Police in riot gear enter Columbia University to break up pro-Palestine protests
Hundreds of New York City Police Department officers moved onto Columbia University’s campus Tuesday night, many of them as student demonstrators continued to occupy campus buildings mostly peacefully in protest of the Israel-Hamas war. He carried a baton and was wearing riot gear. Student protesters barricaded themselves inside Hamilton Hall early Tuesday morning, escalating after […]
Dozens arrested at Columbia University as New York police disperse Gaza protest | US campus protests
Hundreds of New York City police officers entered Columbia University on Tuesday evening to enter Columbia University, which had been occupied the day before by pro-Palestinian students, as tensions over encampments on student campuses in the Gaza Strip have disrupted New York schools for two weeks. The school building was removed. Live video images showed […]
Donald Trump claims ‘paid agitators’ part of Columbia pro-Palestine protests
As protests on college campuses across the country escalate, former President Trump made baseless claims Tuesday that pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University included “paid agitators.” On Tuesday night, hundreds of New York City Police Department officers, many carrying batons and wearing riot gear, stormed an encampment of protesters at Columbia University, including arresting students who […]
Sean Hannity rips Biden’s response to anti-Israel protests
FOX News host Sean Hannity dissects President Biden’s response to anti-Israel protests on college campuses with “Hannity.” Sean Hannity: “It’s a very visceral, very visceral feeling when someone tells me to go back to the gas chamber,” one Jewish student told a local news outlet, but Joe Biden won’t say anything at UCLA. Is it? […]
‘Keep Marching For Hamas, Kids’: Bill Maher Slams College Protests Supporting Hamas, Claims Misdirected Activism
Bill Maher condemned anti-Israel protests on campus on Tuesday’s episode of his podcast “Club Random.” During his “Club Random” podcast Along with UFC president Dana White, Maher, a comedian and HBO host, criticized the intensity of anti-Israel protests on campuses such as Columbia University. Maher slammed the protesters for having their priorities wrong and pointed […]
US colleges where students have been arrested over anti-Israel protests
More than 1,000 college students have been arrested across the United States in anti-Israel protests that have spawned “tent cities” at some of America’s most prestigious universities. The chaotic protests were spurred by the Gaza Solidarity Encampment that sprang up at Columbia University, and more than 100 demonstrators were arrested on April 18. Since then, […]
Columbia University protests: Rep. Elise Stefanik urges trustees to remove Shafik after mob seizes building
House Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik, R.N.Y., announced Monday that Columbia University President Dr. Nemat “Minoush” Shafik, after a mob of anti-Israel agitators took over the university building early Tuesday morning. I’m asking for his dismissal. In a letter Tuesday to Columbia University Board of Trustees co-chairs David Greenwald and Claire Shipman, Stefanik wrote that […]
Ex-Google workers out over Israel protests claim they were illegally fired
A group of former Google employees have filed a federal labor complaint alleging they were wrongfully fired by Google for their involvement in internal protests over the company’s business relationship with the Israeli government. The complaint, filed late Monday with the National Labor Relations Board, calls for improved working conditions and calls for “peaceful, non-destructive […]
Chinese scientist, first to publish COVID sequence, protests lab lockout
The first scientist in China to publish the sequence of the new coronavirus staged a sit-in protest outside his lab after being locked out by authorities. Zhang Yongzhen and his team were reportedly given an eviction notice from the laboratory. The Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center said the institute’s closure was for safety reasons and […]
Mike Johnson calls Columbia protests ‘utter disgrace’ and will announce ‘crackdown’ on antisemitism at universities – live | US politics
Johnson calls Columbia University’s protests an ‘utter disgrace’, calls for president’s resignation again Republican House Speaker mike johnson He continues to direct his anger at Columbia University students and leaders, accusing protests against Israel’s invasion of Gaza of anti-Semitism. What continues to happen in Colombia is an utter disgrace. Campuses are occupied by anti-Semitic students […]