A group of 21 House Democrats blasted the “anti-Israel, anti-Jewish” encampment on the campus of Columbia University in a letter to the school’s trustees on Monday morning, April 29. “We, the undersigned, write to express our disappointment that, despite promises to do so, Columbia University has not yet disbanded the unauthorized and impermissible encampment of […]
JERUSALEM—Yemen’s Houthi terrorists on Saturday claimed shooting down another of the U.S. military’s MQ-9 Reaper drones, airing footage of parts that corresponded to known pieces of the unmanned aircraft. The Houthis said they shot down the Reaper with a surface-to-air missile, part of a renewed series of assaults this week by the terrorists after a […]
WASHINGTON—The war in Gaza spurred large protests outside a glitzy roast with President Joe Biden, journalists, politicians, and celebrities Saturday but went all but unmentioned by participants inside, with President Biden instead using the annual White House correspondents’ dinner to make both jokes and grim warnings about Republican rival Donald Trump’s fight to reclaim the […]
President Joe Biden on Sunday held a phone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid growing concerns over a potential Israeli invasion of the Gaza border city of Rafah. President Biden reiterated his “ironclad commitment” to Israel’s security but maintained his “clear position” on Israel’s military operation in Rafah, according to a readout issued […]
Students at several college campuses across the United States, who have been protesting the Israel-Hamas war, dug in as police moved in to clear them, with dozens of demonstrators being arrested. Protesters are demanding the schools cut all financial ties with Israel, in addition to divesting from companies they claim are enabling the conflict. Since […]
On Thursday, anti-Israel student protesters occupied a museum building at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. A San Diego grandma visiting with her granddaughter expressed frustration at the disruptions.
The White House has condemned anti-Semitic remarks from a Columbia University student protest organizer who said, “Zionists don’t deserve to live in this world.” Andrew Bates, the White House deputy press secretary, said in a statement on April 26 that spreading this kind of “dangerous” rhetoric should “serve as a wakeup call.” “It is hideous […]
Tensions remain high at Columbia University. On Friday morning, counter-protesters rallied outside the school, calling for Israeli hostages to be brought home. Arguments broke out as anti-Israeli students joined in the conversation.
FBI Director Chris Wray announced on Tuesday that the bureau is coordinating with colleges throughout the country to detect potential anti-Semitic threats and acts of violence amid waves of protests in opposition to Israel. Mr. Wray revealed the bureau’s coordination efforts with U.S. colleges during an interview with NBC News on Tuesday, saying the bureau […]
Israeli tanks and armored vehicles were seen lined up along the border of the southern Gaza Strip. It appears that the Israel Defense Forces are preparing for the long-anticipated ground offensive in the crowded city of Rafah.
Democrat New York City Councilman Robert Holden expressed dismay at the ongoing protests against Israel at Columbia University and criticized members of his party for not doing more to condemn what he described as radical elements expressing support for terrorism. “I never in a million years would dream that there would be a movement in […]
President Joe Biden and leaders from 17 nations are calling on Hamas to release all the remaining hostages and accept an agreement that would lead to “an immediate ceasefire” in the Gaza Strip. “The fate of the hostages and the civilian population in Gaza, who are protected under international law, is of international concern,” the […]
Mortar strikes were reported landing in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday in the vicinity of a site that’s been selected for a humanitarian pier. In March, President Joe Biden ordered the U.S. military to construct a pier along Gaza’s Mediterranean coastline, to facilitate increased deliveries of food and humanitarian supplies in the embattled territory. The […]
Columbia University’s encampment leaders didn’t mince words about House Speaker Mike Johnson’s April 24 visit but had no comment when asked for a response to his threat of Congressional intervention. Gavin McInnes, the founder of the Proud Boys, was also reportedly seen on campus grounds on the same day, which upset some protestors. “Columbia’s welcoming […]
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis sent a message to the state’s college students that the campuses in Gainesville and Tallahassee would not turn into any semblance of the pro-Hamas-packed schools in the Northeast like Columbia and Yale. “At places like Columbia and Yale, Hamas protesters rule the roost, and the universities are too weak and scared […]
JERUSALEM—Hamas terrorists published a video on Wednesday apparently showing Hersh Goldberg-Polin, an Israeli-American seized during Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack on Israel and taken into Gaza, alive. The short, undated video showed the 23-year-old missing a lower arm, but otherwise apparently healthy. He was shown saying he had sustained serious injuries during the Oct. 7 attack […]
An encampment of pro-Palestinian students have set up camp at the Ivy League research university Harvard to protest against the institution’s involvement with companies that sell weapons to Israel and the Monday suspension of the undergraduate group Harvard College Palestine Solidarity Committee. According to the university’s student newspaper, The Harvard Crimson, the group was suspended after […]
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) called on President Joe Biden’s administration to defund Columbia University and to deport foreign students attending the university who may be endorsing or espousing support for terrorist activity and organizations. In a Tuesday letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, and Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, Ms. Stefanik […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson called for Columbia University President Minouche Shafik to resign over her handling of anti-Israel demonstrations on campus during an April 24 interview. While speaking to radio host Hugh Hewitt, Mr. Johnson called Ms. Shafik a “very weak” and “inept” leader, when announcing that he and his colleagues would be holding a […]
Columbia University said on April 24 that it has extended the deadline for negotiations with pro-Palestinian protesters to dismantle their encampment on the university’s West Lawn following “important progress” in their talks. University President Minouche Shafik had initially set a midnight deadline to reach an agreement with protesters over the dismantling of the encampment, dispersing, […]
