Overview

• Jewish students at Northwestern University erected a sukkah to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, which was later removed by the university for policy violations.
• The student group, Jewish Voice for Peace Northwestern, was denied permission to set up the sukkah due to not being a registered group and failing to comply with the university's display policy.
• The students dedicated the sukkah to Palestinian solidarity, displaying signs like 'Gaza Solidarity Sukkah' and 'Stop Arming Israel,' which they say prompted the university's response.
• Jewish Voice for Peace claims the removal of the sukkah reflects broader issues of repression against anti-Zionist Jewish students on campus.
• Similar incidents of sukkah removals have occurred at other universities, with varying administrative responses to the student demonstrations advocating for Palestinian rights.