House Education Committee chair demands answers after Northwestern University caves to anti-Israel agitators
Rep. Virginia Foxx, RN.C., chair of the House Education and Labor Committee, sent a letter to Northwestern University leaders on Friday demanding answers about the agreement with anti-Israel agitators. In his letter, Fox announced that the committee had launched an investigation into the university’s “failures to address anti-Semitism and protect Jewish students.” She is requesting, […]
Columbia president Minouche Shafik urges ‘soul searching’ after anti-Israel campus protests
Columbia University President Minoush Shafik urged other university leaders to “do some serious soul searching” in the aftermath of campus protests in a new op-ed on free speech on campus. “We must better define the line between the free speech rights of some in our community and the rights of others to receive an education […]
Teenage anti-Israel protester learns actions have consequences after arrest for allegedly defacing WWI memorial
New York City police have arrested a teenager suspected of vandalizing the World War I memorial in Central Park. On Monday, a group of anti-Israel demonstrators desecrated the 107th Infantry Memorial on the edge of Central Park on the Upper East Side. Protesters defaced the monument by spray-painting “Gaza” and “Free Palestine,” while others burned […]
Backers of anti-Israel radicals are funding Dem rival’s Senate run, red-state Republican says
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has accused his Senate opponent, Democratic candidate Rep. Colin Allred (Texas), of supporting anti-Israel and anti-Semitic demonstrations at universities across the country. They accused the government of receiving financial support from the same powerful family that exists in the country. Between April 18 and May 3, police arrested or detained more […]
Greta Thunberg Joins Mass Anti-Israel Protest at Eurovision Song Contest
Professional activist Greta Thunberg joined thousands of anti-Israel demonstrators in Malmö, Sweden, on Thursday to protest Israel being allowed to compete in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. It made their anger even louder. Despite protests from Thunberg and pro-Hamas supporters, Israeli contestant Eden Golan performed her song “Hurricane” in front of 9,000 people in the […]
Anti-Israel teen who defaced World War I memorial turned in to police: NYPD
A teenage anti-Israel activist who police say defaced a World War I monument in New York City earlier this week was arrested and charged Thursday night after his father confronted police, the NYPD said. did. A 16-year-old boy is accused of defacing the 107th U.S. Infantry Memorial along Central Park on the Upper East Side […]
Cops in riot gear storm anti-Israel ‘tent city’ on UPenn campus
Police in riot gear begin dismantling anti-Israel forcesI They set up an encampment at the University of Pennsylvania early Friday morning and arrested protesters after more than two weeks of demonstrations on campus. Around 6 a.m., officers in tactical gear warned protesters for two minutes that they would be arrested if they left the Philadelphia […]
Anti-Israel protesters and police clash at the University of Arizona
Anti-Israel protesters and law enforcement officials clashed on the University of Arizona campus on Thursday. Police had to use “chemical munitions” to clear the rowdy crowd. Protesters built an illegal encampment on the campus around 5 p.m. on Thursday, according to reports. This directly violated the university’s protest rules and defied the policies established by […]
Anti-Israel Ivy League protests have prospective students looking elsewhere this graduation season
Some of the nation’s top graduating high school seniors are reconsidering admission to top universities amid a backlash against far-left protests. The administration has done little to counter the radical student and faculty groups that dominate the headlines, campus discourse, and even some of the physical space. “There’s a lot of anxiety and concern about […]
University of Arizona police forced to deploy ‘chemical munitions’ to break up anti-Israel riot
University of Arizona officials were forced to use tear gas and other chemicals to quell an anti-Israel protest on campus, officials said. Early Friday morning, University of Arizona Police Department declared an unlawful assembly at University Park and urged people to “leave immediately” or “avoid the area altogether.” The police department’s X account and website […]