Speaker Johnson calls out campus antisemitism as Columbia's anti-Israel protesters shout at, heckle him

FOX News— NEW YORK — House Speaker Mike Johnson, the Louisiana Republican, held a press conference on the steps of Columbia University above an encampment where demonstrators demanding the school divest itself from Israel-linked businesses have occupied since last week. The speaker blasted university leaders for permitting "mob rule" and intimidation tactics "overtake" the Founding Fathers’ ideals of freedom of speech, freedom of religion and "the free exchange of ideas."  Columbia President Minouche...

The Daily Iowan—Pro-Palestine protesters call on Miller-Meeks, Speaker Johnson for an end of U.S. aid to Israel. More than 200 pro-Palestine protesters lined the bridge outside the Courtyard by Marriott hotel in University Heights outside of U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks’, R-Iowa, campaign reception with U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday afternoon. Waving Palestinian flags, protesters chanted “Mike Johnson, you can’t hide, we charge you with genocide,” and called for a permanent

dailym.ai—Ilhan Omar comes to Columbia University to save her homeless daughter: Squad member joins the anti-Israel campus camp after ripping into the cops and Speaker Mike Johnson. 'Squad' member Rep. Ilhan Omar walked around Columbia University's Gaza Solidarity Encampment with her daughter, Isra Hirsi, on Thursday. Omar and Hirsi were seen touring the Gaza camp smiling and taking selfies. Hirsi was arrested at the same encampment a week earlier, later leading to her suspension from Barnard College

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...