tensions over the crisis in the Middle East remain high on the ruter University New Brunswick campus where members of the students for justice in Palestine and the endowment Justice Collective today held a silent Global strike calling on students and faculty to walk out of classes in solidarity with Palestinians it comes less than a week after a break-in at the University's Center for Islamic life and as demands rise for ruter to divest from certain Israeli companies Ted Berg reports less than a week after someone vandalized the center for Islamic life at Rutgers students refuse to shy away from campus there is something truly dystopian as a Palestinian student who stand for the justice of our people to be expected to take our exams attend class and go about normal when nothing about the treatment of the ruggers Administration has been normal towards us students for justice in Palestine and the endowment Justice Collective renewed their demands for Ruckers to divest from Israel and disassociate with Tel Aviv University today speakers said Friday's damage to the Islamic Center was a long time coming after 6 months of constantly submitting reports to the administration regarding anti- Palestinian and Islamic islamophobic incidents that happened on this campus the rugers Administration has yet to do anything to protect us or the Muslims across all campuses some Palestinian groups are calling for a strike this week to highlight the war in Israel the ruers chapter of students for justice in Palestine is calling for students to walk out of classes this week and asking professors not to penalize them and globalizing the in we invite you students faculty staff and administration as well as all those committed to freedom and Justice to join us during this week as we strike against classes work and the r good Administration I'm from Argentina so I am from a place very far away from what's going on there but I still think that people from Latin America should solidar eyesee with the situation in Palestine I am an afro Latina so if I get the chance to support anyone I want to be an advocate this student who did not want to give her name says divesting from Israel would bring the Ruckers Community closer together it would just bring Unity it would bring closure a lot of palting um any anyone that's in the Middle East right now they're suffering people here are Rutgers students they have family over there and have family overseas that are suffer every day we value ethical responsibility over complicity especially within oppressive regimes as we push for divestment from Israel and its genocide on the Palestinian people School president Jonathan Holloway has said Ruckers has no plans to divest meanwhile students here are continuing to protest while police watch on We are continuing the strike and we stand against any suppression that the Rutgers administration will force on us or any pro Palestine Ally students for justice in Palestine tell us they were discouraged from hosting today's protest by the schools administ rtion and threatened to be held liable for any damage caused Rutgers ells us they didn't threaten SJP they just reminded them that they were on probation in North Brunswick I'm Ted Goldberg NJ Spotlight news