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Fearful Columbia students who felt ‘intimidated’ by anti-Israel protests to get ‘safety escorts’ as part of lawsuit settlement

Columbia University students fearful they have been “harassed and intimidated” by anti-Israel protests that have ravaged the university and disrupted their studies for months will be offered security escorts on campus. The measures, part of a settlement of a lawsuit filed in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday, mean the Ivy League school will now provide […]

Colleges singed by Israel-Hamas debate, student protests back away from hot-button issues

As universities search for ways to move beyond the Israel-Hamas debate on their campuses, some are deciding the best way to do it is to distance themselves from hot-button issues. This week, Harvard University and Syracuse University both announced new policies stating that their university leadership will no longer comment on controversial political issues. The […]

Activist admits goal of protests in pro-revolution speech

At the Palestinian People’s Conference, Lua Das, a doctoral student at Pennsylvania State University, spoke candidly about how campus protests are being used to train students for violent revolution. “We have been working to agitate on campuses and expose these forces, but what this moment has taught us, what this moment has reaffirmed is that […]

Alan Dershowitz likens campus protests to Nazi Germany

Former Harvard professor Alan Dershowitz has likened anti-Semitism and anti-Israel protests on college campuses to the early Nazi Germany of the 1930s, and fears these “Hitler Youth” students could become future leaders of the United States. “This is very similar to what happened in Germany in the early 1930s, when Nazi students prevented Jews from […]

Harvard graduates walk out of commencement after weeks of protests

At Harvard University, 13 students who took part in recent pro-Palestinian protests on campus will not be allowed to receive their diplomas with other students, the university announced Thursday. Hundreds of graduates walked out. According to the Associated Press, a group of graduates left the ceremony shouting “Liberate Palestine, liberate Palestine” and “Let them walk, […]