Jewish actor and comedian Jon Lovitz called out the anti-Israeli agitators who continue to participate in raucous protests at Columbia University and other college campuses throughout the country. In a post on X, Lovitz questioned the intelligence of the students at these rallies, which exploded on the university campus about a week ago. He also accused the student demonstrators of …
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Columbia protests are 'writing on the wall' about antisemitism on campuses, student organization founder says
The founder of a pro-Israel international campus movement is warning against history repeating itself as antisemitism continues to rage on university and college campuses across the country. Ilan Sinelnikov, the President and Founder of Students Supporting Israel (SSI), a pro-Israel student movement, told Fox News Digital that history is repeating itself — pointing to the recent anti-Israel protests on Columbia …
Read More »Jerry Seinfeld defends his trip to Israel despite intense backlash: 'My feelings are very strong'
Comedian Jerry Seinfeld responded to backlash over his visit to Israel after the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks in a recent interview with GQ magazine. Seinfeld arrived in Israel with his family in December and reportedly had an “emotional” meeting with the freed hostages and representatives of families whose loved ones are still held captive in Gaza, according to Israeli news …
Read More »Auschwitz survivor warns antisemitism is a 'cancer' spreading across America: 'It's killing our country'
Holocaust survivor Tova Friedman’s Auschwitz prisoner tattoo is still visible to this day, serving as a “never again” reminder as her Jewish grandchildren face a modern wave of antisemitism. “It’s like a cancer. If you don’t stop it early, it metastasizes. It’s going to kill the body. It’s killing our country,” she told Fox News Tuesday. “When I came to …
Read More »Columbia University moves to hybrid learning on main campus amid antisemitic protests
Students at Columbia University have been instructed that classes have shifted to virtual or hybrid amid ongoing safety concerns stemming from anti-Israel protests. The new guidelines said all courses on the Morningside main campus have moved to hybrid learning “until the end of each school’s Spring 2024 semester.” “Safety is our highest priority as we strive to support our students’ …
Read More »At a turning point? Columbia arrests and anti-Jewish harassment shut down campus
There were only remote classes at Columbia University on Monday as protests, clashes and arrests rendered the campus a cauldron of tension and fear. A surge in antisemitism, attacks and harassment has made life extremely uncomfortable for Jewish students at colleges across the country, and Columbia has become ground zero after police arrested more than 100 protesters there late last …
Read More »NYC riots: Anti-Israel agitators hurl bottles at NYPD, form human chain amid mass arrests
Anti-Israel protests at New York University’s (NYU) campusturned violent Monday nightwhen demonstrators hurled bottles at police officers who were sent to the scene to disperse a large unruly crowd, officials said. NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Operations Kaz Daughtry posted a video to X taken from a live news feed showing several airborne bottles being flung at police. The NYPD inserted …
Read More »Biden's education chief slams 'antisemitic' and 'anti-Muslim' hate, silent on protections for Jewish students
As anti-Israel protests on Columbia University’s campus devolved into anti-Jewish hate, President Biden’s Department of Education spoke out Tuesday after days of silence. Since last week, protesters on the New York City campus have spent days protesting Israel’s war with Hamas terrorists, forcing authorities to arrest more than 100 of the agitators. Incidents included a young woman holding a sign …
Read More »Trump slams anti-Israel protests as 'disgrace' that are 'all Biden's fault' ahead of Manhattan court
Ahead of entering Manhattan court on Tuesday, former President Trump slammed anti-Israel protests raging on college campuses as a “disgrace” while pinning blame on President Biden. “What’s going on at the college level… Columbia, NYU and others is a disgrace. And it’s really on Biden,” Trump said Tuesday morning outside the courtroom. “He’s got the wrong words. He doesn’t know …
Read More »NYU students stage walkout following violent anti-Israel protests
A group called the NYU Palestine Solidarity Coalition led New York University students to walk out of classes Tuesday following violent anti-Israel protests that unfolded there last night. Students and others gathered in Washington Square Park in Manhattan “to reflect, debrief [and] strategize,” the group said. Anti-Israel protests at New York University’s campus turned violent Monday night when demonstrators hurled …
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