Biden finally condemns pro-Palestinian agitators 'destroying' college campuses but won't send in the National Guard: 'There's the right to protest, but not the right to cause chaos'
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden finally condemns pro-Palestinian agitators 'destroying' college campuses but won't send in the National Guard: 'There's the right to protest, but not the right to cause chaos'

Daily Mail  

President Joe Biden has finally addressed the chaos caused by pro-Palestinian protesters at college campuses across the country. President Joe Biden finally spoke out about the pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses Thursday Cops face-off with pro-Palestinian students after destroying part of the encampment barricade on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles Biden spoke after police brawled with protesters while smashing through barricades at UCLA's Gaza encampment after hundreds of anti-Israel students defied orders to leave. An anti-Israel protesters is arrested after police destroy part of the encampment barricade Police arrest a demonstrator as they clear out the UCLA Gaza encampment At New York's Columbia University, where students broke into Hamilton Hall and raised a banner that read 'intifada' - a term that encourages violence against Jews and Israelis - the NYPD were called Tuesday. Several White House spokespeople criticized the Hamilton Hall takeover and condemned the antisemitism coming out of the protest movement but it took until Thursday for Biden to directly address the students' actions.

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As US colleges raise the stakes for protests, activists are weighing new strategies
3 months, 2 weeks ago

As US colleges raise the stakes for protests, activists are weighing new strategies

The Independent  

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As US colleges raise the stakes for protests, activists are weighing new strategies
3 months, 2 weeks ago

As US colleges raise the stakes for protests, activists are weighing new strategies

Associated Press  

University of Southern California law student Elizabeth Howell-Egan isn’t allowed on campus because of her role in last spring’s anti-war protests, but she is keeping up her activism. The stakes have gone up this fall for students protesting the war in Gaza, as U.S. colleges roll out new security measures and protest guidelines — all intended to avoid disruptions like …

President Joe Biden 'appalled' by violence during pro-Palestinian protest at Los Angeles synagogue
6 months ago

President Joe Biden 'appalled' by violence during pro-Palestinian protest at Los Angeles synagogue

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Opponents of the Israel-Hamas war …

President Joe Biden ‘appalled’ by violence during pro-Palestinian protest at Los Angeles synagogue
6 months ago

President Joe Biden ‘appalled’ by violence during pro-Palestinian protest at Los Angeles synagogue

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Opponents of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza staged a protest that evolved into brawling and one arrest outside a Los Angeles synagogue over the weekend in violence condemned by President Joe Biden and the city’s mayor, who called for more police patrols. President Joe Biden has denounced violence that flared when opponents of the Israel-Hamas war in …

The Israel-Hamas war is testing whether campuses are sacrosanct places for speech and protest
7 months ago

The Israel-Hamas war is testing whether campuses are sacrosanct places for speech and protest

Associated Press  

BERKELEY, Calif. — Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution. “Columbia,” read one sign held aloft there after arrests on April 30, “Protect your students.” Historically, universities are supposed to govern — and police — themselves in exchange for their status as “something of a secular sacred ground,” said John Thelin, University of Kentucky College of Education professor emeritus and a historian …

Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters rally in Washington to mark a painful present and past
7 months ago

Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters rally in Washington to mark a painful present and past

The Hindu  

Hundreds of protesters rallying within sight of the Capitol chanted pro-Palestinian slogans and voiced criticism of the Israeli and American governments as they marked a painful present — the war in Gaza — and past — the exodus of some 7,00,000 Palestinians who fled or were forced from what is now Israel when the country was created in 1948. ‘Genocide’s …

Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters rally in the rain in DC to mark a painful present and past
7 months ago

Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters rally in the rain in DC to mark a painful present and past

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Hundreds of protesters rallied within sight of the U.S. Capitol, chanting pro-Palestinian slogans and voicing criticism of the Israeli and American governments as they marked a painful present — the war in Gaza — and past — the exodus of some 700,000 Palestinians who fled or were forced from what is now Israel when the state was created …

Pro-Palestinian protesters rally in Washington to mark a painful present and past
7 months, 1 week ago

Pro-Palestinian protesters rally in Washington to mark a painful present and past

LA Times  

Hundreds of protesters rallying within sight of the Capitol chanted pro-Palestinian slogans and voiced criticism of the Israeli and U.S. governments as they marked a painful present — the war in Gaza — and past. Reem Lababdi, a George Washington University sophomore who said she was pepper-sprayed last week when police broke up a campus protest encampment, acknowledged that the …

Navigating the Gaza crisis from afar
7 months, 1 week ago

Navigating the Gaza crisis from afar

China Daily  

A projection of US President Joe Biden is seen on the wall of George Washington University during the students encampment protest on May 7. Even as a young Chinese person working and living far away from the Middle East and the US, I find it hard not to be concerned when hundreds of thousands suffer from a dire lack of …

Opinion: Do campus protests show Americans’ support for Palestinians has reached a turning point?
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Opinion: Do campus protests show Americans’ support for Palestinians has reached a turning point?

LA Times  

In psychology, there is a phenomenon we refer to as “psychic numbing.” It occurs during times of staggering catastrophe, when it seems however we try, we cannot prevent a tragedy. Now the 1.4 million people sheltering in Rafah face an imminent ground invasion, which President Biden deemed back in March a “red line.” As a Palestinian American, I believe it …

Some colleges begin taking tougher stance on pro-Palestinian protests
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Some colleges begin taking tougher stance on pro-Palestinian protests

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Police cleared a pro-Palestinian tent encampment at the University of Chicago on Tuesday after administrators who had initially adopted a permissive approach said the protest had crossed a line and caused growing concerns about safety. “The protesters’ cause is important — bringing attention to the killing of innocent people,” university President Michael Roth wrote to the campus community …

Some colleges begin taking tougher stance against pro-Palestinian protesters
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Some colleges begin taking tougher stance against pro-Palestinian protesters

LA Times  

University of Chicago police officers keep protesters from the quad as they dismantle a pro-Palestinian encampment Tuesday. Police cleared a pro-Palestinian tent encampment at the University of Chicago on Tuesday after administrators who had initially adopted a permissive approach said the protest had crossed a line and caused growing concerns about safety. “The protesters’ cause is important — bringing attention …

Biden condemns antisemitism sparked by college protests and Gaza war
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden condemns antisemitism sparked by college protests and Gaza war

LA Times  

President Biden speaks at the U.S. President Biden on Tuesday decried a “ferocious surge” in antisemitism on college campuses and around the globe in the months since Hamas attacked Israel and triggered a war in Gaza. “As Jews around the world still cope with the atrocity and trauma of that day and its aftermath, we’ve seen a ferocious surge of …

College protests live: Dozens of pro-Palestinian activists arrested as NYPD under fire for crackdown
7 months, 2 weeks ago

College protests live: Dozens of pro-Palestinian activists arrested as NYPD under fire for crackdown

The Independent  

✕ Close President Joe Biden insists ‘order must prevail’ as police shut down college Gaza protests The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed …

As protests roil college campuses, young voters’ support for Biden hangs in the balance
7 months, 3 weeks ago

As protests roil college campuses, young voters’ support for Biden hangs in the balance

LA Times  

After days of protests roiling college campuses, President Biden broke his silence with a terse speech condemning the chaos and calling for order, while also holding up protest as a fundamental American right. For months, the Biden campaign has been pushing issues seemingly close to young voters’ hearts — forgiving student debt, advocating for abortion access and even reclassifying marijuana …

Ali: Mocking Gaza protesters as ‘gluten-free warriors’ was fun — until a mob at UCLA attacked them
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Ali: Mocking Gaza protesters as ‘gluten-free warriors’ was fun — until a mob at UCLA attacked them

LA Times  

Demonstrators in a pro-Palestinian encampment at UCLA face off against authorities who later breached and broke up the encampment on Thursday. Bill Maher on his HBO talk show this week said that pro-Palestinian student protests on college campuses are what happens when “activism merges with narcissism.” The Atlantic columnist David Frum referred to protesters like the UCLA students who were …

Nearly 2,200 people have been arrested during pro-Palestinian protests on US college campuses
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Nearly 2,200 people have been arrested during pro-Palestinian protests on US college campuses

New Indian Express  

More than 100 people were taken into custody during the Columbia crackdown, just a fraction of the total arrests stemming from recent campus protests over the Israel-Hamas war. Early Thursday, officers surged against a crowd of demonstrators at University of California, Los Angeles, ultimately taking at least 200 protesters into custody after hundreds defied orders to leave, some forming human …

Joe Biden remains tight-lipped as Gaza protesters clash with cops on college campuses
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Joe Biden remains tight-lipped as Gaza protesters clash with cops on college campuses

Hindustan Times  

President Joe Biden is staying mum about student protests and police crackdowns as Republicans try to turn campus unrest over the war in Gaza into a campaign cudgel against Democrats. But Biden's last public comment came more than a week ago, when he condemned “antisemitic protests” and “those who don’t understand what’s going on with the Palestinians.” The White House, …

University protests: Violence, chaos erupts on campuses as protesters and counter-protesters clash over the war in Gaza
7 months, 3 weeks ago

University protests: Violence, chaos erupts on campuses as protesters and counter-protesters clash over the war in Gaza

The Hindu  

A brawl erupted at University of California, Los Angeles, after a pro-Palestinian encampment was “forcefully attacked,” the school's chancellor said on May 1, while activists at the University of Wisconsin in Madison clashed with police officers who destroyed their tents, in a day of escalating violence on some college campuses over the war in Gaza. Chancellor Gene Block at UCLA …

Watch: University protests and Palestine – the exam questions Biden can’t get right
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Watch: University protests and Palestine – the exam questions Biden can’t get right

The Telegraph  

In New York, Los Angeles, Texas and everywhere in between, campuses have been seized by demonstrations in support of Palestine. The protests have created a crisis for university administrators, who have been faced with demands that their institutions divest from companies linked to Israel, cancel planned projects with Israeli universities, and condemn what the protesters describe as “genocide” in Gaza. …

Biden says ‘order must prevail’ during campus protests over Gaza
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden says ‘order must prevail’ during campus protests over Gaza

LA Times  

President Biden delivers remarks from the White House about student protests over the war in Gaza on Thursday. President Biden on Thursday defended the right to protest but insisted that “order must prevail” as college campuses across the country face unrest over the war in Gaza. On Wednesday, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Biden is “monitoring the situation …

US campus protests updates: Police clear pro-Palestine UCLA camp
7 months, 3 weeks ago

US campus protests updates: Police clear pro-Palestine UCLA camp

Al Jazeera  

Like those in the US, the encampment at Canada’s McGill University has struck a chord – both with the students and wider community members who support the protesters, and with the pro-Israel politicians and groups that have vehemently denounced them. Some supporters say the encampments have stirred such strong reactions because they are highlighting stark inconsistencies: governments that say they …

'We're not an authoritarian nation where we silence people': Biden defends pro-Palestine protests at colleges
7 months, 3 weeks ago

'We're not an authoritarian nation where we silence people': Biden defends pro-Palestine protests at colleges

India TV News  

US President Joe Biden on Thursday defended the right to protest but insisted that “order must prevail” as college campuses across the country face unrest over the war in Gaza. Republicans have tried to turn the scenes of unrest into a campaign cudgel, and Biden said he rejected efforts to use the situation to “score political points.” “This isn’t a …

Riot police dismantle peaceful pro-Palestinian protest at UCLA
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Riot police dismantle peaceful pro-Palestinian protest at UCLA

Al Jazeera  

After a tense stand-off at the University of California, Los Angeles, hundreds of police in riot gear launched a pre-dawn raid on an encampment filled with about 400 peaceful protesters demonstrating against Israel’s war on Gaza, forcing them to disperse with flash-bangs and batons. Many protesters, even those who have been arrested, said they will continue their demonstrations “no matter …

Biden accuses Gaza protesters of hate speech
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden accuses Gaza protesters of hate speech

The Telegraph  

Joe Biden has accused Gaza protesters at Columbia University of hate speech after they occupied a campus building and flew pro-Palestine banners from its windows. In his strongest comments yet on the student protests, the US president warned against “tragic and dangerous hate speech”, linked the demonstrators to anti-Semitism and described their occupation of an administrative building as “wrong”. On …

Pro-Palestine student protests spread in second week of demonstrations
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Pro-Palestine student protests spread in second week of demonstrations

Al Jazeera  

Large-scale demonstrations take place in US universities and on European streets amid arrests and clashes with police. Gabby Aossey, a student organiser at the CUNY protest told Al Jazeera the mobilisation of young pro-Palestinian people in the US is “beautiful to see”. At Columbia University, where more than 100 pro-Palestinian activists were arrested by armed police officers on campus about …

Antiwar protesters dig in as some schools close encampments after reports of antisemitic activity
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Antiwar protesters dig in as some schools close encampments after reports of antisemitic activity

LA Times  

George Washington University police officers scan the area as students demonstrate on campus in the nation’s capital during a pro-Palestinian protest Friday. The Huskies for a Free Palestine student group said in a statement that counterprotesters were to blame for the slurs and no student protesters “repeated the disgusting hate speech.” The president of nearby MIT put out a statement …

Photos: Take a look at campus protests around the country
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Photos: Take a look at campus protests around the country

NPR  

Photos: Take a look at campus protests around the country Enlarge this image toggle caption Michael Minasi/KUT Michael Minasi/KUT Pro-Palestinian demonstrations have taken root at dozens of U.S. college campuses. Some turned chaotic and have included student arrests. Photojournalists at NPR member stations have been documenting the protests around the country this week. Take a look: California toggle caption Martin …

Column: The crackdown on student protesters shows exactly why we need them
8 months ago

Column: The crackdown on student protesters shows exactly why we need them

LA Times  

Pro-Palestinian protests continue to spread on American campuses for one simple reason: They are working. You do not have to agree with the protesters’ politics and demands — which in most cases involve universities divesting from firms that contribute to the Israeli war effort — or their methods, which include setting up tent encampments on shared spaces, to acknowledge that …

Biden tries to navigate the Israel-Hamas war protests roiling college campuses
8 months ago

Biden tries to navigate the Israel-Hamas war protests roiling college campuses

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Student protests over the war in Gaza have created a new and unpredictable challenge for President Joe Biden as he resists calls to cut off U.S. support for Israel while trying to hold together the coalition of voters he’ll need for reelection. The White House, in a message Sunday to mark the Passover holiday, denounced what it …

It began with defiance at Columbia. Now students nationwide are upping their Gaza war protests
8 months ago

It began with defiance at Columbia. Now students nationwide are upping their Gaza war protests

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — What began last week when Columbia University students refused to end their protest against Israel’s war with Hamas had turned into a much larger movement by Tuesday as students across the nation set up encampments, occupied buildings and ignored demands to leave. Leo Auerbach, a student at the University of Michigan, said the differing stances on the …

Tensions grow at California universities as Gaza protests roil campuses from Berkeley to New York
8 months ago

Tensions grow at California universities as Gaza protests roil campuses from Berkeley to New York

LA Times  

Pro-Palestinian protesters set up tents in front of Sproul Hall on the campus of UC Berkeley on Monday. Three students were arrested after law enforcement officers wearing helmets and riot shields descended on the public university in Arcata, in rural Northern California, and clashed with demonstrators who had set up tents inside Siemens Hall and erected a banner that said, …

Biden condemns ‘blatant’ anti-Semitism at Columbia pro-Palestine protests
8 months ago

Biden condemns ‘blatant’ anti-Semitism at Columbia pro-Palestine protests

Al Jazeera  

Biden’s remarks come after footage emerges appearing to show Jewish students being harassed and intimidated. “This blatant antisemitism is reprehensible and dangerous – and it has absolutely no place on college campuses, or anywhere in our country.” Biden’s comments came after reports emerged over the weekend of harassment and threats against Jewish students on the campus of Columbia University in …

Biden is trying to balance Gaza protests and free speech rights as demonstrators disrupt his events
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden is trying to balance Gaza protests and free speech rights as demonstrators disrupt his events

Associated Press  

MANASSAS, Va. — It was President Joe Biden’s first big campaign rally of the year, a chance to spotlight the issue of protecting abortion rights. They have to navigate it.” As part of that navigation, he said, Biden needs to show voters what he’s doing to end the conflict and contrast that with what Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump has …

Pro-Palestine protesters shout down Jewish college students testifying on the alarming rise of antisemitism on campus and 'Jew hatred' taking hold nationwide during free speech hearing
1 year, 1 month ago

Pro-Palestine protesters shout down Jewish college students testifying on the alarming rise of antisemitism on campus and 'Jew hatred' taking hold nationwide during free speech hearing

Daily Mail  

A hearing on free speech was disrupted multiple times by pro-Palestine protestors who heckled Jewish students telling heartbreaking stories of enduring rampant antisemitism on their college campuses. A protestor held a sign stating ' Congress silences Palestinians' One protestor wearing a distracting pink GAZA crown sat immediately behind the student witnesses. House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, pledged that they …

‘Biden, you can’t hide’: Tens of thousands march in US for Gaza ceasefire
1 year, 1 month ago

‘Biden, you can’t hide’: Tens of thousands march in US for Gaza ceasefire

Al Jazeera  

Washington, DC – Tens of thousands of people have gathered in the United States capital to demand a ceasefire in Gaza as Washington continues to resist calls for an end to the war despite the mounting death toll. United Nations experts have warned of a growing risk of genocide in Gaza amid Israel’s relentless bombardment of the enclave, which was …

Portland protests: Here’s why they’re gathering
3 years, 11 months ago

Portland protests: Here’s why they’re gathering

CNN  

Portland, Oregon CNN — Rioters again took to the streets of Portland, Oregon, on Thursday – the first full day of Joe Biden’s presidency – to let the Democratic establishment know they are still fighting for racial justice, some told CNN. “I want to dispel that White anarchists are co-opting this for their own gain,” said the 25-year-old rioter, who …

Biden denounces pro-Trump ‘mob’, Trump says he loves them
3 years, 11 months ago

Biden denounces pro-Trump ‘mob’, Trump says he loves them

Al Jazeera  

The current and future US presidents released messages after pro-Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol. It borders on sedition.” Biden said: “To storm the Capitol, to smash windows, to occupy offices, the floor of the United States Senate, rummaging through desks … threatening the safety of duly elected officials. It’s insurrection.” Biden called on President Donald Trump, who had been …

Fact Check: Trump Makes More False Claims About Biden and Protests in US
4 years, 3 months ago

Fact Check: Trump Makes More False Claims About Biden and Protests in US

News 18  

President Donald Trump billed his Monday appearance in the White House briefing room as a “news conference.” He did take about six minutes’ worth of questions. Biden blaming police Trump claimed that during Biden’s speech Monday, the nominee did not mention violence from the far-left and that he “blame” police. It’s lawlessness, plain and simple.” In a statement Sunday, Biden …

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