Ottawa students misspelled Palestine during encampment takeover on campus

A new music video from the rapper Macklemore has showed that student protesters at the University of Ottawa misspelled Palestine while defacing a campus building.

The 'Thrift Shop' singer released a song called 'Hinds Hall' on Tuesday that praises students across the United States protesting the Israel Hamas war, which have lead to over 2,000 arrests.

Columbia University protesters seized Hamilton Hall by force last week, renaming the building Hinds Hall in honor of six-year-old Hind Rajab, who was killed alongside her family by Israeli forces in Gaza.

'The people they won't leave / what is threatening about divesting and wanting peace,' Macklemore raps while shots of different protests flash across the screen.

In one scene, 'Free Palastine' is incorrectly spray painted across the stairs of Tabaret Hall at the University of Ottawa.

Protesters at the University of Ottawa misspelled Palestine while defacing the stairs of Tabaret Hall

Scenes of the protest, including the misspelled graffiti are featured in a new music video for the rapper Macklemore

Protests continued at the school on Tuesday after organizers set up their Gaza encampment on April 29. 

Photos show activist has set up camp on the lawn outside of Tabaret Hall with hundreds of protesters holding Palestinian flags and posters demanding the end of the war and the school divest from Israel. 

Student newspaper The Fulcrum reported the steps got vandalized on May 1 by a protester who was chased by security and picked up in a waiting vehicle.

Social media users have slammed the protesters for misspelling Palestine, saying it shows how little they actually know about the cause they claim to support.

'University of Ottawa students can’t even spell Palestine,' said an X user named Lisa.

'Pro-Palestine students at the University of Ottawa can't spell "Palestine". The revolution is probably not imminent,' said Amram Leifer.

'That is “higher” education for you,' said Sandra Eddy.

'But I’m sure they understand all the complexities and nuances of middle east politics,' said Darryl Gerrard. 

College campuses have been rocked by pro-Palestinian protests with some schools canceling commencement addresses as the demonstrates grow anti-Semitic.

President Joe Biden condemned the 'ferocious surge of antisemitism' across the U.S. including on college campuses in Holocaust memorial speech on Tuesday.

Protests continued at the University of Ottawa on Tuesday after organizers set up their Gaza encampment on April 29

The steps reportedly got vandalized on May 1 by a protester who was chased by security and picked up in a waiting vehicle

Photos show activist has set up camp on the lawn outside of Tabaret Hall with hundreds of protesters holding Palestinian flags and posters

'As Jews around the world still cope with the atrocities and trauma of that day and its aftermath, we've seen a ferocious surge of antisemitism in America and around the world,' the president said during remarks at a Holocaust remembrance ceremony at the U.S. Capitol.

Biden defended Americans' right to free speech but said violence had no place in the country.

'There's no place on any campus in America - any place in America - for antisemitism or threats of violence of any time - whether against Jews or anyone else,' he said.

'Destroying property - it's not peaceful protest. It's against the law. We're not a lawless country. We're civil society.'

'We know scapegoating and demonizing any minority is a threat to every minority, and to the very foundation of our democracy.'