In May, I went on the NMSU campus to photograph pro-Hamas terrorists camped out on campus. I was surrounded by terrorists who shoved my walker, pushed a phone 5 inches from my face, taunted me, threatened me, tried to get me to leave, all while wearing masks so they couldn’t be identified. Then they called the police. I couldn’t tell anyone what happened because of the possibility of criminal charges against me. You know the part in the Miranda warnings about anything you say can and will be used against you? Believe it. I’ve been a criminal defense attorney for 30 years. Anything you sway will be taken out of context and shoved down your throat sideways. I couldn’t even talk to my therapist about what happened because her notes could be subpoenaed and anything I told her could and would be used against me.
I finally reached a point where I could ask for the police report. I was called a white supremacist . Fortunately for me, the little bastards didn’t know I’m Jewish. I was accused not just of something I didn’t do, I was accused of something that never happened. To prove the little bastard’s claim, he showed the campus cop a video….which per the police report, showed the little bastard was lying. Naturally, nothing happened to the little bastard.
I’m beyond furious. I’m severely depressed. I’ve never run from a fight in my life, and I’m not about to start running now. But I’m alone. The police won’t protect me. The university administration won’t protect me. The rabbi at my temple won’t support me. I can’t even get a reply to an email from her. Instead, I get a weekly email sent to the entire congregation telling us to pray, and donate money. Did that work against the nazis in the 1930’s? Did that stop the concentration camps from being built?
I know people think I’m overstating events. Consider a few things: according to the Anti-Defamation League, the ayatollah in Iran has sent encouragement to the pro-hamas demonstrators. There’s a presidential candidate claiming Hezbollah is “smart.” Where are these unemployed kids getting money for the tents and gas grills they are using in their protests? What the hell is wrong with parents who are spending upwards of $30K a semester to send their kids to elite schools where, instead of going to classes and learning something, the kids are camping out and proudly backing terrorists?
I wondered what it cost to go to an elite school, so I googled Columbia University. Here’s the cost breakdown from the Columbia University website:
2023-2024 Cost of attendance
Total cost of attendance: $89,587
Tuition and fees: $68,400
New student fees: $645
Housing and food: $16,800
Books and personal: $3,742
And the parents let the kids camp out for weeks on end. If I had a kid who pulled that kind of stunt, there would be no more money from me for the kid’s education.
There is no neutral now. Either you support and defend Jews against antisemitism and stand up against terrorists, or you are one of the terrorists.
When the fall semester starts, I’ll be fighting antisemitism on campus. I’ll be standing up for Jews and for Israel. Which side are you on because there is no neutral.
Deb's Art 