Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) on Monday praised the anti-Israel campus protests that have recently sprung up across the United States, earning President Joe Biden’s approval.
House speaker Mike Johnson (R., La.) and other Republican representatives traveled to Columbia University on Wednesday to denounce the rampant displays of anti-Semitism on the campus. "A growing number of students have chanted in support of terrorists," Johnson said in an address facing the student protest encampment on the campus lawn. The House speaker said […]
NEW YORK — President Joe Biden condemned any anti-Semitism on college campuses Sunday, as pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University spent their fifth day demanding the school sever financial ties with key U.S. ally Israel. Students camped out on university grounds are calling for the prestigious New York school, which has an exchange program with Tel Aviv University, to boycott all activities associated with Israel in light of the country's war with Hamas militants and the ensuing...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez hailed the anti-Israel protesters at college campuses on Monday, depicting them as “peaceful” despite tense confrontations that forced a rabbi linked to Columbia University to urge Jewish students to stay away.
Chaotic protests, violent clashes, and explicit calls for terrorism plagued Columbia University over the weekend, with the school's president, Minouche Shafik, facing pressure to restore order—or resign. Jewish students were subject to another night of violent demonstrations Saturday, just days after Shafik testified before Congress about the school's response to campus anti-Semitism. A group of […]
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...
Columbia University Gives NYPD Cops Greenlight To Arrest Anti-Israel Protesters Occupying Campus Americans should wake up to fiery anti-Israel protests erupting across the nation this week, from attempting to close critical infrastructure such as bridges and airports; we must ask who exactly is funding this social unrest. And whoever is funding this chaos appears to have taken a page out of the communist movement by Black Lives Matter several years ago. On Thursday, New York City...
Police said Columbia University does not want NYPD officers on campus amid antisemitic protests and an encampment celebrating terror groups. The post Columbia ‘does not want NYPD present on campus’ as anti-Israel protests raise Jewish safety concerns: police first appeared on WFIN Local News.
NYU Stern School of Business Professor Scott Galloway, who is Jewish, sharply criticized anti-Israel student protesters at NYU, highlighting what he sees as a troubling double standard in tolerating antisemitism compared to other forms of hate. Speaking to MSNBC, Galloway drew a stark comparison: “If I went into the NYU square wearing a white hood […]
President Joe Biden walked a thin line Monday when asked if he had a message to protesters and if he condemned the antisemitic protests on college campuses.
Harvard University is reportedly restricting access to Harvard Yard this week as anti-Israel protesters take over open areas of other Ivy League campuses. The post Harvard closes Harvard Yard as anti-Israel protesters take over Ivy League campuses across country: report first appeared on WFIN Local News.
Harvard University has closed Harvard Yard at the heart of its campus and is restricting access to the outside area until Friday, according to a report, a move that comes as anti-Israel protesters take over open areas of other Ivy League campuses. Signs posted on the gates of Harvard Yard on Sunday said that the area was closed to non-Harvard ID holders and that "structures, including tents and tables" are not permitted without prior permission, the Harvard Crimson first reported. Blocking...