Jay Rothman
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) — Pro-Palestinian protesters say their UW campus encampments will remain until their demands are met.
Among those demands, getting police off campus.
On WISN’s “UpFront” on Sunday, UW System President Jay Rothman was dismissive of that.
“Getting cops off of campus? No, I mean, that’s ludicrous,” said Rothman.
Rothman also indicated that divesting the UW System from Israel is also a non-starter.
“The issues that are being protested are ones of foreign policy, not of university investment,” said Rothman. “So I just view that as a red herring.”
Rothman reiterated that encampments on the Madison and Milwaukee campuses are illegal and “ultimately they will be gone,” but did not offer specifics on that.
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