DOJ indicts 8 pro-Palestinian activists over alleged threats tied to U-M divestment push

By: Ben Solis

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: June 10, 2026

Words: 1,628

Last Updated: 1 day, 9 hours ago

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A group of pro-Palestinian activists associated with the University of Michigan have been indicted for allegedly transmitting threats to school leaders, law enforcement officials and businesses in what the U.S. Department of Justice called a coordinated effort to convince the university to divest from Israel.

The 63-page grand jury indictment filed last month in the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Michigan was unsealed Wednesday morning by federal prosecutors following reports of a …

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