There’s an old saying that a lie can travel around the world before the truth can get its boots on, and Northeastern students witnessed this phenomenon in action April 27 at 8:47 a.m. After pro-Palestinian students established an encampment on Centennial Common the morning of April 25 and withstood an afternoon standoff with Boston police in riot gear, state police arrived early the morning of April 27. Officers made about 100 arrests, clearing what remained of the self-proclaimed “liberated zone.”
Just a half hour before arrests began at 7 a.m., Northeastern administration shared a justification for unleashing state police on peaceful protesters with the Huntington News.
“Last night, the use of virulent antisemitic slurs, including ‘Kill the Jews,’ crossed the line. We cannot tolerate that kind of hate on this campus,” the statement read in part. ….more
