As I’ve mentioned before, pro-Hamas protesters at Columbia University have held several unauthorized student gatherings on campus. At one of these gatherings they claimed to have been sprayed with an Israeli chemical agent called Skunk.
Two Columbia University students, both IOF soldiers, sprayed a chemical weapon on peaceful protesters. Skunk spray is used on Palestinians in the West Bank by the Israeli occupation. It is known to cause nausea, abdominal pain, and vomiting. @Columbia must take action. pic.twitter.com/Sx3MYHkjbw
— Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine (@ColumbiaSJP) January 20, 2024
This claim was first expanded upon by the school newspaper. [emphasis added]
Three students identified the substance as “Skunk,” a chemical developed by the Israeli firm Odortec and employed by the Israeli military against demonstrators in the West Bank, according to the BBC…