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...
Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., called for university leaders to shut down anti-Israel protests on college campuses, saying they had gone too far and threatened Jewish students' safety. The Democrat told NBC10 Boston that school leaders had a "responsibility" to shut down the protests for disrupting classes and making many Jewish students feel unsafe on campus. "We live in a country that values freedom of speech," Moulton told the local outlet. "But these protests in many cases have threatened the...
The University of Southern California announced the cancellation of its main-stage graduation ceremony after several controversies related to students protesting against Israel's war on Hamas terrorists. The university posted an update to its graduation plans on its website on Thursday. "With the new safety measures in place this year, the time needed to process the large number of guests coming to campus will increase substantially. As a result, we will not be able to host the main stage...
‘Echoing the rhetoric of terrorist organizations, especially in the wake of the worst massacre committed against the Jewish people since the Holocaust, is despicable,’ a White House spokesperson said
In a video that went viral on social media, a college student protesting Israel at NYU confessed she didn't know why they were protesting at the university.
Stephen Colbert discovered free speech this week. For years, Colbert either ignored attacks on free expression or even cheered them on. He looked the other way when intrepid journalists revealed Big Tech significantly suppressed speech, courtesy of the Twitter Files. He tut-tutted the rise of Cancel Culture and its insidious impact on comedy. He chortled when the woke mob canceled books by beloved author Dr. Seuss. Now, suddenly, Colbert is using his CBS pulpit to defend speech. What changed?...
A video circulating online shows an anti-Israel protester at New York University admitting uncertainty about the purpose of their demonstration. The clip, shared by former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani on X, captures a young woman during Monday night’s protest struggling to articulate the objective of the event. “I think the goal is just […]
Hundreds of anti-Israel protesters gathered outside of Sen. Chuck Schumer's (D-NY) home in Brooklyn, calling for the United States to "stop arming Israel."
Despite opposition from 70 Democrats and 21 Republicans, the House passed a bill to police antisemitism on college campuses on Wednesday.
Student protesters have erected more than 100 "Gaza Solidarity" tent encampments on college campuses across the United States in recent weeks. College presidents and provosts from coast to coast have issued statements addressing the disruptions. Some of them have stamped them out expeditiously, while others have fanned the flames. Below we present those statements—the good, the bad, and the ugly.
Democrats are in full hand-wringing mode over the anti-Israel protests on campus. The louder the protesters scream about "Free Palestine," the more nervous the Democrats become.
Anti-Israel protesters at New York University were arrested on Monday evening in relation to their involvement in an anti-Israel encampment.