TIMES OF ISRAEL
Only those with palms painted pro-Palestinian red can enter parts of Erasmus University
Canaan Lidor
July 1, 2024

An anti-Israel protester approached this reporter while narrowly avoiding the guidelines of the 20-odd tents that dotted Erasmus University campus’s main square. Wearing a keffiyeh over her face, she asked about the purpose of my visit. About 30 of her comrades watched while eating dinner: a rice and lentil dish served from a large pot atop a portable gas stove. “It’s a Zionist,” she called out, upon learning the name of this publication, prompting the group to cover their faces with their keffiyehs and surgical masks. They encircled, screaming, “Intifada!” as they placed a Palestinian flag over the camera to prevent any filming of the events taking place at one of Europe’s most prestigious institutions of higher learning. READ MORE