By: Christian Wade | The Center Square Pro-Palestinian protesters broke windows, barricaded doors and occupied a building at New York's Columbia University overnight after school officials said they would not cede to demands from demonstrators to divest assets from the Israeli government. The breach of Columbia's Hamilton Hall began around 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday by
"Media access to campus is suspended. Campus is accessible only to CUID-holders and essential personnel as a safety measure and that includes media," the University announced. The post Columbia University Suspends Press Access on Campus Amid Pro-Palestine Protests first appeared on The Foreign Desk | by Lisa Daftari.
The group—or more accurately the network of groups—is responsible for helping to organize and galvanize the anti-Israel protest movement sweeping the country. The post Congress Seeks to Unmask Funding for Students for Justice in Palestine and its Anti-Israel Protests first appeared on The Foreign Desk | by Lisa Daftari.
Testimony from a Kentucky bankruptcy court accuses the younger brother of President Joe Biden of participating in corporate fund-raising efforts with government officials from Qatar, according to a report by Politico. The website reported that Michael Lewitt, a fund manager and former business partner of Jim Biden, stated under oath that in an effort to
By: Micaela Burrow, Daily Caller News Foundation At least two Chinese surveillance ships kept a close eye on U.S. Navy ships conducting military drills just outside of Philippine territorial waters in the South China Sea, according to media reports Monday. U.S., Philippine and French warships initially set off from Puerto Princesa, the Philippines, on Thursday
By: Jake Smith, Daily Caller News Foundation The Biden administration accused five Israel Defense Force (IDF) units of “gross violations of human rights” on Monday. The incidents the IDF units are accused of committing happened outside of Gaza before the war between Israel and Hamas started on Oct. 7, State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel said
British and American hostage negotiators are pressuring the Hamas terrorist organization to accept an “extraordinarily generous” ceasefire agreement that is currently up for their consideration. The proposal would reportedly involve a 40-day suspension of hostilities and the release of security prisoners in exchange for 33 Israeli captives, with priority given to females and the infirm.
U.S. military sources told Reuters on Monday that the cost of the proposed ‘humanitarian pier’ in Gaza has risen to $320 million. Initial estimates for the project were reported to be roughly half of that amount. The construction effort, said to involve roughly 1,000 U.S. military personnel, was initiated by the Biden administration to serve
Pro-Palestine protesters at George Washington University in D.C. have defaced a statue of the first U.S. president. The post Pro-Palestine Protesters Deface Statue of George Washington first appeared on The Foreign Desk | by Lisa Daftari.
Popular Iraqi social media influencer Ghufran Mahdi Sawadi was shot to death outside of her Baghdad home on Friday evening. Security camera footage of the crime scene showed the assailant, who arrived on a motorcycle, discharge a handgun four times while the victim was sitting in her car. Iraq’s interior ministry has stated that they
Lisa Daftari speaks with Hal Roberts from Bridge City News about this week’s top global headlines. The post Lisa’s Weekly Global Roundup on Bridge City News first appeared on The Foreign Desk | by Lisa Daftari.
U.S. national security spokesperson John Kirby told ABC News on Sunday that Israel has agreed to discuss the Biden administration’s concerns over the protection of non-combatants before they launch any military activity in the Gazan city of Rafah. "They've assured us that they won't go into Rafah until we've had a chance to really share