Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the International Criminal Court’s decision to pursue arrest warrants against him and his defense minister are the latest examples of “what the new antisemitism looks like.” Netanyahu is speaking out for the first time Monday after ICC prosecutor Karim Khan said his office has “reasonable grounds”to believe Netanyahu, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and …
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Journalist pans complaints of anti-Israel encampments being shut down: 'You've been an enemy of free speech'
NEW YORK CITY – The Free Press reporter Eli Lake blasted anti-Israel college activists complaining about their encampments being shut down, saying they’ve been the “enemy of free speech” for years. “Setting up encampments in the middle of a quad or taking over a building and then not allowing Zionist students or Zionist professors to enter the quote, unquote ‘encampments,’ …
Read More »College students lament interrupted and canceled commencement ceremonies due to anti-Israel unrest
Several Jewish university undergraduate students, many of whom had already experienced 2020 COVID-19 high school graduation cancellations, didn’t have the college graduation ceremony they had hoped for amid a wave of anti-Israel unrest on campuses nationwide. Students who spoke to Fox News Digital shared their experiences over the last few weeks, ending with abrupt commencement cancellations and surprise anti-Israel protests …
Read More »UCLA locks doors on conservative students, preventing them from hosting pro-Israel event: YAF
UCLA prevented conservative students on campus from hosting the founder of Jihad Watch, Robert Spencer, for a pro-Israel event, according to the student group. “I am deeply disappointed in UCLA’s failure to protect our First Amendment rights,” Matthew Weinberg, chairman of UCLA Young Americans for Freedom chapter, said in a YAF press release. “All we wanted was a successful Pro-Israel …
Read More »Philadelphia university president reacts after at least 75 anti-Israel protesters descend on campus
A group of at least 75 anti-Israel agitators staged an encampment at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Saturday evening. According to a statement by Drexel University President John Fry, 75 anti-Israel protesters set up an encampment on campus at the Korman Quad on Saturday evening. Fry said the individuals participated in the Philly Palestine Coalition’s Nakba Day march to …
Read More »Dutch firebrand Geert Wilders joins new government as Europe's 'liberal elites' put on notice
Populist Dutch political leader Geert Wilders, of the anti-Muslim immigration Freedom Party in the Netherlands, cobbled together a right-wing coalition government on Wednesday, sending shock waves across Europe’s establishment political system. Thomas Corbett-Dillon, a political commentator and former adviser to conservative ex-British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, told Fox News Digital”The EU elections are just a few weeks away, and the …
Read More »Washington Post accused of advancing antisemitic trope by NYC Mayor Adams’ office: ‘Should be ashamed'
New York City deputy mayor for communications Fabien Levy accused the Washington Post of pushing an “antisemitic trope” about Jewish people, but an insider at the paper objected to that notion. The Post on Thursday published an article, “Business titans privately urged NYC mayor to use police on Columbia protesters, chats show,” that focuses on high-powered executives urging New York …
Read More »French police kill armed man suspected of setting fire to synagogue
An armed man believed to have set fire to a synagogue in northwestern France was shot and killed by police on Friday. Officers in Rouen responded to an alert early Friday morning stating that smoke was rising from a synagogue in the city, according to The Associated Press. When they arrived at the building, they came in contact with an …
Read More »Cornell University president called out over message of 'gratitude' for anti-Israel agitators
Jewish students, parents and professors from Ithaca, New York-based Cornell University voiced their disgust after President Martha E. Pollack shared her “gratitude” for anti-Israel agitators, thanking them for “remaining peaceful and nonviolent.” The students, parents and professors’ outrage came after Pollack, who recently announced her upcoming retirement, expressed her gratitude to protesters after the encampment was voluntarily taken down. “While …
Read More »Chicago police clear out anti-Israel encampment at DePaul University
Chicago police officers were seen on Thursday morning taking down an anti-Israel encampment that had persisted for more than two weeks at DePaul University.Officers in riot gear were seen on the North Side campus just before 6 a.m. to clear the encampment on DePaul University’s Lincoln Park quad, WLS reported. The encampment began on April 30. In a letter on …
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