Hundreds of Ivy League alumni pen letter for pro-Palestine students

More than 250 alumni from every university in the Ivy League have signed a letter in solidarity with current students taking part in pro-Palestine activism on campus.

The letter also condemns the silence from the academic institutions amid campaigns to stifle the speech of these students.

Students across the US, including at a number of Ivy League schools, have been threatened with rescinded job offers, doxxing campaigns, and even physical violence for their support or activism related to Palestine.

“A free Palestine is within our reach. As alumni and fellow community members, we stand together to uplift student activism,” said the letter, which has a total of 263 signatories at the time of writing.

Three of the letter’s signatories told MEE's Umar Farooq that the effort was done in order to “stand by the courageous young people abandoned by their administrations who are putting themselves at risk to stand up for justice and speak out against genocide”.

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