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Protesters interrupt Students Supporting Israel’s event featuring Israeli military reservist and soldier

CU Apartheid Divest held an emergency rally to protest SSI’s event Wednesday, drawing dozens outside of Lerner Hall.

By Tianqi Wang / Deputy Photo Editor

Around 30 demonstrators protested outside of Lerner Hall, with several Public Safety officers present.

By Dora Gao, Pedro Meerbaum, Fiona Hu, Ethan Singleton, and Daksha Pillai • March 31, 2026 at 2:15 AM

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Photo by annie wang / Deputy Photo Editor

Around 30 protesters met outside of Lerner for CUAD’s emergency rally.

Photo by annie wang / Deputy Photo Editor

Protesters held anti-war signs and chanted, “Death, death, to the IOF.”

Photo by Eliza Lamster / Staff Photographer

In “From Combat to Campus,” Israeli army reservist Eli Wininger and soldier Yossi Hertz shared their experience serving in the Israeli forces since Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack.

Photo by annie wang / Deputy Photo Editor

The picket ended at 6:58 p.m., as protesters chanted, “We’ll be back.”