So at a couple of dozen campuses we are seeing an outbreak of “occupation” campouts. Maybe in the belief that university administrations are critical contributors to the Israeli defense establishment; maybe as a capstone project for antisemitism majors. The schools’ responses have ranged from riot cops at UT to Harvard turning on the lawn sprinklers. They folded the tents at Princeton after five minutes of finger wagging. There seem to have been somewhat more suspensions than the norm for spontaneous rage festivals. Are we turning some kind of corner on performative wokeness?

Some have profited. Amazon has sold a lot of Keffiyehs and camping gear. Enterprising schools like Brandeis and Franciscan are streamlining their transfer processes for students who prefer a pogrom-free educational experience. Politicians of various stripes have put their oars in the troubled waters.

But what will happen if the school year ends before the war does?