16 | MAY 30 • 2024 
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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