Biden pushed to send the National Guard to deal with anti-Israel protesters in Columbia, as top lawmakers side with Jewish students and call for the school’s president to resign
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WSTPost— Lawmakers are urging President Joe Biden to send the National Guard to Columbia University as it deals with intense and sometimes violent anti-Israel protests. A dueling coalition of Democratic and Republican lawmakers visited the university to condemn the anti-Semitic, pro-Palestinian protests and called for the immediate resignation of the institution's president.The demonstrations have been ongoing since last Wednesday and have seen outbreaks of violence and arrests, including the detention...
dailym.ai—Biden urged to send in the National Guard to deal with anti-Israel protesters at Columbia as top lawmakers stand with Jewish students and demand school's president resign. Two delegations of Congressional lawmakers plan to visit Columbia University. A group of Jewish Democrats announced they will walk with Jewish Students. The visits come while anti-Israel protests have engulfed the Ivy League school. Progressive 'Squad' member Ilhan Omar's daughter. about
Fox News—President Biden condemns violent anti-Israel protests, won't call up National Guard. President Biden broke his silence on Thursday regarding the anti-Israel demonstrations that are roiling colleges and universities around the nation, condemning the violence that has broken out and saying that "order must prevail." "We are not an authoritarian nation where we silence people or squash dissent. The American people are heard. In fact, peaceful protest is in the best tradition of how Americans respond to consequential issues. But neither are we a lawless country. We're a civil...
POLITICO—Pressure rises amid Columbia protests, as lawmakers call on university president to resign. As a pro-Palestinian encampment entered its sixth day, New York police officers in riot gear surrounded the Upper Manhattan campus.