University of Michigan Student Leaders Impeached Amid Anti-Israel Controversy

The student government president and vice president face impeachment for inciting violence and misusing social media in a pro-Palestinian campaign.

The Central Student Government at the University of Michigan impeached President Alifa Chowdhury and Vice President Elias Atkinson over their 'Shut It Down' campaign, which sought to block funding until the university divested from Israel.
Chowdhury and Atkinson were charged with inciting violence, cyber theft, and failing to fulfill their duties after encouraging aggressive protests against student government members.
The impeachment vote passed with a significant majority, and a trial by the student judiciary is expected to take place soon to determine their removal from office.
Chowdhury and Atkinson were accused of changing the student government's Instagram password without authorization to post inflammatory messages labeling critics as 'Zionists.'
The controversy is part of a broader trend of intense campus activism related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, with reported incidents of antisemitism and arrests of pro-Palestinian activists at the university.