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Шаблон:Infobox civil conflictAs a result of the 2023 Israel–Hamas war, nationwide protests occurred across the United States, including rallies, demonstrations, campaigns, and vigils. These demonstrations occurred as part of a broader movement of war-related protests occurring around the world.

In the first ten days of the war, the US held more than 400 related protests and vigils. There were an estimated 180,000 demonstrators and protestors, with roughly even numbers attending events related to Israeli and Palestinian concerns. US elected officials overwhelmingly attended more events in support of Israel. An estimated one-third of all anti-war protests were met with pro-Israeli counter-protesters, who at times were violent. By the second week of the war, the number of pro-Palestinian protests in the US outnumbered the number of Pro-Israel protests.

Students in the United States reported fears of losing future job opportunities for engaging in protests against military action in Gaza. More than 260 "incidents of suppression" were reported against individuals opposed to the war. Palestine Legal, a non-profit representing individuals who lost their jobs for protesting for Palestinian rights, described the environment in the United States as "McCarthyite." The ACLU urged US colleges to protect the free speech of pro-Palestinian and anti-war protestors. The National Lawyers Guild condemned all attacks on pro-Palestinian activism at universities.

Congressional staff reported receiving an overwhelming amount of calls and emails from constituents demanding their representatives to support a ceasefire. One staffer noted "The phone doesn’t stop ringing at any point in the day."

Polls indicated that Democratic Party voters' position shifted over the course of the war, with a rise in pro-Palestinian support, particularly amongst younger voters. An estimated 70% of voters between 18 and 34 disapproved of Biden's handling of the war. Arab and Muslim Americans reported that they would decline to vote for Biden's reelection in 2024, due to his response to the conflict. Other racial minorities, including African Americans and Hispanic Americans, disapproved of Biden's handling of the conflict as well.

National

Pro-Palestine protests were held throughout the United States on Black Friday with activists calling to "shut it down" for Palestine. There were protests in Los Angeles; Chicago; Troy, Michigan; Saint Louis, Missouri,; Estero, Florida; and many other cities.

As of December 5, according to Harvard's Nonviolent Action Lab and the Crowd Counting Consortium, more than 1 million Americans had participated in protests over the conflict.

"Ceasefire carols" were organized by activists throughout the United States leading up to Christmas 2023. Sarah Abbott who helped organize a carol outside Senator Amy Klobuchar's home was quoted in CBS Minnesota saying, "Our government is funding this genocide, white Christians have historically and currently played major roles in the perpetuation of Zionism, and as people of conscience, we can't stand by silently." Ceasefire carols were sung in Minneapolis, Minnesota; Louisville, Kentucky; Salt Lake City, Utah; and in at least 17 other cities.

Midwest

Akron, Ohio's city council passed a resolution calling for a ceasefire on November 20, 2023.

Illinois

In Chicago, public demonstrations opposing the bombing of Gaza were held. Another Chicago protest called for the freeing of hostages, peace for both Israelis and Palestinians, and an end to all killings of civilians. On October 24, two Israeli supporters outside Chicago were arrested after one shot into the air and another pepper-sprayed pro-Palestinian demonstrators. On Black Friday, about 1,000 protesters marched on the Magnificent Mile retail district to condemn violence in Gaza. Police shut down streets and snowplows were used to corral the protesters. On the day before Christmas Eve, a large car caravan organized by "US Palestinian Community Network" shut down I-90 near O'Hare International Airport. But first they traveled to the homes of Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky and Senator Dick Durbin.

Kansas

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Pro-Palestine anti-war activists protesting from Train Park to Massachusetts Street in Lawrence, Kansas.

A pro-Palestine rally occurred at Train Park in Lawrence, Kansas on October 21.

On November 14, 500 flags memorializing 10,000 Palestinians who died from October 7 to November 14 were placed on the lawn of Watson Library at the University of Kansas. The event was organized by the Muslim Student Association and Al-Hadaf KC. The Muslim Student Association and Middle Eastern Student Association organized a student walk-out for Palestine on November 20 with the goal of the chancellor of the university, Douglas Girod, releasing a statement in solidarity with Palestinian people. On November 30, pro-Palestine activists organized a sit-in at Strong Hall on the University of Kansas campus and hung banners inside and outside of the building. Protestors called again for a statement from the chancellor and criticized the university's involvement in the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and U.S.-Israel Binational Science Foundation.

On the first day of Chanukah, December 7, around two dozen activists from Jewish Voice for Peace sat in Sharice Davids' Overland Park, Kansas office calling for a ceasefire and for more humanitarian aid to Gaza. Protestors carried signs saying, "Chanukah for ceasefire" and "Stop funding genocide."

Michigan

A group of pro-ceasefire activists gathered at the Gerald R. Ford Federal Building in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on November 7, with three people being arrested for refusing to leave the office of Representative Hillary Scholten. In Detroit, a Thanksgiving Day parade was interrupted by about 200 pro-Palestine protesters.

Minnesota

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Hundreds of pro-Palestine activists picket outside of the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul.

On October 10, a pro-Israel solidarity gathering took place at the Beth el Synagogue in St. Louis Park. U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar spoke: "They are trying to destroy Israel. We will not let that happen." On October 18, a large crowd gathered outside the Minnesota State Capitol to support Palestinians in St. Paul. On October 22, in Minneapolis, a pro-Palestinian rally took place on the Irene Hixon Whitney Bridge. A car drove through the crowd in the afternoon and a confrontation occurred. A man was arrested in Minneapolis, Minnesota after driving through a crowd of anti-war activists. On November 1, Rabbi Jessica Rosenberg interrupted a speech by Joe Biden in Minneapolis asking him to call for a ceasefire, leading him to respond a humanitarian "pause" was needed. On November 11, hundreds of activists marched Cathedral Hill to the state capitol demanding a cease-fire.

70 pro-ceasefire protestors demonstrated outside of Democratic presidential candidate and congressman Dean Phillips' office in Minnetonka, Minnesota on December 6.

Missouri

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Pro-Palestine activists rally by the road at Mill Creek Park in Kansas City, Missouri.

On November 6, more than 75 activists blocked the entrances to the Boeing plant in the St. Louis suburb of St. Charles, Missouri where the company manufactures bombs that have been sold to the Israeli government. About 150 activists participated in a second protest, blocking entrances again on November 21. Pro-Palestine students at Washington University in St. Louis (Washu) staged a die-in to pressure the university to cut ties with Boeing. Student activists from University of Missouri-St. Louis, Washu, and St. Louis University called for their universities to divest and disaffiliate with Boeing over the company's weapons manufacturing in a letter endorsed by seven student groups.

About 600 Kansas City residents attended a pro-Israel rally on October 9. On October 15, hundreds of people gathered for a pro-Palestine protest at Mill Creek Park. On November 8, 30 activists associated with Al-Hadaf KC and KC Tenants held a sit-in outside Representative Emanuel Cleaver II's office calling for his support for the Ceasefire Now Resolution. On November 18, Cleaver called for a ceasefire, but did not sign onto the resolution.

Northeast

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Students protesting against the war in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) was confronted for his positions on the war by journalist Aaron Maté while riding AMTRAK trains. On October 22, an "emergency rally for Gaza" was held in Paterson, New Jersey. On 20 November, three protesters were arrested in New Hampshire for demonstrating against and vandalizing Elbit Systems, a defense company. On Black Friday, the Maine Coalition for Palestine organized a rally near a shopping mall in Freeport, Maine.

20 Jewish students were arrested at Brown University for occupying University Hall and demanding a ceasefire and divestment resolution. Charges against the Jewish students were dropped after a Palestinian-American Brown University student was shot and wounded in Burlington, Vermont. At a vigil for the injured student, protesters chanted “Shame! Shame! Shame!” at president Christina Paxson, leading her to leave the podium.

In Merrimack, New Hampshire, three protesters were arrested and charged with riot, sabotage, criminal mischief, criminal trespass, and disorderly conduct for a protest that occurred at the offices of Elbit Systems, an Israeli "defense and homeland security business."

On November 11, pro-Palestinian protesters gathered near Biden's residence in Wilmington, Delaware calling for a ceasefire and accusing him of genocide.

On December 3, pro-Palestine demonstrators protested outside of Goldie, a falafel restaurant in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Jewish shop owner was donating profits from the restaurant to Israel's Friends of United Hatzalah.

Massachusetts

In Massachusetts, the Students for Justice in Palestine organized a protest at Harvard University, several days after numerous students were doxed for publicly supporting Palestine. A pro-Palestinian die-in took place at Harvard College on October 18. A proctor in charge of overseeing Freshmen was fired for participating. On 9 November, Harvard Rabbi Hirschy Zarchi stated anyone who justified the 7 October attack was "not just an animal. You’re below an animal. You’re a monster". During a pro-ceasefire sit-in protest at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, 56 students and one university employee were arrested for trespassing. Students staged another "die-in" at the UMass Amherst on December 6. Anti-war student protesters at MIT were suspended for refusing to leave a campus building they were occupying.

On Black Friday, protesters in Somerville targeted a PUMA store because the company provides equipment to the Israeli National Sports Teams. U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) was confronted at a Cambridge restaurant by a woman who had lost family members in Gaza. On Thanksgiving, President Joe Biden was heckled by pro-Palestine activists in Nantucket chanting "Free Palestine." On October 24, hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters gathered in front of Worcester City Hall. On the same day, in Nantucket, protesters targeted a Christmas tree lighting attended by Joe Biden and Jill Biden. Hundreds of pro-Palestine protestors rallied outside of a fundraiser for the Biden 2024 reelection campaign on December 5 in Boston, Massachusetts. The demonstration was organized by the Party for Socialism and Liberation.

New York

Russell Rickford, a professor at Cornell University, drew headlines for comments he made regarding the October 7 attack. On 9 November, 200 Cornell students staged a sit-in to symbolize the lives lost on both sides of the war. On 1 December, students at Cornell protested outside the office of university president Martha Pollack, holding a mock trial where they charged her with genocide against Palestinian civilians.

New York City

General protests

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Stand with Palestine event

In New York City, thousands peacefully demonstrated against the bombing in Gaza. A viral video from a pro-Israel protest showed protesters explicitly calling for genocide against Palestinians. At Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza, about 200 rallied on October 18 to draw attention to hostages held by Hamas. Protestors included many family members of hostages and local Jewish leaders. On November 6, around 500 protesters staged a sit-in at the Statue of Liberty, calling for a ceasefire.

Protesters gathered in front of the New York Public Library on Thanksgiving Day. They clashed with police after being seen spray-painting graffiti on the building. Pro-ceasefire protesters from Jewish Voice for Peace shut down the Manhattan Bridge for hours on November 26.

Elected officials

A group of Jewish Voice for Peace protestors, including children of Holocaust survivors, were arrested outside Senator Chuck Schumer's home for protesting against the bombings in Gaza. At Brooklyn College, Republican New York City Council member Inna Vernikov of the 48th City Council District was arrested for bringing a gun to counterprotest a pro-Palestine rally.

On October 24, a protest organized by the Bronx Anti-War Coalition took place outside of Rep. Ritchie Torres' office in Fordham, Bronx. Nearby, more than 500 pro-Israel protesters, including a large number of students at SAR Academy, organized at nearby Seton Park to support the Congressman's position.

On 15 December, protesters chanted outside Chuck Schumer's office, stating, "Schumer! Schumer! You can’t hide. You’re supporting genocide."

University protests

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Vigil for Israel at Columbia University

Anti-war student protestors at Columbia University reported experiencing severe harassment. Students walked out of Hillary Clinton's global affairs class in support of Palestine after her comments against a ceasefire. Pro-Palestine protestors heckled Clinton on November 29 at Columbia University's International Affairs Building and accused her of supporting genocide.

On October 26, a multiracial coalition of anti-war students protested at Cooper Union in New York. A group of pro-Israeli and Jewish students claimed they barricaded themselves in the library to hide from the "aggressive" protesters, but the New York Police Department noted this was untrue. Nevertheless, the account told by the pro-Israel students was repeated by elected officials and media accounts, leading to condemnations from the Anti-Defamation League, the American Jewish Committee, New York Governor Kathy Hochul, and Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine.

Institution protests

On November 10, protesters staged a sit-in at The New York Times, stating the newspaper was complicit in "laundering genocide." The CEO of the Legal Aid Society said a resolution by New York City public defenders to condemn the killing of Palestinian civilians was antisemitic. On 7 December, Doctors Without Borders held a vigil outside United Nations headquarters in honor of their slain colleagues. Thousands of members of US labour group protested on 22 December in support of a ceasefire.

Event protests

On 23 November, pro-Palestinian protesters disrupted the Thanksgiving Day Parade. Wearing white jumpsuits covered with fake blood, some glued themselves to the parade route along Sixth Avenue near 45th street. Protesters were reported at two other locations. Pro-Palestine demonstrators held a vigil and a rally outside the Rockefeller Center during the annual lighting of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree. Police clashed with protestors at Sixth Street and seven people were arrested.

South

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Rally in support of Palestine at the Texas State Capital in Austin.

At a counterprotest in Maryland, a pro-Israeli demonstrator chanted, "We will secure America against you animals, against you traitors, against you barbarians." In Kentucky, the Students for Justice in Palestine organized a protest at the University of Louisville.

At the University of Florida, Jewish individuals organized a candlelight vigil. At the University of South Florida in Tampa Bay, at least two-hundred marched at an Emergency Rally for Gaza following an official letter from the Chancellor of the State University System of Florida directing all SUS Presidents to terminate all pro-Palestinian groups.

Clashes between supporters of Israel and Palestine were reported at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, in front of the Wilson Library on October 12. On Black Friday in Raleigh, North Carolina, people inside Crabtree Valley Mall made a false report to 911 that shots had been fired at a pro-Palestine protest. A large police response broke up the protest.

On November 12, thousands protested Texas's support of Israel in front of the State Capitol in Austin.

In Atlanta, protestors gathered outside presidential motorcade route to Rosalynn Carter's funeral on November 28, calling on Biden to end all aid to Israel. A woman at the Israeli consulate in Atlanta self-immolated in protest of the war and was described to be in a "critical condition" on December 1.

District of Columbia

Rallies

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Protest against the war in Gaza at White House, Washington, DC, USA

Jewish activists protested for a ceasefire on October 16 at the White House, saying Kaddish, singing Jewish songs, and chanting "Not in our name". 49 were arrested, 16 for blocking entrances and 33 for crossing safety barriers. On November 15, the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee was evacuated by the U.S. Capitol Police during a pro-Palestine rally, organized, in part, by IfNotNow, who claimed that "police are being extremely violent" at the rally. Six officers were injured. On 27 November, a group of more than a dozen state lawmakers and activists, including actress and former-gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon, launched a hunger strike at the White House calling for a permanent ceasefire. On December 11, a group of twenty Jewish senior citizens were arrested after chaining themselves to the White House fence. On December 7, a group of doctors called Doctors against Genocide called for a ceasefire on Capitol Hill.

On November 4, 100,000 to 300,000 people participated in the "National March on Washington: Free Palestine," marking the largest Palestine solidarity protest in US history. The march called for a ceasefire in Gaza, with many protestors describing the deaths of Palestinians a "genocide." It was organized by A.N.S.W.E.R., People's Forum, Students for Justice in Palestine, and other organizations. It saw support from over 450 organizations, including Democratic Socialists of America, Jewish Voice for Peace, IfNotNow, and the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights.

On November 14, 100,000 to 290,000 people participated in the "March for Israel" which called for the release of Israeli hostages and denouncing antisemitism. Israeli President Isaac Herzog spoke to the crowd through video feed, and the march lasted about two hours, according to organizers; the Jewish Federations of North America and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations.

Staffers

On November 8, more than 100 US congressional staffers staged a walk-out, demanding a ceasefire. A group of 40 White House interns sent a letter to President Biden saying they would "no longer remain silent" about the genocide occurring in Gaza. Josh Paul, a senior State Department official, resigned in protest of the US policy toward the war. On 13 December, more than 100 staffers from the Department of Homeland Security stated the department leadership had "turned a blind eye to the bombing of refugee camps, hospitals, ambulances, and civilians". On 13 December, more than three dozen staffers in the Biden Administration held a rally outside the White House calling for a ceasefire.

Officials' homes

Protesters demonstrated outside Antony Blinken's home accusing him of participating in genocide. On December 12, hecklers interrupted a speech by vice-president Kamala Harris, demanding she call for a ceasefire.

Government buildings

On October 18, about 300 Jewish protesters were arrested inside the Cannon House Office Building, from a pro-ceasefire demonstration including about 400 Jews and 25 rabbis. On October 31, antiwar protesters interrupted a US Senate hearing where Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin requested billions of military aid for Israel. On November 3, dozens of activists were arrested engaging in sit-ins in US Senate offices. On December 11, 51 protesters calling for a ceasefire in the Senate building were arrested. On 19 December, protesters entered the US Capitol Building to protest against the war.

West

At the University of Arizona, a rally protesting against the bombing of Gaza was cancelled due to safety fears after university president Robert C. Robbins condemned the event. In Missoula, Montana, pro-Palestine protesters denounced neo-Nazis who had tried to join their demonstration at the Missoula County Courthouse and had called for Jews to be "stopped". Analysts said these actions were part of attempts of neo-Nazis and other far right groups to hijack pro-Palestine and anti-Israel events to promote anti-semitic and anti-immigrant ideals.

California

On November 18, the California Democratic Convention in Sacramento was cancelled after hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters descended on the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center. On December 5, a Holiday tree-lighting ceremony at the California Sate Capitol was postponed due to a planned protest organized by the Sacramento Regional Coalition for Palestinian Rights.

On October 15, hundreds demonstrated for Gaza outside the San Diego County Administration Building. On October 21, 2023, hundreds of protesters organized by San Diego Coalition for Palestine shut down streets downtown. On November 9, hundreds protested outside the headquarters of defense contractor Northrup Grumman demanding a ceasefire. Later that same day, medical students, staff and other workers at UC San Diego School of Medicine staged a solidarity walkout to protest the public health crisis in Gaza. Both of these protests were part of the international "Shut it Down for Palestine" event. On Black Friday, marchers through and participated in a die-in at a mall in Escondido. On December 2, around 125 pro-Palestinian protesters disrupted a tree-lighting ceremony in Balboa Park.

Los Angeles

A UCLA student demonstrating support for Palestine was reportedly threatened with a knife. On October 14, thousands peacefully protested against the bombings in Gaza in Downtown Los Angeles. On October 21, thousands of demonstrators protested Israeli airstrikes, denouncing Netanyahu as a "war criminal." On November 4, hundreds of demonstrators marched to the Israeli Consulate in West Los Angeles, calling for an immediate ceasefire. In Thousand Oaks, California, a 69-year-old Jewish man named Paul Kessler died after sustaining head injuries following an altercation during dueling protests on November 4. On November 16, suspect Loay Alnaji was arrested on charges of involuntary manslaughter and battery with a preliminary hearing set for December 4.

In Newport Beach, a student was suspended from Corona Del Mar High School for reportedly saying "Free Palestine" to another student which the school deemed threatening. Protesters splashed red paint on the Raytheon headquarters entrance sign in El Segundo. On Black Friday, hundreds gathered at Pan Pacific Park in the Fairfax District to attend a protest organized by A.N.S.W.E.R. coalition to demand a ceasefire in Gaza. On December 7, the UCLA chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace held a Chanukah for Peace event.

Over a thousand pro-Palestine protestors assembled outside Biden's December 8 campaign fundraiser. LAPD used the term "first amendment events" in regard to the protest, and the police declared the demonstration "unlawful" at 5:45 PM. On 14 December, 75 Jewish protesters were arrested for blocking the 110 Freeway.

San Francisco Bay Area

Public figures and officials

On October 16, District Attorney Brooke Jenkins posted and then deleted a post on X where she called the demonstration of anti-war protestors a "pro-Hamas rally." During the APEC conference, protestors in San Francisco demonstrated outside a fundraiser attended by Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, demanding an immediate ceasefire. Dozens of Code Pink anti-war protestors gathered outside of Nancy Pelosi's home in San Francisco on December 3 calling for a ceasefire. Staffers at progressive Jewish organizations signed an open-letter to Joe Biden calling for a ceasefire.

Schools and universities

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Pro-Israel rally at Stanford University, 10 October

On October 18, high school students across San Francisco walked out of class in protest of the bombing of Gaza and to demand an immediate ceasefire. Fremont High School in Oakland drew headlines for raising the Palestinian flag on the campus' main flagpole. Students at UC Berkeley hung a banner with the Palestinian flag on Sather Tower in an unauthorized protest.

Rallies, protests, and marches

In San Francisco, several hundred peaceful protesters marched on October 15 in support of Gaza. On October 19, the San Francisco chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace chained themselves to the San Francisco Federal Building in protest at Israeli actions in Gaza. On October 28, around 15,000 protestors marched in San Francisco, shutting down the Central Freeway for more than an hour. In advance of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, protesters marked a self-driving car with "Free Gaza." On November 5, Jewish activists protested a gala for the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces at the Hiller Aviation Museum in San Carlos. Hundreds of anti-war protestors were arrested for occupying the Oakland Federal Building. On December 16, around 500 Google employees protested the company's $1.2 billion Project Nimbus contract with the Israeli military and government.

Ports and bridges

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Pro-Palestine protest in Emeryville

On November 3, 200 protesters at the Port of Oakland chained themselves to the US military supply ship MV Cape Orlando to prevent its departure to Israel. Anti-war protestors chained themselves together, blocking all traffic on the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge. On December 6, hundreds of protestors laid children's shoes outside of the Golden Gate Bridge to symbolize children killed during the conflict. Afterwards, interfaith groups marched from both ends meeting in the middle to call for a ceasefire. One protestor was arrested for climbing a flagpole and putting up a Palestine flag.

Oregon

On October 29, activists in Portland protested against the war, asking US Senator Jeff Merkley to call for a ceasefire. Pro-Palestine students protested at Portland State University on November 8, calling for the university to cut ties with Boeing, which sells weapons to Israel. On November 17, Portland's chapter of the Party for Socialism and Liberation organized a protest that blocked the entrance to a Boeing manufacturing plant.

Washington

On November 3, Jewish Voice for Peace activists in Seattle demonstrated outside the Henry M. Jackson Federal Building, demanding US Senator Patty Murray to call for a ceasefire. On November 6, an estimated 300 people blocked the entrance of the Port of Tacoma to prevent longshoremen from loading suspected military equipment and weapons onto the MV Cape Orlando. On November 11, a protest organized by the "Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network" blocked streets near Westlake Center in Seattle. On November 19, hundreds called for a ceasefire at the Space Needle. The rally was organized by "Jewish Voice for Peace."

On December 7, University of Washington police in Seattle detained 36 people for occupying an administration building with demands that the school stop funding Israel and Boeing.

Responses

Universities

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Protester and counter-protester on Sproul Plaza at UC Berkeley

On November 6, Brandeis University became the first private university in the United States to ban its student chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine. On November 10, Columbia University suspended its campus chapters of Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace, thus barring them from hosting events on campus. Columbia's decision was criticized by Naomi Klein, Noura Erakat, and Sarah Schulman, who wrote, "We have reached a new moment in American history." After Harvard University president Claudine Gay condemned the slogan "from the river to the sea", more than 100 faculty signed an open-letter criticizing her censure. On 14 December, Rutgers University became the first public university to suspend its campus chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine. Donors to top universities in the United States withdrew millions of dollars in donations, calling for tougher action against pro-Palestinian student protesters.

On October 24, Ray Rodrigues, the Chancellor of the State University System of Florida issued an order to disband all existing chapters of National Students for Justice in Palestine (NSJP) in the system. Chapters at University of Florida and University of South Florida have filed federal lawsuits against several parties including Rodrigues and Gov. Ron Desantis on constitutional grounds over the move. On December 5, the Louisiana Department of Education opened a civil-rights investigation against Tulane University after a pro-Palestine rally on October 26 turned violent.

The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on November 25 it was forming a taskforce to "inflict economic and employment consequences" on students in the United States it believes are antisemitic.

After Bret Gustafson, a Washu professor posted online, "“Let those who enable mass murder not live in peace," a donor to the university withdrew funds, resulting in the university putting out a statement saying they would not tolerate "discrimination, harassment or threatening behavior." Elizabeth Magill, the president of the University of Pennsylvania, resigned on December 9 following congressional testimony in which she emphasized the importance of context when deciding whether calls for genocide violated the student code of conduct.

Doxing

The Israel on Campus Coalition reportedly engaged in covert espionage against pro-Palestinian student organizations. Accuracy in Media sent doxing trucks to college campuses around the United States, displaying the names and faces of individuals it perceived to be pro-Palestinian. Canary Mission produced blacklists of students involved with pro-Palestinian activism.

Firings

On November 21, the producers of the Scream franchise announced that Melissa Barrera was fired from Scream VII because of social media posts accusing Israel of genocide and ethnic cleansing. Susan Sarandon was dropped by United Talent Agency in response to remarks made at pro-Palestinian rallies.

Political

In response to actions taken by the Biden administration in support of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's approach to the war, Muslim and Arab Americans organized a campaign titled "Abandon Biden" to advocate against voting for Biden in the 2024 presidential election. Stephen Zunes, a professor at the University of San Francisco, stated Biden had lost significant support amongst progressive voters and Muslim Americans who believed the US was "aiding and abetting war crimes on a massive scale." Leaders from the United Electrical Workers and United Auto Workers vowed to use their electoral clout to push for a ceasefire.

Further reading

• Serino, K. Tens of thousands have joined pro-Palestinian protests across the United States. Experts say they are growing. PBS,15 Dec 2023