk about.

Just a couple of thoughts, thoughts though on what we've been

witnessing at university campuses across the United States. Of course there's

this massive demonstration that has broken out an encampment at Columbia University.

And you've had a pretty heavy-handed response

from not only Columbia's administration,

but the attempt on the part of the university

to use the New York Police Department to crack down

on the students who are gathering to protest against Israel's slaughter of the Palestinians of

Gaza.

And you know I'm not going to say his name but there's one assistant professor at Columbia University who

identifies himself as a rapidly pro-Israel Zionist who has for months been trying to make himself the story at

Columbia University, you know throwing tantrums trying to provoke students

into some action against him.

You know, the reality is that if you look at narratives

throughout history, particularly the history of the United States,

when protesters are engaged in direct action or are protesting, the. are

protesting the universities of the day, their administrations, the major media outlets,

they all poo-poo the protesters.

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