Columbia University failed to protect Jewish students, lawsuit claims
A new lawsuit accuses Columbia University of failing to protect Jewish students amid a wave of anti-Israel protests raging on Ivy League campuses. The class action lawsuit, filed Monday by anonymous students, recognizes the right to protest and the university’s long-standing presence as a forum for lively discussion of dissent. However, the plaintiffs argued that […]
Anti-Israel students sue Columbia University, claim they’re victims of ‘extreme’ harassment despite campus takeover
A group of anti-Israel students filed a lawsuit Thursday against Columbia University, claiming they are victims of “extreme anti-Palestinian, anti-Arab, and Islamophobic harassment on campus since October 9, 2023.” He claimed that there was. new york post report. Palestinian legal affairs are complaint on behalf of four students and the Palestinian militant group Columbia Students […]
Jewish UPenn students say school is ‘powerless’ against anti-Israel protesters
Jewish students at the University of Pennsylvania on Monday attacked school leaders as “powerless” after anti-Israel demonstrators ignored government orders to disband an encampment on campus. The Ivy League’s interim president, J. Larry Jameson, warned school officials in an email Friday that failure to remove the tent city “immediately” could lead to sanctions, but protesters […]
Columbia starts suspending students defying order to vacate protest encampment
Columbia University officials have begun to suspend students who are refusing to comply with its order to disperse anti-Israel encampment protests on campus. The pro-Palestinian protesters have demanded the university divest from Israel, something officials have rejected after negotiations with the student protesters. The protests have garnered national headlines over reports of hostile behavior toward […]
80% Say Students, Professors Who Call for Violence Toward Jews Should Be Suspended
A new poll from Harvard University and Harris University found that 80% of registered voters in the United States think “students and professors who call for violence against Jews” should be suspended from their jobs. of pollwas conducted among 1,961 registered voters on April 24, as campuses across the country were besieged by pro-Palestinian protests […]
Pratt Institute red-hands painting on tree used to ‘terrorize’ Jewish students, critics say
A red hand painted on a tree at Pratt Institute’s Brooklyn campus is a bloody reminder of the lynching of two Israelis and is being used to “terrorize” Jewish students, critics say. “What better way to intimidate Jewish students and faculty into submission than to keep images of Jews being lynched displayed in the middle […]
Fetterman not bothered by GOP support as he swipes at anti-Israel students and their ‘pup tent for Hamas’ protests
Democratic Sen. John Fetterman on Sunday again harshly criticized the “Hamas tent” protests by anti-Israel American college students, but said he had no problem with the praise he received from conservatives. Pennsylvania’s pro-Israel Paul gained a reputation for leaning far to the left before entering the Senate, but his staunch defense of the Jewish state […]
‘Blood libel’: ADL slams Ilhan Omar for labeling Jewish students ‘pro-genocide’ or ‘anti-genocide’
The CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, Jonathan Greenblatt, accused Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) of “blood libel” after she labeled Jewish students as being either “pro-genocide” or “anti-genocide.” Greenblatt shared a clip on X this weekend, which showed Omar being asked about the antisemitism Jewish students face in the wake of the anti-Israel protests popping up […]
Columbia students celebrate as school officials promise no lockdown or evictions over anti-Israeli protests
Anti-Israel demonstrators sing and celebrate as Columbia University dispels rumors of an impending campus lockdown and mass evictions over the ongoing “Tent City” demonstrations. The school’s authorities have been criticized for repeatedly bowing to protesters, despite claims by Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine that the university has threatened to bring down the hammer. , […]
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 […]