Pro-Palestinian protesters take over Columbia University academic building; officials close all school entry gates except one
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators took over Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall (an academic building occupied by 1,968 demonstrators during civil rights and Vietnam War demonstrations) overnight, and school officials said Tuesday morning that campus All but one entrance gate has been closed. WNBC TV reported. What are the details? The station said video footage showed protesters crossing arms […]
Pro-Palestinian Mob Blockades Paris’ Prestigious Sorbonne University
Far-left pro-Palestinian student activists blocked the entrance to the Sorbonne University in Paris on Monday, following a similar attempt last week to shut down the elite Academies of Sciences research university. Following the example of activists at top US universities such as New York City’s Columbia University and Harvard University, pro-Palestinian leftists have improvised a […]
Democrats struggle to address antisemitic and pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses
Protests on dozens of college campuses calling for divestment from Israel on behalf of the pro-Palestinian movement are starting to concern Democrats. Heated protests ranging from support for people in Gaza to unveiled threats against Jews have sparked debate and split elected officials’ responses. Some Democrats visited Columbia University last week to condemn antisemitism. The […]
Police Clear Pro-Palestinian Encampment At Major University After Shouts Of ‘Kill The Jews’
Law enforcement began clearing a pro-Palestine encampment of protesters on a major university’s campus Saturday morning after shouts of “kill the Jews” were heard. The Northeastern University campus police and officers from other departments moved in to break up the encampment in Boston after the demonstration was “infiltrated” by outside protesters, the university said in […]
Pro-Israel, Pro-Palestinian Protesters Clash at UCLA ‘Encampment’
LOS ANGELES — About 2,000 pro-Israel counter-demonstrators gathered at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) on Sunday, protesting near a “Palestinian Solidarity Encampment” that was set up on campus last week. By the time they arrived, many had to fight their way through about 100 pro-Palestinian activists, some of whom were from the camps. […]
Jill Stein Arrested at Washington University Pro-Palestinian Protest
Green Party presidential candidate Dr. Jill Stein was arrested along with more than 100 others at an anti-Israel protest on the campus of Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, her campaign announced. Stein, along with campaign managers Jason Cole and Kelly Merrill Kaier, shot a video shortly after the candidate said, “We stand here alongside […]
UT Austin suspends students behind pro-Palestinian protests
The University of Texas in Austin issued a suspension for its students involved in the Palestine Solidarity Committee following its on-campus protest. Some 57 protesters were arrested on the UT Austin campus earlier this week when the protest in the name of Palestinians in Gaza got out of hand. Police made the arrests while pushing […]
Sen. Murphy says he’s not ‘criminally offended’ by pro-Palestinian protests that are peaceful
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Sunday pointed to the country’s history of multi-day demonstrations and said the rights of people to participate in peaceful pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses should be protected. insisted. Asked on “Fox News Sunday” about Republicans calling for the Biden administration to be more forceful in quelling protests, Murphy said, “We […]
‘Shame On You!’: Pro-Palestinian Protesters Heckle Journos, Politicians Outside Of White House Correspondents’ Dinner
A crowd of pro-Palestinian demonstrators heckled attendees at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in the Palestinian capital on Saturday night. Demonstrators gathered outside the Washington Hilton Hotel, where the event was held, to express their anger at how the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas has been handled and reported. Protesters dressed in keffiyeh chanted […]
Around 100 pro-Palestinian protestors arrested at Northeastern University
About 100 protesters were arrested at Northeastern University Saturday morning during a pro-Palestinian protest, the university said. northeastern university Said The school’s police department, along with local law enforcement, began clearing an “unauthorized encampment” on Boston University’s campus Saturday morning. The encampment was set up on the school’s Centennial Common later this week. The protesters […]