What I don't get is why anyone really gives a shit? I mean, I get protesting against the Vietnam War in the U.S. You or someone you know might get drafted and die in a foolish, lost war. I get protesting in support of BLM in the U.S. You or someone you know might get pulled over and murdered by the police. I don't get protesting for/against Israel or Palestine in the U.S. None of these people are affected by what's going on half a globe away.
I get some may view acts by one side or the other as evil, and that it may even be correct. But even so, what the fuck is all this going to accomplish? How is this going to impact anything going on in Gaza? If all these universities divest from Israel tomorrow, is Israel even going to notice? No. The holocaust gives Israel an apocalyptic world view and they do not fuck around when it comes to their security. There is no way they would allow themselves to be in a position where they could be brought to their knees by US universities redirecting endowment investments.
It just seems like everyone, from students to University Presidents to Governors to police would have a lot more proximal problems to be concerned about that they might actually have a chance to positively affect. Which makes me think this isn't about Israel or Gaza at all, rather about the theatrics of civil unrest on college campuses in an election year.