Princeton students gearing up for own anti-Israel encampment as school warns of arrests, possible expulsions

The next Ivy League anti-Israel encampment is in the works.Princeton University students are gearing up for their own tent city as school leaders warned Wednesday that any protesters camping out would be “arrested and immediately barred from campus,” documents show.A group at the elite New Jersey school plans on setting up a “Princeton Gaza Solidarity Encampment” involving at least 20 protesters in a bid for the university to divest from Israel, according to a trove of docs obtained by The Post.Protesters would have pro bono legal support and a “trained security team.” Faculty members who support their cause would also be willing to negotiate with the administration.And while the group organizing the potential encampment warned those who participated could risk arrest or suspension, expulsion seemed “highly unlikely,” according to the documents first reported on by the National Review.The group also stated any criminal charges would “unlikely” be anything more than trespassing.The school, in an email to students that was also shared with The Post, vowed to “act promptly” if a tent city is erected.

Protesters could be arrested, as well as face suspension of even expulsion, Princeton warned.“In addition to disrupting University operations, some types of protest actions (including occupying or blocking access to buildings, establishing outdoor encampments and sleeping in any campus outdoor space) are inherently unsafe for both those involved and for bystanders, and they increase the potential for escalation and confrontation,” Vice President for Campus Life W.

Rochelle Calhoun said in an email.“Any individual involved in an encampment, occupation, or other unlawful disruptive conduct who refuses to stop after a warning will be arrested and immediately barred from campus,” Calhoun also stated.“For students, such exclusion from campus would jeopardize their ability to complete the semester.In addition, members of our community wou...