Some people just do n’t know when to throw in the keffiyeh.
When Princeton pro-Hamas activist David Chmielewski and his protesting coworkers declared a hunger strike before school officials accepted their demands, it was n’t enough.
Chmielewski claimed the activists ‘ demands were” not that intense”, said the actions of the university, not those of pro- Hamas protesters, were responsible for the “unsafe]campus ] environment”, and proclaimed if Princeton officials “want]ed ] to let us starve, then they’re welcome to do that”.
After having one of their major needs met, including a meeting with President Eisgruber, Chmielewski next whined that he and his fellow members felt “deeply disrespected” when the president agreed to only one more requirement.
Chmielewski predicted that the thirst strike would continue.
And so it went, reportedly for ten weeks. The protesters ended up complaining of health problems (” My classmates are I are starving”, one activist said , in this video clip. ” We are literally exhausted. You can tell from the pictures that I’m actually shaking right then. At the same time, we are both hot and cold. Chmielewski is in the mid ), but these reportedly dedicated, glad, and loving anti- Israel Ivy Leaguers concocted the notion of a “rotary” hunger strike.
That’s right, they traded off never partaking of foods.  , That’s passion for’ ya.
Shortly afterward, Chmielewski received a glowing article in The Atlantic ( published on X as” A Gaza Protester Who’s Willing to Suffer” ), in which Graeme Wood wrote,” Ten days is n’t long, but it is nine days longer than I’ve ever gone without food, so I am not inclined to downplay the unpleasantness of the experience. In truth, I esteem Chmielewski”.
At least this respect did n’t get in the way of asking Chmielewski ( pictured ) some marginally tough questions, such as why does n’t Hamas make use of non- violent tactics like hunger strikes?
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That keyword is “better asked of a Palestinian”, Chmielewski replied. ” I do n’t necessarily feel qualified to identify the precise causes of the dynamics of the strategies that Palestinians have historically employed.”
Of program.
Alas, Chmielewski does n’t know when to quit while he’s behind. He stated in an op-ed in the Princeton Gaza Solidarity Encampment ( also known as the Popular University for Gaza ) earlier this week that he had written an op-ed in The Daily Princetonian, where he claimed ( seemingly with a straight face ), that it was n’t school officials who caused the havoc on campus, but rather that it was anti-Israel protesters who caused it.
Some of those “incredible” issues included campaigners:
— “making craft up”
— “holding educate- outs”
— sharing dinners
— “learn]ing ] traditions of solidarity and struggle across different times and places”.
Chmielewski concludes:
Before the Popular University for Gaza, I sincerely doubt any outside green area on college, let alone Princeton’s major natural, had been used for such a stunning display of community and solidarity. On that blanket, on that day, we were constantly disseminating community-engaged award, bringing individuals from diverse areas up to demonstrate that Princeton pupils were nothing more than indifferent with the world around them.
This is the history of the Princeton camp: Princeton students are hunger-stricken, Princeton students are proud to practice their faith as a form of resistance, Princeton students are praying side by side, Princeton students inviting their neighbors to take with them every day. It’s the story of Princeton individuals who were utterly committed to creating kingdoms that were unattainable before.
Here’s something else that’s unbelievable: An American major with a specialty in “decolonial concept and important idea” getting and holding a job outside of academia.
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