U of M postpones Anthony Fauci lecture after pro-Palestinian protesters occupy building
U of M postpones Anthony Fauci lecture after pro-Palestinian protesters occupy building
The decision to postpone Fauciβs lecture was made in response to βunexpected and complicated incidentsβ over the past 24 hours, a university spokesman said.
An anti-Fauci rally had also been planned by conservative group Action 4 Liberty to coincide with the lecture at the university, but that was moved after the lecture was canceled.
What is this, a crossover episode?
I don't think so; it's title salad, AFAICT from TFA.
From what I can tell, the Palestinian group is demonstrating against UMN's recent (past year) pro-Israel position, which started in June with the whole thing about them withdrawing a job offer to Dr. Segal, who (if you remember) called Israel out over its actions in Gaza and led to some protest resignations. Since then, UMN has doubled down on backing Israel.
This happens to coincide with a planned anti-vaxxer demonstration against Fauci:
An anti-Fauci rally had also been planned by conservative group Action 4 Liberty to coincide with the lecture at the university, but that was moved after the lecture was canceled.
but it doesn't seem that the Palestine protesters are protesting Fauci; they just happen to be occupying the space during a time Fauci was coming to talk.
At least, that's what can glean from TFA. There's no clear link between the anti-vaxxers and the pro-Palestine protesters, other than an overlap in timing.