'Let them go hungry': Pro-Palestine protester at Princeton University slammed for blaming uni of starving students amid hunger strike

PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY: Social media users weren't kind with their words as they criticized a pro-Palestine protester of Princeton University who accused the university authorities of starving the students and physically weakening them amid their self-imposed hunger strike.

Numerous anti-Israel protests have engulfed the United States of America with students of major universities storming to their campuses to protest against Israel for its actions in Palestine and condemn its supporters.

Princeton University also made headlines amid these protests after it was revealed that the great-great-great-grandson of 26th US President, Theodore Roosevelt, Quentin Colon Roosevelt is one of the supporters and leaders of the anti-Israel protests in the prestigious university.

Pro-Palestine protester blames authorities for letting students starve

As per CBS News, students of Princeton University initiated a hunger strike on Friday to stand in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza amid ongoing conflict between Hamas and Israel.

The Princeton Israeli Apartheid Divest expressed, "Our hunger strike is a response to the administration's refusal to engage with our demands for dissociation and divestment from Israel. We refuse to be silenced by the University administration's intimidation and repression tactics. We struggle together in solidarity with the people of Palestine. We commit our bodies to their liberation."

According to CBS News, the students vowed to refrain from all food and drink (except water) until the university addressed their demands for divestment and a cultural boycott of Israel.

However, in a recent post by user Colin Rugg, students are seen blaming the university for their alleged starvation and deteriorating health due to unmet demands.

As reported by Colin Rugg, a spokesperson for the protestors stated in a video clip, "This is absolutely unfair. My peers and I, we are starving. We are physically exhausted. I am quite literally shaking right now as you can see."

She added, "We are both cold and hot at the same time. We are all immunocompromised and based on the university's meeting yesterday with some of our bargaining team, they would love to continue physically weakening us."

Internet asserts that Princeton University protesters are victims of their own choice

An X user wrote, "They could just.. leave."

Another user wrote, "Literally nobody cares. Go eat, you’re not a POW, just a low IQ NPC."

A user commented, "Isn’t it her body, her choice? She could always leave… these coddled students are just too much. How can anyone take them seriously?"

Another user commented, "Guess what? She can go to any restaurant and buy food, or a grocery store. Nobody is holding her against her will. Let them go hungry, they need it."

A user stated, "They are literally victims of their own choices. Nobody is forcing them to protest. Most of them have no idea what they are actually protesting."

 

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