Crisis on campus: Tensions swell at Yale, Columbia, NYU
Ivy League university campuses see increasing tensions over the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
Protests continue at Columbia University in New York during the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, April 22, 2024(photo credit: REUTERS/CAITLIN OCHS)
Pro-Palestinian seders planned in New York, other cities as college campuses simmer
The protest, planned on the second night of the week-long Jewish feast of Passover, is one of a dozen to be held in cities around the country, including Portland, Oregon, and Seattle.
ByREUTERSA collective of groups organised by Jewish students at Columbia and Barnard in solidarity with Gaza and the protest encampment host Passover Seder at Columbia University, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in New York City, U.S., April 22, 2024,(photo credit: CAITLIN OCHS/REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
Congressman calls House to pass 'Antisemitism Awareness Act' outside Columbia University campus
Lawler said every college and university president who refuses to take action should immediately "resign in disgrace" or be thrown out.
ByHANNAH SARISOHN Students hold a protest in support of Palestinians at Columbia University, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in New York, U.S., April 20, 2024.(photo credit: Reuters/Adam Gray)Go to the full article > >
President Joe Biden condemns antisemitic protests on college campuses
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez praises 'peaceful' college campus protests
ByHANNAH SARISOHN U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) speaks during a press conference reintroducing the Green New Deal for Public Housing Act at the US Capitol in Washington D.C., U.S., March 21, 2024.(photo credit: REUTERS/ELIZABETH FRANTZ)
Columbia deactivates dissident Israeli-American professor's ID
Davidai had earlier advertised a "PEACEFUL sit in at Columbia's declared 'Liberation Zone,'" inviting followers on X to bring Israeli and American flags.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF A pro-Israeli counter protestor holds up a sign as demonstrators gather outside of Columbia University to demand a ceasefire and the end of Israeli attacks on Gaza, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, during a protest in New York, U.S.April 20, 2024(photo credit: Reuters/Adam Gray)Go to the full article > >
NY Republicans to Columbia president: Resign, anarchy has engulfed the campus
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF The U.S. Capitol, pictured during afternoon hours ahead of U.S. President Joe Biden's State of The Union Address on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 7, 2024.(photo credit: TOM BRENNER/REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
New York Senators Schumer, Gillibrand condemn calls for violence at Columbia
As the Israel-Hamas war approaches its 200th day, protest encampments on Ivy League campuses continue to fuel tensions between pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian/pro-Hamas students and faculty.
