Pro-Palestinian activists make 'dangerous escalation' by targeting regents' homes

The homes of University of Michigan regents have become the latest front for protesters demanding the university divest from any companies doing business with Israel, a move university officials call a “dangerous escalation.”

Early Wednesday morning, demonstrators appeared outside the Meridian Township home of Sarah Hubbard, chair of U of M’s Board of Regents, using a bullhorn to chant, “Regent Hubbard, you can’t hide; you are funding genocide,” while placing what officials described as “fake corpses wrapped in bloodied sheets,” as well as stuffed animals covered in red paint, on the porch and front lawn.

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“The first thing I saw were three tents on my yard that were exactly the same kind of tents that have been on University of Michigan’s campus on the Diag, so I immediately knew what was going on, saw the protesters and saw what was happening and reached out to the university to alert them to the situation,” she said “We’ve seen a lot of protests. I work in politics. I’ve observed dozens and dozens, if not hundreds, of rallies and protests at the state Capitol, so this is nothing new in my life, but it is new for it to be at my home.”

Hubbard, a Republican who owns Acuitas, a Lansing-based consulting firm, said once Meridian Township Police arrived, the protestors left and that there were no arrests; nor did she file a complaint. However, she later heard from her neighbors, many of whom have small children, that the protest was frightening.

https://michiganadvance.com/2024/05/16/u-of-m-pro-palestinian-activists-make-dangerous-escalation-by-targeting-regents-homes/