At a Gaza solidarity encampment in Northeastern University, "pro-Israel"counterprotesters shouted "Kill the Jews! Anybody onboard?", acting asdishonest provocateurs. The encampment responded with shouting and booing.

The university administration soon after cited this as a reason to tear up theencampment andarrest the protesters.

They have since tried to bury the crucial distinction between what the Gazasolidarity protesters said and their adversaries' provocations. That is deceitful.

If I learned I had made a mistake like this, I would be mortified, and I woulddo everything possible to unmake it. I would apologize for the arrests, dropall charges, return or replace any property stolen by cops, and authorize thereestablishment of the encampment.

Let's not lose sight ofwhere we want to end up.