CNN’s Kayyem: Colleges ‘Have to Allow Space’ for Anti-Israel Students to Protest Because ‘They’re Passionate’

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KAYYEM: "So, colleges and universities have to do three things, and I’m pretty clear about this. One is, they do have to allow space for students to protest. I said you’ve got to give them an outlet. The students are allowed to protest. This should not be a shock to anyone with teenagers or young adult children. They have strong feelings and they're passionate. Because if you just immediately go to arrest, it’s going to cause, I think, some of the what we’re seeing on air, which is nothing’s happening and then lots is happening. You want to give students space, as long as you’re protecting students who want to go to classes, Jewish students, if they're targeted. The second is, you have to have off-ramps. You have to, in terms of these colleges and universities, you’ve got to give students rules about what they are and are not allowed to do. Maybe this happened at USC, but they have to be clear about yes, you can protest, no, you can’t block a building and this is what’s going to happen if you block the building. And then third is, of course, then exert your outcomes, right? I mean, in other words, these kids who are violating these rules, these students, then have some sort of punishment. And whether you need the police or something less than that is each college and university's decision."