University said it has moved ceremonies to undisclosed 'alternative location'. Protesters have pitched tents on a lawn outside 18th century Senate House. They said ceremonies would be disrupted as a 'last resort' if demands not met
Word of the demonstrations that have spread across the west has cheered some in Gaza’s southernmost cityMiddle East crisis – live updatesIn the tented camps and crowded streets of Rafah, the pro-Palestinian campus protests in the US have been followed closely.“We hear a lot of news about students’ demonstrations in American universities When I saw that, I was very happy that there are still those who stand beside us and in support of us,” said Nevin Abu Shahma, 39, who fled to Rafah from...
Helicopters have been throbbing overhead for days now. Nights, too. Police are swarming the streets of Broadway, many in riot gear. Police vans, some as big as a city bus, are lined up along side streets and Broadway. Outside the gates of the Columbia University campus, a penned-in group of pro-Israel demonstrators has faced off More
We asked Jewish students at US universities what they think about pro-Palestinian demonstrations. Our panel respondsI was in California for Passover when the encampment first came up. I was excited because I want to see an end to what Human Rights Watch calls a system of apartheid, which refers to the fact that there are over 65 laws discriminating against Palestinian citizens of Israel, roads in the West Bank are segregated, Israelis have civil law while Palestinians have military law, water...
Unverified video shows protesters throwing food packages onto the ground before stomping on them.
Rightwing media have seized on campus protests to portray the president as weak. Will it have an impact in November?At the height of the tensions on US campuses this week, with Republicans gleefully seizing on student unrest as an election issue that could propel Donald Trump back into the White House, Joe Biden tried to steer a middle path.Weighing the democratic right to peaceful protest and the political necessity to stem disruption, Biden declared that “order must prevail”. Continue reading
This spring College of the Atlantic students also set up an encampment on the school’s front lawn to protest Israel's actions in Gaza.
The protesting students are demanding a ceasefire in Israel's incursion into Gaza and have demanded their schools divest from companies with ties to Israel
Anti-Israel protests regarding the war in Gaza have erupted at college campuses across the country, but polling shows it is not a top issue for most people attending university. A Generation Lab poll shared with Axios shows the war in Gaza ranks at the bottom among top issues for college students. The survey shows only […]
As graduations begin, three students reflect on a college experience bookended by Covid and now campus protests.
Self-righteous student protesters acknowledge only one side of a complex topic, writes Colgate emeritus professor.
Such coverage can leave audiences uninformed about the nuances of the protests and the movements behind them.