Its "Statement of Intention" embraces "armed struggle," - not only against Israel but against pretty much everyone they don't like, including NYU itself.
Decolonization and abolition are not metaphors. We uphold the right of any oppressed people to resist their oppression, by any means necessary. Any actions we as people within the Imperial Core take to halt the war machine or support liberation efforts in any corner of the world must follow the lead of those on the front lines and be consistent with the goals of their movement.
The movement for people's liberation is not a monolith; we recognize and welcome the diversity of tactics that lead to victory. Resistance takes many forms, including armed struggle, non-violent direct action, cultural production, and world building. NYU PSC is not an organization of its own but a web of disparate groups taking action against the university. As members of the NYU PSC, we will not condemn the brave actions of our allies nor will we limit ourselves to resistance through organizational means.Members of the coalition stand against any normalization efforts, including actions of the university to sanitize or legitimize the Zionist Entity as a state. The NYU Tel Aviv campus is one such normalization effort that we must vehemently reject as students, scholars, and humans of conscious. "Academic opportunity" does not come from campuses occupying stolen land. While we collectively struggle for the end of the Zionist Entity, we must de-normalize its existence, including in NYU programs. ...
Through our values, we name our common enemies: NYU's empire, U.S. imperialism, and the Zionist Entity and its allies.
If NYU is their enemy and armed resistance as well as "any means necessary" is a valid tactic, this is a threat of violence against NYU, its faculty, staff and students.
NYU released a statement that most of the media missed condemning this statement:
NYU condemns the recent posting by the group calling itself ‘People’s Solidarity Coalition,’ which includes a deplorable ‘embrace’ of ‘armed struggle’ as a valid ‘tactic’ in achieving its aims on campus.This University has zero tolerance for the use of violence, and is shocked that any members of our campus community would endorse ‘armed struggle’ as a ‘tactic.’ We call upon the People’s Solidarity Coalition to immediately retract their statement and repudiate it, as well as related conduct, such as vandalism, destruction of property, and threats and intimidation.Just to be crystal clear: NYU will respond to any threat or use of violence swiftly, decisively, and severely. Any violence will result in the immediate involvement of law enforcement as well as University disciplinary processes up to and including expulsion or dismissal.
So far this year, universities generally were tolerant towards calls to violence on campus as long as the victims were merely Jews. The new school term will be interesting indeed as campuses try to balance free speech with direct threats against the universities themselves.
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