As anti-Israel Protests continue On college campuses across the country, Northwestern University has reached a settlement with protesters, raising concerns among many about conditions.
On Monday, the school announced an agreement to curb protest activity in exchange for the reinstatement of an advisory committee on university investment and other commitments.
Some protesting the war in Gaza condemned the Northwestern agreement as a failure to stick to student organizers’ core demands, the Associated Press reported. some supporters of israel Claims were made that the deal reflected a “cowardly” capitulation to the protesters.
One of Northwestern’s radical professors has ties to the history of terror.
Zaid Ayers Dohrn, a former fundamentalist terrorist group leader, is the son of Bernardine Rae Dohrn and Bill Ayers. The group he led for years carried out terrorist bombings in Washington, DC and elsewhere across the country.
Youth raise their fists and chant during a ‘Days of Rage’ demonstration organized by the Weathermen to protest the Chicago Seven trial and ‘bring the war home’, Chicago, October 11, 1969. The plinth in the background held a statue dedicated to the policemen killed during the Haymarket riots, until the Weathermen bombed it on 8 October. It was deconstructed and bombed again in 1970, then rebuilt and moved inside the Police Academy. (Photo by David Fenton/Getty Images)
According to Northwestern’s staff directory, Zaid Ayers Dohrn is a writer, professor, and director of the MFA in Writing for Screen and Stage in the Radio/Television/Film Department at Northwestern University.
He is also the creator and host of the original documentary podcast, “Mother Country Radicals”, where he details his upbringing by parents who led one of the most notorious domestic radical terrorist groups in America.
His mother, Bernardine Dohrn, is a former leader of the far-left extremist organization Weather Underground. he reportedly praised charles mason And was even on the FBI’s most wanted list for several years.
“My parents never hid this from me. From the time I was three or four years old, I knew we used fake names. I knew we hung out a lot, making calls from public phones. and paid cash for everything. “I knew someone was following us, but didn’t know what “FBI” meant – they or he Why did they want to catch it or what would happen if they did.”
The Weather Underground group wreaked havoc in the 1960s and 70s by bombing 20 targets, including the Pentagon, the US Capitol and the State Department, to protest the Vietnam War and support other leftist causes.
In 1970, the group planted a pipe bomb at the San Francisco Police Department, and one person was killed. That same year, the NYPD was also targeted with dynamite, injuring seven people.
EVANSTON, ILLINOIS, USA – APRIL 27: Students and residents camp outside Northwestern University during a pro-Palestine protest with banners expressing solidarity with the Palestinians on April 27, 2024 in Evanston, Illinois, United States . (Photo by Jacek Bozarski/Anadolu via Getty Images) (Photo by Jacek Bozarski/Anadolu via Getty Images)
“We made mistakes, and we’ll do it again. I wish we did more. I wish we were more radical. I wish a lot of things. But taken overall, we’re very fortunate We were born at that moment in history to do this,” said Bernadine Dohrn.
Zayed’s father Bill Ayers was also a member of the group and an aide to former President Barack Obama. However, Ayers’ relationship with President Obama has been in controversy since becoming a campaign issue during the 2008 presidential race, although it is known that he served with Obama on the board of a Chicago charity.
In 2008, during the Obama campaign, Ayers and Dohrn were interviewed on Fox News and asked about their involvement in a radical terrorist group.
Ayers retired from his position in 2010. professor of education At the University of Illinois-Chicago. Before his career in higher education, he had been a fugitive for years until he surrendered in 1980 due to his role in the Weather Underground. The charges against him were dropped due to government misconduct.
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Chesa Boudin is shown with her father David Gilbert in a maximum security prison, where he is serving his sentence for the murder of a Brinks guard and two police officers during a robbery by the radical group, The Weather Underground. (Photo by Ralf-Finn Hestoft/Corbis via Getty Images) (Photo by Ralf-Finn Hestoft/Corbis via Getty Images)
Northwestern’s agreement allows protests to continue until June 1 but bans all tents except one for aid supplies. According to the AP, the agreement prohibits those affiliated with Northwestern from participating and requires the school’s permission to use loudspeakers or similar devices.
Northwestern said the conditions include penalties for students who fail to comply, including suspension.
A statement from Michael Schill, chair of provost Kathleen Haggerty, said, “This agreement represents a permanent and de-escalation path forward, and provides a place for free expression that adheres to University rules and policies.” “Enhances the safety of all members of the Western community.” and Vice President of Student Affairs Susan Davis.
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Brown University has also implemented a similar deal.
Fox News Digital contacted Northwestern University and Dohrn Ayers for comment.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
