Yale students ditch first day of spring classes for ‘there is no back to school in Gaza’ walkout: report

Editor-in-chief of Yale Free Press Sahar Tartak on young people falling for pro-Hamas propaganda and the Yale Daily News retracting edits made on a pro-Israel article

America’s most prestigious universities continue to generate headlines related to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. 

Yale University students walked out of class on Tuesday, insisting that the school publicly call for a cease-fire in Gaza, according to the Yale Daily News. 

Dubbed the "There is No Back To School in Gaza" walkout, roughly 200 students reportedly ditched their first day of spring classes and stood outside in cold, snowy weather. 

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Yale University is one of many campuses across the country that has seen pro and anti-Israel activity. (Left: Photographer: Craig Warga/Bloomberg via Getty Images, Center: (Photo by Erica Denhoff/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images))

"The event featured speeches by students and professors as well as chants from the crowd denouncing Yale’s ‘complicity in genocide and war crimes,’" Yale Daily News reporters Nora Moses and Hudson Warm wrote. 

An Instagram post by Yalies4Palestine and Yale Law Students for Justice in Palestine said, "As Yale students return to campus, we are walking out of classes, recognizing that there is no back-to-school in Gaza… there will be no business as usual as long as Gaza is under siege." It was used to promote the event, according to the paper. 

"The protest grew in size after noon, and students stood with flags and posters. One sign read ‘Demands’ with a list of points, including ‘Call for Ceasefire Now,’ ‘Fund Palestine Studies’ and ‘Defund Genocide-Denying Programming and Partnerships.’