Duke University Freezes Palestine Group Over Cartoon

0:00Duke University hit Pauls on its, students for justice in Palestine, chapter after they posted a political cartoon on Instagram back on March 13th. The image show two pigs, one tagged US, imperialism with a liberty torch, the other Zionism holding a star of David originally drawn in the 1970s by Black Panther artist Emory Douglas. Eleven days later, on March 24th, the school froze the group's official recognition, cutting off funding and event privileges. The university's student affairs sent an email calling the post-harassment under their policies, pointing to the pig with the Jewish symbol as a red flag, SJP quickly pulled the post down but pushed back hard, saying no real investigation happened first. Students in the group are fired up, labeling it straight censorship from Zionist pressure online, blocking them from meetings or rallies while other, clubs roll on. No Israel watchdogs, like stop anti-zimmatism, slammed it as clear anti-zimmatism, tying

1:04anti-zionism right to hate. Duke's holding firm for now, calling it an interim step during their review, with no comment on details. A Duke professor in Middle Eastern studies sees this as part of a bigger national wave, where campus is cracked down on Palestine advocacy amid Trump era. Pushes against campus anti-zimmatism. Dungeons like these keep bubbling on college grounds, testing free speech lines in the Israel Palestine debate, and Duke's saga shows no signs of, cooling anytime soon. That's your update from Durham News Today, powered by AI.