Campus leaders say there are now more than 70 tents at Sproul Hall at UC Berkeley.
Protesters at UC Berkeley have set up tents on the steps of Sproul Hall as part of a “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” demonstration at university campuses across the country. A photo posted Monday afternoon by Berkeleyside photographer Ximena Natera shows a crowd of people at the protest, which included several tents and signs. Social media videos also show protesters chanting in front of the Sproul steps. The protest is in response to Israel’s invasion of Gaza following the surprise attacks by...
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Demonstrations at Columbia University and other campuses require a response that neither ignores the worst excesses nor infringes on students’ right to speak.
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Authorities arrested more than 30 protestors calling for a ceasefire in Gaza on Indiana University's campus in Bloomington Thursday afternoon. The Indiana State Police and Indiana University Police were called to Dunn Meadow Park around 11 a.m. as a contingent of protestors gathered on campus to call attention to the growing humanitarian []
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...
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Tuesday’s edition of the PBS NewsHour took a deep-dive look at the anti-Jewish, pro-Hamas protesters camped out at Columbia University, with some “protesters” spewing eliminationist rhetoric at Israel and telling Jewish students to “go back to Poland.” One girl stood in front of a group of Jewish counter protesters holding a sign that read “Al Qassam’s next targets.” (Al Qassam is the military wing of Hamas.) Yet anchor Geoff Bennett’s intro was disconcertingly mild, ignoring all the disgusting...
Tuesday’s edition of the PBS NewsHour took a deep-dive look at the anti-Jewish, pro-Hamas protesters camped out at Columbia University, with some “protesters” spewing eliminationist rhetoric at Israel and telling Jewish students to “go back to Poland.” One girl stood in front of a group of Jewish counter protesters holding a sign that read “Al Qassam’s next targets.” (Al Qassam is the military wing of Hamas.) Yet anchor Geoff Bennett’s intro was disconcertingly mild, ignoring all the disgusting...
The Uncommitted movement has spread to New Jersey, advocating for a reevaluation of U.S. foreign policy towards Gaza. New Form of Protest: “Uncommitted” Vote The “Uncommitted” movement, which shows unhappiness with how President Joe Biden is handling the conflict in Gaza, has become quite popular in New Jersey. Groups like the North New Jersey Democratic […]