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Biden tells Morehouse graduates that scenes in Gaza from the Israel-Hamas war break his heart, too President Joe Biden directly acknowledged U.S. students' distress over the Israel-Hamas conflict in a speech at historically Black Morehouse College. He expressed support for peaceful protests and called for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza. Biden al...
20 May, 2024, 12.52 PM ISTPolice arrest dozens as they break up pro-Palestinian protests at several US universities Pro-Palestinian protest encampments were dismantled at the University of Pennsylvania, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the University of Arizona, leading to dozens of arrests. The protests demanded universities stop doing business with Is...
11 May, 2024, 07.19 AM ISTPolice clearing pro-Palestinian tent encampment at George Washington University, 33 arrested "While the university is committed to protecting students' rights to free expression, the encampment had evolved into an unlawful activity, with participants in direct violation of multiple university policies and city regulations," the university s...
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Trump hails NYPD for Columbia University raid: 'A beautiful thing to watch' Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Wednesday it "was a beautiful thing to watch" New York police officers raiding a Columbia University building occupied by pro-Palestinian students, calling the protesters "raging lunatics a...
02 May, 2024, 04.40 PM IST'These little Gazas are disgusting cesspools': US Senator Tom Cotton on University protests Republican Senator Tom Cotton denounces pro-Palestinian protests in US college campuses as 'disgusting cesspools of anti-semitic hate'. Cotton led a group of GOP senators who also asked Americans to vote out Joe Biden to stop 'another four years of ...
02 May, 2024, 02.32 PM ISTViolence flares at UCLA as police end protests at New York's Columbia The university canceled classes for the day on Wednesday, and UCLA Chancellor Gene Block said the school would conduct an investigation "that may lead to arrests, expulsions and dismissals."
02 May, 2024, 11.13 AM ISTUS campus protests rage on with Columbia arrests, UCLA violence; White House 'closely monitoring' Counter-protesters “forcefully" attacked a pro-Palestinian encampment at UCLA early Wednesday, the university's chancellor said, and activists clashed with police officers who destroyed their tents at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, part of ...
02 May, 2024, 11.07 AM ISTColumbia University protests: NYPD clears pro-Palestinian protesters from campus; over 100 arrested In a significant escalation of campus tensions, New York City police officers entered Columbia University late Tuesday and arrested pro-Palestinian protesters. The law enforcement action came in response to a prolonged occupation by students who had...
01 May, 2024, 11.03 AM ISTLarge numbers of New York City police officers begin entering Columbia University campus Protests have spread to campuses from California to Massachusetts as May commencement ceremonies near, putting added pressure on schools to clear protesters. More than 1,000 protesters have been arrested over the last two weeks on campuses in states...
01 May, 2024, 09.00 AM ISTProtesters in custody after Columbia University calls in police to end pro-Palestinian occupation Hundreds of police officers swept into Columbia University on Tuesday night to end a pro-Palestinian occupation of an administration building and sweep away a protest encampment, acting after the school’s president said there was no other way to ens...
01 May, 2024, 08.58 AM IST'This must end now,' says NYC Mayor as protesters take over Columbia University building New York City Mayor Eric Adams claimed Tuesday that the protests at Columbia University have been “co-opted by professional outside agitators,” but didn’t provide specific evidence to back up that contention. Speaking at a 6 p.m. news conference, Ad...
01 May, 2024, 07.23 AM ISTColumbia protests: Pro-Palestine protesters break into campus building and seize it Demonstrators at Columbia University barricaded themselves inside a campus building on April 30, escalating a standoff with school officials. Masked individuals smashed windows and blocked doors with metal tables after administrators began suspendin...
30 Apr, 2024, 11.35 PM ISTActivists occupy Columbia building as US campus protests flare Pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University intensified as demonstrators barricaded themselves inside a campus building, clashing with school officials. The protests, part of a broader wave across US colleges, aim to pressure institutions to div...
30 Apr, 2024, 10.00 PM ISTColumbia University suspends pro-Palestinian student protesters for refusing to clear out encampment Columbia University announced Monday evening that it had begun to suspend students who had failed to leave a pro-Palestinian encampment by a 2 p.m. deadline. After a day of protest and confusion on the Manhattan campus, the measure reflected the dif...
30 Apr, 2024, 01.49 PM ISTPro-Palestinian protests continue at colleges across the US; nearly 900 arrested In a series of tense confrontations, more than 200 individuals found themselves in handcuffs following protests at Northeastern University, Arizona State University, Indiana University, and Washington University in St Louis, The New York Post (NYT) ...
29 Apr, 2024, 11.30 AM ISTColumbia University: Protesters demands release of Hamas-held Israeli hostages The students at Columbia University who inspired pro-Palestinian demonstrations across the country dug in at their encampment for the 10th day Friday as administrators and police at campuses from California to Massachusetts wrestled with how to addr...
26 Apr, 2024, 10.00 PM ISTPro-Palestine protests continue across the US; protesters rally at University of Texas in Austin More than 1,000 pro-Palestinian protesters rallied at the University of Texas (UT) campus in Austin. A few pro-Israeli counter-protesters also rallied.Pro-Palestine protests continue across the US; protesters rally at University of Texas in Austin
26 Apr, 2024, 07.41 PM ISTColumbia University protest continues 6th straight day; tensions flare at other US universities too Columbia canceled in-person classes, dozens of protesters were arrested at New York University and Yale, and the gates to Harvard Yard were closed to the public Monday as some of the most prestigious U.S. universities sought to defuse campus tension...
23 Apr, 2024, 12.01 PM ISTColumbia University goes online after Gaza war protests Columbia University moved classes online due to Israel-Hamas war unrest, leading to a 'Gaza Solidarity Encampment'. Protests spread to other universities. Jewish students faced intimidation. President Shafik addressed the situation, as Biden and Ada...
23 Apr, 2024, 11.10 AM ISTColumbia University protests continue for 5th day, Biden warns 'alarming surge of antisemitism' US 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 US ally Israel. Students camped out on unive...
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