One California assemblywoman is calling the protests that brought traffic to a standstill on the Golden Gate Bridge earlier this week "unacceptable" and declaring the protesters who trapped drivers and first responders for hours need to be held accountable to "the fullest extent of the law." Republican Assemblywoman Kate Sanchez, who represents California’s 71st district, spoke to Fox News Digital on Friday about the massive anti-Israel protests that had drivers stuck on the Golden Gate Bridge...
Boston police advised drivers that protesters had stopped on the Moakley Bridge, preventing vehicles from going into South Boston.
People who were trapped on the Golden Gate Bridge for hours Monday during a pro-Palestinian protest might be considered victims, entitled to "restitution," San Francisco Dist. Atty. Brooke Jenkins said. In a post on the social media platform X, Jenkins urged those affected by the bridge closure to contact the California Highway Patrol and detail "what happened to you + contact info so you can be alleged as a victim." A total of 26 people were arrested Monday as part of a protest that shut down...
A Bay Area commuter harshly criticized the recent anti-Israel protest that blocked traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge for hours, calling it "such an inconvenience and very devastating" for people trying to get into San Francisco to work and make ends meet. Ronald Davis, who commutes daily from Novato, Calif., to San Francisco, described to Fox News Digital the frustration he felt while forced to wait six hours on the landmark bridge as protesters chanted "Free Palestine" and blocked traffic. ...
Police and Portland Fire Bureau responded to reports of the derailment at
Shafaqna English- University protests have spread to the UK following similar actions across the United States. Almost 300 students at the University of Warwick set up camp in the centre of the institution on Friday. The Warwick Stands with Palestine student-led coalition called for a rally and began an encampment
University of Georgia student Zeena Mohamed said she has been suspended by
Washington, D.C., April 18, 2024—Canadian authorities must allow journalists to do their jobs and cover protests without fear of being detained or arrested and make public whether journalist Savanna Craig is facing charges following her arrest, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Thursday. Craig, a reporter with the Montreal news program Local 514, was
Columbia University has announced the suspension of students who support Palestine and protest against the Israeli war in Gaza. Columbia University officials stated that these students refrained from dismantling their protest tents in the university’s New York campus plaza. Following this, Columbia University decided to suspend the students from their studies, as negotiations with protest […]
US police forces detained over 200 individuals in raids on gatherings of pro-Palestinian students at four universities across the country. These individuals were arrested at Washington University in St. Louis, Arizona State University, Indiana University Bloomington, and Northeastern University. The New York Times reported that university authorities across the US are trying to prevent protests […]
Student protests over the Israel-Hamas war have popped up on an increasing number of college campuses following last week's arrest of more than 100 demonstrators at Columbia University.
Students demonstrating and hunger-striking face arrests and hospitalization – but they think they can make a differenceStudent protesters are demanding universities divest from Israel. What does that mean?The arrests of more than a hundred Columbia University students, who were protesting against Israel’s actions in Gaza, shed more light on arguably the most energetic pro-Palestinian movement in the US: the one taking places on college campuses around the country.Since Israel launched its war on...