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he University of Michigan Board of
Regents furtively rejected all of the
anti-Israel demands of campus pro-
testers during its May 16 meeting. Among
the rejected demands, the board stated it
would not be divesting its financial hold-
ings from companies conducting business-
es in Israel nor would it sever academic
ties with Israeli universities.
Prior to the vote, on the
morning of Wednesday, May
15, anti-Israel protesters staged
early-morning encampments
on the front lawns of the pri-
vate homes of several regents,
including Board Chair Sarah
Hubbard, Jordan Acker and
Mark Bernstein.
Later that day, the U-M
Office of Public Affairs
released a statement in what
it described as a “troubling
escalation” of pro-Palestinian
protests on the properties
of several regents early that
morning.
The statement read:
“Individuals hid their iden-
tities by wearing masks. The
following student groups,
who also have organized the
encampment on the univer-
sity’s Central Campus, claimed responsi-
bility: Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) at the

Anti-Israel protesters target U-M
regents’ private homes.

‘Troubling
Escalation’

STACY GITTLEMAN CONTRIBUTING WRITER

OUR COMMUNITY

Mark
Bernstein

Sarah
Hubbard

Jordan
Acker

One of the
protesters who
showed up on
Regent Jordan
Acker’s front
porch

Items left on
Regent Sara
Hubbard’s
front porch

PHOTOS COURTESY U-M COMMUNICATIONS