The crowd moved as a single body, chanting in unison. Flags waved in the soft April wind as the sun set behind the mass of people. Children raced through the crowd, giggling as they weaved between rows of demonstrators.
At the center, a woman stood with a microphone in hand, her voice carrying above the throng as she led the protest forward.
Heba Latif, then-president of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at Ohio State University, quickly became one of the most recognizable figures in the local pro-Palestine movement that peaked in 2024, drawing both admiration and intense scrutiny…