Obama’s Former College Bows to Pro-Hamas ‘Encampment,’ Violates Anti-BDS Law

Occidental College, which former President Barack Obama attended before transferring to Columbia University, capitulated to a pro-Hamas “encampment” this week — and violated California “anti-BDS” laws in doing so.

As the student-run Occidental reported, the private university signed an agreement with the activists, agreeing to hold a vote by the governing body to consider divesting from companies that do business with the State of Israel:

May 7, Occidental president Harry J. Elam Jr. announced via email to the college community that the administration reached an agreement with Occidental Students for Justice in Palestine (Oxy SJP), Occidental National Jewish Voices for Peace (Oxy JVP) and other organizations to end their eight-day encampment supporting Palestine on the Academic Quad by May 10.

According to Elam’s email, the Investment Committee of the

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