GOP senators have demanded that the Biden administration stop its plans to accept Gazan refugees into the United States over concerns of possible terrorist ties. In a letter dated May 1 to President Joe Biden, Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and 34 other GOP senators raised national security concerns if the White House allows these refugees […]
Students protesting the ongoing war in Gaza left a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Southern California (USC) early Sunday after they were surrounded by police and told they could face arrest if they didn’t go. The move, days before commencement was set to begin, came after the university said campus safety officers, assisted by […]
The Israeli government has voted to close Al Jazeera’s operations in Israel, citing the risk the Qatari network poses to national security. The decision was passed in a unanimous vote by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet. The cabinet vote came after Israel’s parliament passed a law allowing the temporary closure in Israel of foreign broadcasters […]
Universities and colleges are in turmoil but, with semesters drawing to a close and commencements underway, students—and the “outside agitators” orchestrating them—will soon be headed home, campuses emptied, and other urgencies will fill TV screens, fixating the nation’s attention on that until the next “crisis” comes along, repeat-and-rinse. That appears to be President Joe Biden’s […]
Dozens of former Google workers have filed a complaint after they were fired or put on leave for protesting against the company supplying technology to the Israeli government amid the Gaza war. Should employees be allowed to protest at their place of work? Here’s what one HR expert has to say.
Following demonstrations in support of Palestinians, France witnesses a growing wave of student protests, echoing similar actions in the United States. While the scale may be smaller, the unrest has spread to multiple universities across the country. Concerns are voiced by observers and the Student Union regarding the escalating situation, with some labeling protesters as […]
The Iran-backed Houthi terrorist group in Yemen has issued a warning of escalation in response to potential Israeli ground operations in Rafah. Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to return all the hostages from the Gaza Strip.
The House this week passed the Anti-Semitism Awareness Act with bipartisan support. Jonathan Hullihan, the general counsel and director of legal operations at Citizens Defending Freedom, tells NTD that he is skeptical about the bill giving the Department of Education more authority.
New York Police Department (NYPD) officers began clearing pro-Palestinian encampments at New York University (NYU) and The New School on Friday morning, in the latest crackdown on campus protests that have emerged across the country. “[NYU] has requested our assistance to disperse the illegal encampment on their property. As per their request, we are on […]
President Joe Biden on May 2 addressed the anti-Israel college protests for the first time and condemned violence and vandalism. Amanda Grace, president of Ark of Grace Ministries, tells NTD that the protesters used the same anti-Semitic playbook used in 1930s Germany.
Residents in the Gaza Strip, displaced to Rafah, are now considering leaving Rafah because of potential Israeli ground operations. On Thursday, Israel’s prime minister said they will do what is necessary to win the war, including in Rafah.
According to a new report by the watchdog group NGO Monitor, the rise in anti-Semitic violence, incitement, intimidation, and harassment on and around campuses in the United States recently is not the product of spontaneous protests of individuals. Rather, they are tightly coordinated and well-funded by a network of non-governmental organizations. NTD speaks to Gerald […]
Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with officials in Israel Wednesday for high-stakes discussions on the war in the Gaza Strip. And while Mr. Blinken was there, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that with or without a hostage deal, the Israel Defense Forces are going into Rafah. NTD spoke to Aryeh Lightstone, a former […]
President Joe Biden on May 2 decried the violence stemming from pro-Palestinian protesters across American college campuses. “Violent protest is not protected,” he said in an unscheduled speech from the White House, affirming his dedication to both the right to free speech and peaceful protests and the rule of law, adding that America is not […]
Just before daybreak, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) and other law enforcement agencies had encircled defiant protesters at the University of California’s Los Angeles (UCLA) campus after declaring the pro-Palestinian encampment on the campus illegal. Some of the protesters disregarded messages sent out that told them to leave and even chanted “We’re not leaving” […]
Two University of North Carolina students said they felt both sad and empowered when they rushed to “protect” the U.S. flag from pro-Palestine protesters at the Chapel Hill campus quad on Wednesday. A U.S. flag that hangs in the quad was replaced with a Palestinian flag by pro-Palestine protesters. After school officials and law enforcement […]
Police at UCLA issued an unlawful assembly order over loudspeakers on Wednesday evening, ordering people to clear out of a pro-Palestinian encampment following a night of violence. The order to disperse was broadcast around 6 p.m., urging demonstrators to vacate the area. There is a large law enforcement presence standing by at the campus “to […]
Fordham University student Kara Gilbert, 22, found it difficult to get to class today due to pro-Palestinian demonstrations at her campus. Fordham University, located at 113 West 60 Street, is just the latest Manhattan college to be invaded by the disruptive protesters since April. “It’s hard to get around in the building just because the […]
The House on May 1 passed an anti-Semitism bill as pro-Palestinian protests escalate across college campuses in the country. The legislation passed the lower chamber in a broadly bipartisan 320–91 vote. That included 21 Republicans and 70 Democrats who opposed the legislation, many of whom expressed concerns about a potential chilling effect that the bill […]
