‘We Have a Mass Movement of Young People Advancing Horrifying Ideas’ - Paul Berman This post is trying to make sense of the massive pro-Palestinian protests on campuses and specifically the messages that their signs send out to the world. If they are calling attention to the suffering of the Gaza population, they are succeeding. But what do their signs really say? ‘FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA, PALESTINE WILL BE FREE’ The students and their supporters describe the protests as a humanitarian uprising to save lives in Gaza and to advance the rights of Palestinians on the West…
Madeleine KandoMay 7, 2025