Tensions flare at U.S. universities over Gaza protests

Raw Story— NEW YORK — Classes at Columbia University were shifted online Monday as protests over the Israel-Hamas war heightened tensions on U.S. campuses and led to dozens of arrests at Yale University. A large group of demonstrators has established a "Gaza Solidarity Encampment" on lawns at Columbia, with some Jewish students at the prestigious New York institution reporting intimidation and anti-Semitism amid the days-long protest. In an open letter to the university community, Columbia's president...

TheHill—Riot police drag away protesters at University of Texas as Gaza tensions flare. State troopers in riot gear moved on Monday afternoon to clear out students attempting to occupy a quad at the University of Texas at Austin. Dozens of protesters were arrested on site, escalating tensions that began Wednesday when the pro-Palestinian protest movement sought to establish a camp on the South Mall, immediately below the looming

The Federalist—FBI Won’t Say If It’s Investigating Self-Declared ‘Hamas’ Terrorists Protesting At U.S. Universities. The FBI would not say Tuesday whether it is investigating people identifying themselves as part of a foreign terrorist organization

www.plenglish.com—Cuban president expresses solidarity with U.S. university protesters. Havana, May 1 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel on Wednesday expressed his solidarity with American students who have staged pro-Palestinian marches at U.S. universities. The post Cuban president expresses solidarity with U.S. university protesters first appeared on Prensa Latina.