Rantz: UW Seattle students planning antisemitic encampment to mirror Columbia University
Apr 24, 2024, 5:50 PM | Updated: Apr 25, 2024, 7:27 am
BY JASON RANTZ
AM 770 KTTH host
Antisemitic students at the University of Washington (UW) are planning to set up an encampment in support of Hamas and Palestinians. UW faculty are sounding alarms, warning that the administration must be proactive in stopping it from forming.

Digital flyers by various antisemitic student groups are promoting a “UW Palestine encampment” for 8 a.m. Thursday on the Quad. Activists with the UW Progressive Student Union said they are one group of many that are organizing the action, saying they were inspired by Columbia University.
According to one post, they are demanding the U.S. end aid to Israel, for the UW to “divest and materially cut ties with Israel,” and calling for “victory to Palestine.”
“Please come out and support; we will be going until the demands are met by administration. Food, water, tents and especially energy are welcome and appreciated,” the post states.
Will UW intervene if antisemites set up an anti-Israel encampment?
A UW spokesperson confirmed the administration has seen the calls for an encampment, but would not explain if they plan to intervene.
Sally Clark, Vice President for Campus Security and Safety, told Jewish leaders, according to a document obtained by The Jason Rantz Show on KTTH, that, “UWPD will monitor the event actively from the start and be prepared to respond if the event escalates and threatens life safety … The priorities are always safety for all and continuity of university operations.”
But there are some staff that wish they would.
“The disruption and chaos that will ensue will compromise student safety and the university’s educational mission,” lecturer Carol Schiller wrote on LinkedIn.
Schiller is asking UW President Ana Mari Cauce to “act now, before this tsunami of hate hits our campus and our city.” She’s specifically asking the administration to ban the student hate groups and their activities.
“Columbia’s campus is small and gated. UW’s Seattle campus is huge and open, with multiple entrances. The problems they are experiencing at Columbia are going to be exponentially worse here,” she continued.
‘Hypocrisy’ from the UW