“It’s just like McCarthyism": NYU students and faculty push back on protest crackdown
by Mother Jones
Mother Jones— Less than 24 hours after police arrested 120 people at a pro-Palestine rally at New York University, students and faculty walked out of their classrooms to call out alleged lies from the administration used to suppress peaceful political protest on college campuses of Israel’s war on Gaza. Hundreds gathered on Tuesday afternoon at the southeast […]
TheHill—Fox anchor pushes back on Mace’s claim of George Soros funding student protests. Fox News anchor Neil Cavuto pushed back on a claim by Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) that progressive billionaire George Soros has funded groups involved in pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses. “There's a push right now on the part of some of these institutions to negotiate with the protesters, and to go ahead and put up
The Independent—Columbia student protesters share what it’s like sparking a national wave of activism. On 17 April, pro-Palestinian Columbia students began an encampment on campus to demand the university divest from Israel. More than 100 people were arrested. Since then, a wave of student activism has swept the nation in solidarity with Gaza. The Independent’s Richard Hall spoke with Columbia University students about the gravity of this movement and why it matters to them. “The people of Palestine are who we are doing this for,” one student said. “They’re the people who sparked this...
WSTPost—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. 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...