Pro-Palestinian protests grow at California campuses as opposing demonstrators clash at UCLA
8 months ago

Pro-Palestinian protests grow at California campuses as opposing demonstrators clash at UCLA

LA Times  

Pro-Palestinian protests grew Thursday at California colleges and universities, including a new encampment at UCLA that drew a crowd of counterprotesters and a teach-in at UC Santa Barbara, a day after police in riot gear arrested 93 protesters at USC. “I don’t know what this university thinks it’s doing, because none of it makes sense.” Luke did not share his last name because he said he was worried about his safety and repercussions for his enrollment at USC, where campus safety officers Wednesday told students that they could face discipline for violating rules over camping and use of amplified sound. “While students have a right to protest, they do not have the right to intimidate or threaten Jewish students,” said a statement from USC’s Hillel. “Today’s events on campus included a protest action that again employed antisemitic chants including ‘there is only one solution, intifada revolution’ and ‘long live the intifada.’ These actions reflect a disturbing and quickly escalating situation nationally and on our own campus at USC.” California ‘Let her speak!’ USC campus reels after valedictorian’s speech is canceled On Wednesday, a smattering of protesters gathered by the landmark Tommy Trojan statue, some calling on USC President Carol Folt to reverse course as arguments broke out between those on opposing sides. “It is deeply concerning that USC’s response to students demonstrating peacefully in solidarity with Palestine is forcible suppression of free speech and assembly,” said CAIR-LA legal director Amr Shabaik.

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UC resolves federal civil rights complaints of antisemitism, Islamophobia and anti-Arab bias
5 days, 8 hours ago

UC resolves federal civil rights complaints of antisemitism, Islamophobia and anti-Arab bias

LA Times  

The University of California has resolved nine federal civil rights complaints of antisemitism and bias against Muslim, Arab and pro-Palestinian students stemming from Israel-Hamas war protests at five UC campuses, the U.S. Department of Education announced Friday. Violence at the UCLA encampment against Jewish, Israeli American and pro-Palestinian protesters was “of particular concern,” the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights …

At famously loud Berkeley, pro-Palestinian protests have grown quieter
1 month, 2 weeks ago

At famously loud Berkeley, pro-Palestinian protests have grown quieter

Politico  

“It definitely is a different political moment,” said Luca Dhagat, co-chair of the Young Democratic Socialists of America chapter at UC Berkeley, a group that has been involved in pro-Palestinian organizing at the university. Dhagat drew a comparison to racial justice protests after the summer of 2020: “When we don’t see much in terms of actual change or actual improvement, …

Two major reports slam UCLA over policing, violence at pro-Palestinian protest
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Two major reports slam UCLA over policing, violence at pro-Palestinian protest

LA Times  

Two high-profile, back-to-back reports slam UCLA for a confusing breakdown in its police response leading to violence at a pro-Palestinian encampment in April, with one investigation also calling out the university’s “dramatic failures in confronting antisemitism.” A draft report to the Los Angeles Police Commission released Friday cited a lack of coordination between UCLA, the LAPD and the California Highway …

Photos: L.A. events mark first anniversary of the Israel-Hamas war
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Photos: L.A. events mark first anniversary of the Israel-Hamas war

LA Times  

The Oct. 7 anniversary spurred emotional commemorations as well as solemn campus demonstrations in the Los Angeles area as pro-Palestinian protesters and backers of Israel recall the attack by Hamas and its continuing bloody aftermath. Grand Park Candles are lighted to represent the victims killed in the Oct. 7 attack as hundreds of Jewish people gather in Grand Park across …

Oct. 7 anniversary rekindles raw emotions on L.A. campuses
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Oct. 7 anniversary rekindles raw emotions on L.A. campuses

LA Times  

A Pro-Palestinian rally was held at UCLA on the one-year anniversary of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel. The university’s chapter of Students for Justice In Palestine declared the week of Oct. 7 to be a “week of rage.” Hundreds of protesters also hgathered by Monday evening at UCLA, a short walk from the Fowler Museum, where a play commemorating …

Students kick off fall semester with protests that adhere to UC/CSU zero-tolerance bans
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Students kick off fall semester with protests that adhere to UC/CSU zero-tolerance bans

LA Times  

With the fall semester underway, pro-Palestinian demonstrators at UC Berkeley said they will continue pressing their concerns about the war in Gaza. Students across several Bay Area universities kicked off fall semester Thursday with coordinated pro-Palestinian rallies that were impassioned in tone but adhered to the zero-tolerance regulations that the University of California and California State University systems have vowed …

‘It feels like a fortress.’ California students return to college amid tighter security over protests
3 months, 3 weeks ago

‘It feels like a fortress.’ California students return to college amid tighter security over protests

LA Times  

USC students and others pass through new identification checkpoint at a campus entrance. A campuswide message recently warned students that erecting encampments — such as the one on the commencement stage in May that led Pomona to move its graduation to the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles — could lead to “detention and arrest by law enforcement.” The college has …

Judge orders UCLA to ensure equal campus access to Jewish students after pro-Palestinian protests
4 months, 1 week ago

Judge orders UCLA to ensure equal campus access to Jewish students after pro-Palestinian protests

LA Times  

A federal judge on Tuesday admonished UCLA for its handling of pro-Palestinian encampments and ordered the university to ensure equal access to Jewish students, three of whom alleged in a lawsuit that the university enabled protesters to block Jews from parts of campus because of their faith. In issuing his preliminary injunction, U.S. District Judge Mark C. Scarsi sided with …

UC regents: Protests yes, encampments no. Campus rules must be consistently enforced
5 months, 1 week ago

UC regents: Protests yes, encampments no. Campus rules must be consistently enforced

LA Times  

Many University of California regents and campus leaders are signaling they will no longer tolerate encampments and intend to consistently enforce rules pertaining to protests as they brace for the possible escalation of campus turmoil over the Israel-Hamas war when students return to class in the fall. The state report must also include UC efforts to consistently enforce policies and …

Pro-Palestinian groups sued over demonstration outside L.A. synagogue
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Pro-Palestinian groups sued over demonstration outside L.A. synagogue

LA Times  

A pro-Palestinian demonstrator gets in a car that is being swarmed by supporters of Israel near Adas Torah synagogue in Los Angeles on June 23, 2024. A local Jewish man has filed a lawsuit against two groups that led a demonstration outside a Los Angeles synagogue last month that ended in violence and national condemnation against the demonstrators, including from …

Officers remove pro-Palestinian encampment at UC Santa Barbara
6 months ago

Officers remove pro-Palestinian encampment at UC Santa Barbara

LA Times  

Dozens of officers removed an encampment of pro-Palestinian protesters from the campus of UC Santa Barbara early Sunday morning, according to videos and social media posts by the protest group. The police “gave four dispersal notices to campers and then began moving into the encampment,” the protest group said. In a statement Sunday, Chancellor Henry T. Yang said the university …

Protest violence outside L.A. synagogue spurs widespread condemnation. Bass vows quick action
6 months ago

Protest violence outside L.A. synagogue spurs widespread condemnation. Bass vows quick action

LA Times  

A pro-Israeli counterprotester leans in as she speaks to pro-Palestinian protesters near Adas Torah synagogue in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood in Los Angeles on Sunday. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said the protest had “cast a shadow of fear,” not just in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood — “the heart of one of our Jewish communities” — but also “regionally and nationally.” Mayor …

Man arrested in attack on UCLA pro-Palestinian protesters won’t face felony charges
6 months ago

Man arrested in attack on UCLA pro-Palestinian protesters won’t face felony charges

LA Times  

Pro-Palestinian protesters defend themselves against a pro-Israeli supporter at an encampment at UCLA early on the morning of May 1. Instead, the Los Angeles district attorney’s office announced that after reviewing the evidence against 18-year-old Edan On, the case was referred to the city attorney’s office for a possible misdemeanor filing. On allegedly assaulted a person between 12:30 p.m. on …

Hundreds of pro-Palestinian students walk out in protest at Stanford University graduation
6 months, 1 week ago

Hundreds of pro-Palestinian students walk out in protest at Stanford University graduation

LA Times  

A pro-Palestinian student group, seen protesting at Stanford this month, encouraged other students to walk out of the university’s graduation ceremony on Sunday and instead attend a “People’s Commencement.” Hundreds of Stanford University students walked out of their graduation ceremony Sunday in a show of support for Palestinians, capping a tumultuous year on campus rocked by protests related to the …

After ‘significant’ vandalism overnight, Cal State L.A. president says encampment must end
6 months, 1 week ago

After ‘significant’ vandalism overnight, Cal State L.A. president says encampment must end

LA Times  

Scores of pro-Palestinian protesters occupied, barricaded and vandalized a Cal State Los Angeles student services building — with several administrators inside — for almost eight hours Wednesday. “A trust we had in the Encampment to practice non-violence has been violated,” Cal State L.A. President Berenecea Johnson Eanes said in a statement Thursday afternoon. They said the action began as a …

Dozens arrested in new pro-Palestinian protests at University of California, Los Angeles
6 months, 1 week ago

Dozens arrested in new pro-Palestinian protests at University of California, Los Angeles

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Police thwarted attempts by pro-Palestinian demonstrators to set up a new encampment at the University of California, Los Angeles, where officers cleared a previous camp this spring after it was attacked by counterprotesters. Officers arrested 27 people late Monday during the demonstration, Rick Braziel, UCLA associate vice chancellor for campus safety, said in a statement. The group …

About two dozen pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at UCLA, ordered to stay away from campus
6 months, 2 weeks ago

About two dozen pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at UCLA, ordered to stay away from campus

LA Times  

A pro-Palestinian protest at UCLA on Monday night ended with police making about two dozen arrests and ordering demonstrators who were cited to not return to campus for at least two weeks, officials said. The situation later turned chaotic, however, with Los Angeles police and private security guards forming a skirmish line and facing off with protesters who stood behind …

Three Jewish students sue UCLA, saying protesters blocked access to campus facilities
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Three Jewish students sue UCLA, saying protesters blocked access to campus facilities

LA Times  

Pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrate at UCLA on April 26. Three Jewish UCLA students filed a federal lawsuit against the UC regents and several university officials on Wednesday, alleging that anti-Israel protesters blocked them from crucial parts of the campus. “With the knowledge and acquiescence of UCLA officials, the activists enforced what was effectively a ‘Jew Exclusion Zone,’ segregating Jewish students and …

Pro-Palestine protesters storm US university president's office, arrested
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Pro-Palestine protesters storm US university president's office, arrested

India Today  

More than a dozen people were arrested at Stanford University in California on Wednesday after pro-Palestinian student protesters barricaded themselves inside the office of the school president, the latest clash between US students and authorities over the Israel-Gaza conflict. Approximately 10 students entered the administrative offices building around 5.30 am on the last day of classes for the spring quarter, …

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators arrested at Stanford University after occupying president's office
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators arrested at Stanford University after occupying president's office

Associated Press  

STANFORD, Calif. — Police arrested 13 people at Stanford University after pro-Palestinian demonstrators occupied the school president and provost’s offices early Wednesday, causing what officials described as “extensive” vandalism inside and outside the building. AP AUDIO: Pro-Palestinian demonstrators arrested at Stanford University after occupying president’s office AP correspondent Ed Donahue reports more arrests on campus of Palestinian supporters. Stanford students …

Some Universities Are Holding Back Pro-Palestine Student Protestors' Diplomas
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Some Universities Are Holding Back Pro-Palestine Student Protestors' Diplomas

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Several universities across the country are withholding, or threatening to withhold, the diplomas of seniors who engaged in pro-Palestine demonstrations on their campuses amid a national student mobilization in recent months. In letters sent on Friday, administrators accused the students of violating the student code of conduct, alleging that they failed to respond to police’s orders to …

US: New York police detains 34 after pro-Palestinian protests 'occupy' Brooklyn museum | VIDEO
6 months, 3 weeks ago

US: New York police detains 34 after pro-Palestinian protests 'occupy' Brooklyn museum | VIDEO

India TV News  

New York: The police in the US city of New York arrested 34 pro-protesters who marched to the Brooklyn Museum on Friday afternoon, setting up tents in the lobby and unfurling a "Free Palestine" banner from the building's roof. New York police tackled and punched some protesters during the scuffles that broke out in the crowd outside the museum and …

Police arrest dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters at UC Santa Cruz
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Police arrest dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters at UC Santa Cruz

LA Times  

Police in riot gear stand off against pro-Palestinian demonstrators at the UC Santa Cruz campus on Friday. Police in riot gear entered the UC Santa Cruz campus early Friday morning, arresting approximately 80 pro-Palestinian protesters who set up an encampment and blocked the main entrance to campus. “They were just using brute force.” Mask-wearing pro-Palestinian protesters link arms in standoff …

Big expansion of UC strike over pro-Palestinian protests: Irvine, San Diego, Santa Barbara next
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Big expansion of UC strike over pro-Palestinian protests: Irvine, San Diego, Santa Barbara next

LA Times  

Academic workers at UCLA picket on Tuesday, alleging their workers’ rights have been violated by University of California actions during pro-Palestinian protests and encampment crackdowns. The UC union representing 48,000 graduate teaching assistants, researchers and other academic workers said Friday that it would expand its ongoing strike next week by calling on thousands of workers at UC San Diego, UC …

How pro-Palestinian protests led to a massive UC strike, injecting new fuel into antiwar activism
6 months, 3 weeks ago

How pro-Palestinian protests led to a massive UC strike, injecting new fuel into antiwar activism

LA Times  

Striking members of the UC Santa Cruz academic workers union and pro-Palestinian protesters carry signs in front of the Santa Cruz campus May 20. Academic workers on strike at UCLA, UC Davis and UC Santa Cruz chanted this week about “workers rights under attack,” referring to pro-Palestinian union members who were arrested and suspended after recent protests. “Because if, for …

Kaffiyehs and pickets: UCLA, UC Davis workers strike over treatment at pro-Palestinian protests
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Kaffiyehs and pickets: UCLA, UC Davis workers strike over treatment at pro-Palestinian protests

LA Times  

Academic workers at UCLA went on strike Tuesday, saying their rights were violated by UC actions during pro-Palestinian protests. Carrying “On Strike” pickets and some wearing kaffiyehs, academic workers at UCLA and UC Davis walked off the job Tuesday, alleging their rights were violated by the University of California’s actions during pro-Palestinian protests and encampment crackdowns. At UCLA on Tuesday …

Pro-Palestinian protests continue at the University of California
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Pro-Palestinian protests continue at the University of California

NPR  

Pro-Palestinian protests continue at the University of California More University of California academic workers are expected to go on strike Tuesday in response to the treatment of pro-Palestinian protestors on campus. LEILA FADEL, HOST: The pro-Palestinian and anti-Gaza war student activism at University of California campuses has spread to include academic workers. I mean, the strike started at this one …

Omar tears into UCLA chancellor for perpetrating 'violence' on campus
7 months ago

Omar tears into UCLA chancellor for perpetrating 'violence' on campus

Daily Mail  

Rep. Ilhan Omar tore into UCLA Chancellor Gene Block for 'allowing' a violent clash between pro- and anti-Israel demonstrators on campus where they say rats were released into their pro-Gaza encampment. An anti-Israel demonstrator told CNN that at an encampment on April 30 at UCLA 'Zionist thugs' had issued sexual assault and death threats and released rats into their demonstration. …

Pro-Palestinian protesters leave after Drexel University decides to have police clear encampment
7 months ago

Pro-Palestinian protesters leave after Drexel University decides to have police clear encampment

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — Protesters packed up their belongings and left a pro-Palestinian encampment at Drexel University on Thursday after the school announced a decision to have police clear the encampment. University President John Fry said in a statement that he decided to have campus police and public safety officers join Philadelphia police in clearing the encampment as peacefully as possible. In …

Man arrested in attack on UCLA pro-Palestinian protesters
7 months ago

Man arrested in attack on UCLA pro-Palestinian protesters

LA Times  

Pro-Palestinian protesters defend themselves against a pro-Israeli supporter at an encampment at UCLA on May 1. “The UCLA Police Department is committed to investigating all reported acts of violence and is actively working to identify the other perpetrators of violence associated with any protest or counter-protest activities between April 25, 2024, and May 2, 2024,” the Police Department said in …

Police descend on UCLA after protesters erect new pro-Palestinian encampment
7 months ago

Police descend on UCLA after protesters erect new pro-Palestinian encampment

LA Times  

More than two dozen officers in riot gear descended on UCLA Thursday afternoon, facing off with pro-Palestinian protesters who had erected a new encampment on campus hours earlier. Doehr said he hoped the strike would prompt the university to “negotiate in good faith with the movement for divestment, rather than calling the police on students every time they protest.” Pro-Palestinian …

Police break up pro-Palestinian camp at the University of Michigan
7 months ago

Police break up pro-Palestinian camp at the University of Michigan

Associated Press  

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Police broke up a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Michigan before dawn Tuesday, citing a threat to public safety and coming less than a week after demonstrators stepped up pressure by placing fake body bags on the lawn of a school official. “This conduct is where our failure to address antisemitism leads literally — literally …

The Gaza encampments and history: Is this the "right" kind of protest?
7 months ago

The Gaza encampments and history: Is this the "right" kind of protest?

Salon  

Students opposed to Israel's war in Gaza have spent nearly a month escalating their protests on college campuses across the country, frequently erecting encampments on their university greens, occupying buildings and even demonstrating on their graduation stages. I don't like that there’s a country that's willing to do that.” * * * This will be the fourth week of the …

Pro-Palestinian protesters set up a new encampment at Drexel University
7 months ago

Pro-Palestinian protesters set up a new encampment at Drexel University

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — Pro-Palestinian protesters set up a new encampment at Drexel University in Philadelphia over the weekend, prompting a lockdown of school buildings, a day after authorities thwarted an attempted occupation of a school building at the neighboring University of Pennsylvania campus. “This demonstration already has proved intolerably disruptive to normal University operations and has raised serious concerns about the …

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 …

UC officials charge that academic workers’ strike over pro-Palestinian protests is illegal
7 months, 1 week ago

UC officials charge that academic workers’ strike over pro-Palestinian protests is illegal

LA Times  

As the 48,000-member UC academic workers union announced a Monday strike at UC Santa Cruz over alleged free speech violations during pro-Palestinian protests, the University of California on Friday filed a labor complaint to stop what they say is an illegal action, heightening tensions roiling the university system. The targeting of UC Santa Cruz came after 79% of voting members …

Pro-Palestinian group takes over UC Berkeley building; university calls it ‘crime scene’
7 months, 1 week ago

Pro-Palestinian group takes over UC Berkeley building; university calls it ‘crime scene’

LA Times  

Campus police and California Highway Patrol officers block pro-Palestinian demonstrators with barricades as authorities move to arrest protesters at UC Berkeley. Even after UC Berkeley officials struck a deal with student leaders of the university’s longstanding pro-Palestinian encampment, a group of protesters took over an abandoned building on campus Wednesday, and some were later arrested. There, university officials almost immediately …

Pro-Palestinian protesters storm lecture hall at University of California, Irvine, police make arrests
7 months, 1 week ago

Pro-Palestinian protesters storm lecture hall at University of California, Irvine, police make arrests

Hindustan Times  

At the University of California, Irvine campus, the situation aggravated on Wednesday as a bunch of about several hundred supporters of pro-Palestinian aggregators somehow entered a lecture hall and encircled it, so the school officials say. Law enforcement officers deployed to the University of California, Irvine detain demonstrators, after protesters against the war in Gaza surrounded the physical sciences lecture …

Congress investigating UCLA over treatment of Jewish students amid pro-Palestinian protests
7 months, 1 week ago

Congress investigating UCLA over treatment of Jewish students amid pro-Palestinian protests

LA Times  

UCLA facility maintenance locksmith Adrian Banuelos cleans a part of campus on May 2 after two days of violent overnight protests. A congressional education committee has chastised UCLA for its response to a pro-Palestinian encampment and the violent instigators who attacked it, calling on the university to turn over documents regarding an “inadequate response to antisemitism and failure to protect …

US police clear pro-Palestinian camp from California university
7 months, 1 week ago

US police clear pro-Palestinian camp from California university

Al Jazeera  

Police in the United States have taken back a lecture hall from pro-Palestinian protesters who for hours occupied the building at the University of California, Irvine, and then cleared a student encampment that stood for more than two weeks. Officers from about 10 law enforcement agencies converged on the campus on Wednesday after university officials requested help because protesters had …

Law enforcement detains at least a dozen protesters at University of California, Irvine, as they clear encampment
7 months, 1 week ago

Law enforcement detains at least a dozen protesters at University of California, Irvine, as they clear encampment

CNN  

CNN — Police detained at least a dozen pro-Palestinian demonstrators at the University of California, Irvine, as they cleared an encampment in front of a lecture hall on Wednesday. “A group of several hundred protestors entered the UC Irvine campus and began surrounding” the school’s Physical Sciences Lecture Hall at around 2:30 p.m., the university said in an emergency update. …

UC Berkeley to consider divesting from weapons makers as pro-Palestinian protesters break camp
7 months, 1 week ago

UC Berkeley to consider divesting from weapons makers as pro-Palestinian protesters break camp

LA Times  

Pro-Palestinian protesters at UC Berkeley have removed tents on a central campus plaza in an agreement that appeared to end one of the largest and longest student encampments in the country as Chancellor Carol Christ said she would initiate a discussion about the university’s investments in weapons companies and the possible divestment from them. And the chancellor said she supported …

Pro-Palestinian protests dwindle on campuses as some U.S. college graduations marked by defiant acts
7 months, 1 week ago

Pro-Palestinian protests dwindle on campuses as some U.S. college graduations marked by defiant acts

The Hindu  

A tiny contingent of Duke University graduates opposed pro-Israel comedian Jerry Seinfeld speaking at their commencement in North Carolina on May 12, with about 30 of the 7,000 students leaving their seats and chanting “free Palestine” amid a mix of boos and cheers. Police escorted graduates' families past a few dozen pro-Palestinian protesters who tried to block access to May …

Pro-Palestinian protests dwindle on campuses as some US college graduations marked by defiant acts
7 months, 1 week ago

Pro-Palestinian protests dwindle on campuses as some US college graduations marked by defiant acts

Associated Press  

A tiny contingent of Duke University graduates opposed pro-Israel comedian Jerry Seinfeld speaking at their commencement in North Carolina Sunday, with about 30 of the 7,000 students leaving their seats and chanting “free Palestine” amid a mix of boos and cheers. Police escorted graduates’ families past a few dozen pro-Palestinian protesters who tried to block access to Sunday evening’s commencement …

Pro-Palestinian protests dwindle on campuses as US college graduations are marked by defiant acts
7 months, 1 week ago

Pro-Palestinian protests dwindle on campuses as US college graduations are marked by defiant acts

Associated Press  

A tiny contingent of Duke University graduates opposed pro-Israel comedian Jerry Seinfeld speaking at their commencement in North Carolina Sunday, with about 30 of the 7,000 students leaving their seats and chanting “free Palestine” amid a mix of boos and cheers. After demonstrators set up an encampment last week on the campus’ ceremony stage, the small liberal arts school moved …

Small pro-Palestinian protests held Saturday as college commencements are held
7 months, 1 week ago

Small pro-Palestinian protests held Saturday as college commencements are held

Associated Press  

Small pro-Palestinian protests popped up sporadically Saturday as colleges and universities from North Carolina to California held commencement ceremonies, including dozens of graduating students at Virginia Commonwealth University who walked out on an address by Gov. Pro-Palestinian demonstrators are escorted out of the UW-Madison Commencement ceremony after Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin’s speech, at Camp Randall Stadium Madison, Wis., Saturday, May 11, …

Several people detained as protesters block parking garage at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Several people detained as protesters block parking garage at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Associated Press  

— Police detained several people Thursday at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology after demonstrators blocked a parking garage in their ongoing protest movement connected to the Israel-Hamas war. On Thursday, the school issued an alert just before 2 p.m. saying protesters were blocking the entrance to a campus parking garage and spilling onto a nearby street. Pro-Palestinian demonstrators face of …

‘Are you a Zionist?’ Checkpoints at UCLA encampment provoked fear, debate among Jews
7 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Are you a Zionist?’ Checkpoints at UCLA encampment provoked fear, debate among Jews

LA Times  

Eilon Presman was about 100 feet from the UCLA Palestinian solidarity encampment when he heard the screams: “Zionist! Some Jewish students said they felt intimidated as protesters scrawled graffiti — “Death 2 Zionism” and “Baby Killers” — on campus buildings and blocked access with wooden pallets, plywood, metal barricades and human walls. As complaints from Jewish students mounted, UCLA declared …

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