Cuban intelligence has spent decades inciting radical leftist organizations to spread hatred toward the United States and Israel. The post Anti-Israel Activists Behind Columbia University Protests Trained in Cuba for Years first appeared on The Foreign Desk | by Lisa Daftari.
NOS news•Wednesday April 24, 03:31•Edited Wed Apr 24, 04:44 Lily Sophie Maigret Editor’s Bureau Washington Lily Sophie Maigret Editor’s Bureau Washington Protests at universities across the US have been ongoing for months against the Biden administration’s policies on Israel and Gaza. The protests are intensifying as the humanitarian situation in Gaza continues to worsen. Students […]
The commencement ceremony held by University of California, Berkeley was interrupted by hundreds of anti-Israel protesters on Saturday morning. Most of the protesters were graduating students, wearing caps and gowns. Pictures show hundreds of students wearing keffiyehs, waving Palestinian flags and holding signage denouncing the Israeli government. The interruptions follow weeks of unrest at U.S. universities over the Israel-Hamas war, leading to thousands of students protesting in opposition to...
Graduates at Boston University responded to several of their peers disrupting the commencement ceremony by showing their patriotic side.
The University of California Irvine advised students to "leave" the area and buildings near where pro-Palestinian protesters were holding their protest.
A Columbia University 's commencement speech was cut off while speaking out against the institution 'silence' over the Israel-Palestine war.
An Arizona State University theater major broke down in tears to a local reporter after learning she will not be able to graduate following arrest for refusing to leave the anti-Israel encampment on school grounds.
Thiel, the 56-year-old co-founder and chairman of Palantir, was a keynote speaker at an event held at Cambridge Union in the UK.
Follow the day’s news liveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe NSW police minister, Yasmin Catley, was on ABC News Breakfast earlier to discuss the state’s four-day domestic violence blitz.She said it was the sixth operation in 18 months, with “thousands of arrests” in that time.[The operations] are scheduled about every quarter, so police have been doing this for quite some time. NSW police [utilise] the DV registry, where they accumulate information...
California Republican Steve Hilton and former state Sen. Gloria Romero, a Democrat, on Friday jointly called on state colleges and universities to bring classes back to campus and reinstate graduation commencements canceled amid anti-Israel protests. "We feel very strongly that nobody has been speaking up for the majority of hardworking students who want and expect to complete their studies in the normal way, to have one of the most important moments of their lives, their commencement, their...
A University of Texas-Austin lecturer not only lost his job but is now facing a criminal charge after he was arrested for his alleged involvement in an anti-Israel protest on the campus earlier this month. FOX 7 in Austin reported that 57-year-old Richard Heyman had been employed by the University of Texas for nearly 18 years. His most recent position at the school was as a lecturer. According to the university’s website, Heyman has taught courses in subjects like urban studies and contemporary...
Protesters against the Israel-Gaza war took to the stage to disrupt the University of Sheffield’s education awards today (May 8). The group demanded that the university directs research projects away from arms-related work, and “cuts ties with the arms trade” as well as universities in Israel. Parts of their speech after they had taken to the stage were met with cheers. A number of university staff members at the event joined the protesters on the stage, while vice-chancellor Professor Koen...