Domenech on Anti-Israel College Protesters Seeking ‘Amnesty’: ‘I Don’t Believe in Negotiating with Terrorists Even if They Are Little Children’

EARHARDT They re not ░░░░░░░░ talking about these protests ░░░░░░░░ on campus Ben There ░░░░░░░░ 275 plus arrested on ░░░░░░░░ alone Just in the ░░░░░░░░ week there have been ░░░░░░░░ arrests And now these ░░░░░░░░ Ben are saying we ░░░░░░░░ we we want this ░░░░░░░░ off our record If ░░░░░░░░ are arrested or if ░░░░░░░░ are suspended from school ░░░░░░░░ t put this on ░░░░░░░░ record because we have ░░░░░░░░ get jobs when we ░░░░░░░░ DOMENECH I don t ░░░░░░░░ in negotiating with terrorists ░░░░░░░░ if they re little ░░░░░░░░ So when I think ░░░░░░░░ this you know look ░░░░░░░░ of speech is very ░░░░░░░░ but there s also ░░░░░░░░ freedom from the consequence ░░░░░░░░ your speech And the ░░░░░░░░ of the speech that ░░░░░░░░ students are making is ░░░░░░░░ to be something that ░░░░░░░░ with them You can ░░░░░░░░ just wipe that away ░░░░░░░░ like it didn t ░░░░░░░░ And the other thing ░░░░░░░░ they re not just ░░░░░░░░ in speech They re ░░░░░░░░ up encampments they re ░░░░░░░░ over territory they re ░░░░░░░░ to make demands to ░░░░░░░░ different institutions that goes ░░░░░░░░ beyond just an expression ░░░░░░░░ an opinion and it ░░░░░░░░ something that I think ░░░░░░░░ crackdown And I think ░░░░░░░░ that the American people ░░░░░░░░ to see that type ░░░░░░░░ crack down EARHARDT Yeah ░░░░░░░░ and push back against ░░░░░░░░ radical sentiments that are ░░░░░░░░ putting Jewish students at ░░░░░░░░ on campuses across the ░░░░░░░░ in a way that ░░░░░░░░ utterly irresponsible EARHARDT Yep ░░░░░░░░ by our higher ed ░░░░░░░░ EARHARDT Yep it s ░░░░░░░░ hate speech and also ░░░░░░░░ the American flag at ░░░░░░░░ and putting up a ░░░░░░░░ flag We just got ░░░░░░░░ statement and this is ░░░░░░░░ Colombia s president just ░░░░░░░░ this out While the ░░░░░░░░ will not divest from ░░░░░░░░ the university offered to ░░░░░░░░ an expedited timeline for ░░░░░░░░ of new proposals from ░░░░░░░░ students by the Advisory ░░░░░░░░ for Socially Responsible Investing ░░░░░░░░ body that considers divestment ░░░░░░░░ The university also offered ░░░░░░░░ publish a process for ░░░░░░░░ to access a list ░░░░░░░░ Colombia s direct investment ░░░░░░░░ and to increase the ░░░░░░░░ of updates to that ░░░░░░░░ of holdings What s ░░░░░░░░ response DOMENECH My response ░░░░░░░░ my wife was you ░░░░░░░░ graduated near the top ░░░░░░░░ her class at Columbia ░░░░░░░░ used to have arguments ░░░░░░░░ whether our kids would ░░░░░░░░ to Columbia we don ░░░░░░░░ have to have those ░░░░░░░░ anymore And I think ░░░░░░░░ this is absolutely insulting ░░░░░░░░ and offensive You know ░░░░░░░░ idea that the Ivy ░░░░░░░░ used to be something ░░░░░░░░ was precious that was ░░░░░░░░ that people aspired to ░░░░░░░░ came to America to ░░░░░░░░ to the Ivy League ░░░░░░░░ now I think any ░░░░░░░░ person can say that ░░░░░░░░ the last place that ░░░░░░░░ should go for a ░░░░░░░░ educational experience and for ░░░░░░░░ that isn t just ░░░░░░░░ to infect you with ░░░░░░░░ mind viruses and and ░░░░░░░░ you into these heinous ░░░░░░░░ of beliefs that frankly ░░░░░░░░ no place in the ░░░░░░░░ Academy EARHARDT Yeah I ░░░░░░░░ to go to the ░░░░░░░░ League to become a ░░░░░░░░ and now you re ░░░░░░░░ to become an activist ░░░░░░░░ you so much Ben ░░░░░░░░ coming on DOMENECH Great ░░░░░░░░ be with you EARHARDT ░░░░░░░░ to see you.”