Feds charge 8 pro-Palestinian activists with conspiring to intimidate U of Michigan officials
Federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment Wednesday against eight pro-Palestinian activists who are accused of conspiring to run a criminal intimidation campaign against University of Michigan officials while trying to force the school to cut financial ties to Israel.
TL;DR
- Eight pro-Palestinian activists have been indicted.
- Prosecutors accuse them of conspiring to run a criminal intimidation campaign.
- The campaign targeted University of Michigan officials.
- The activists' goal was to force the university to cut financial ties to Israel.