The Harvard Undergraduate Palestine Solidarity Committee (PSC) has been suspended by the university after holding an unauthorized protest against the school’s ties to Israel. The suspension was announced by the group on Instagram and was reportedly due to the group’s failure to register with the university for its protest in solidarity with Columbia University on April 17th. The suspension is in place for the rest of the spring semester and requires the group to “cease all organizational activities” or risk expulsion. According to an email obtained by the Harvard Crimson, the organization will not be recognized and will not have access to university benefits and services during this time. The school alleged that PSC had not officially received permission for the protest and also violated school rules regarding protests on campus. The group was also reportedly suspended in March; PSC argued in a statement to the Harvard Crimson that the suspension was just the result of “months of administrative repression, harassment and stalking by our own peers, and intimidation from right-wing politicians and donors.” “After standing idly by as pro-Palestine students faced physical and cyber harassment, death threats and rape threats, and racist doxxing, Harvard has now decided to dismantle the only official student group dedicated to the task of representing the Palestinian cause,” the statement reads, according to the Crimson. Meanwhile, Columbia University and Barnard College, an affiliate school, suspended dozens of students who were arrested during protests last week, according to Reuters. Harvard and SPC did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.
Harvard Suspends Palestine Solidarity Group Over Unauthorized Protest
