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Behind the actions against Catharine Massalha are powerful right wing forces. After a student recorded her in December, the student’s father sent the 12-minute audio recording to the Defense of Freedom Institute (DFI), and the recording and a transcript were subsequently published by the Washington Examiner in late January.
For weeks, the German media and establishment politicians have been running a campaign against anti-war students and activists at universities. This reached a new level on February 19 when the Berlin state executive announced it would tighten the Higher Education Act to prevent students from graduating in “certain cases.”
On February 6, the U-M Central Student Government voted to investigate the university's halting of a student referendum on a resolution condemning Israeli genocide in Gaza.
Israeli politician, May Golan, once again disregards Palestinian life by rejoicing in the “ruins of Gaza”.