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NYPD chief scolds 'defund the police' lawmaker after she criticized police clearing out Columbia

A high-ranking NYPD chief has ripped a “defund the police” radical New York City lawmaker who he accused of hating the city and being a “colossal disgrace” after she slammed the force for dismantling the anti-Israel protests at Columbia University on Tuesday. NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell on Wednesday responded to a post by socialist City Councilor Tiffany Cabán, …

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Biden pressured to address the nation amid campus protests, antisemitic unrest

President Biden, who was motivated to run for president by the bigotry on display in Charlottesville in 2017, is feeling increased media and political pressure to speak out on antisemitism as agitators and unrest roil college campuses. CNN’s Dana Bash said Wednesday that Democrats she’s spoken to about Biden’s response to the protests so far believe he looks “weak,” as …

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Matt Gaetz blasts House antisemitism legislation as 'ridiculous hate speech bill'

Rep.Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., railed against the House’s antisemitism legislation on Wednesday, blasting it as a “ridiculous hate speech bill” before the legislation was ultimately passed. The Antisemitism Awareness Act aims to crack down on antisemitism on college campuses and would expand the legal definition of antisemitism used to enforce anti-discrimination laws. The bill comes at a time when anti-Israel protests …

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Chris Hayes roasted for calling anti-Israel occupation of Columbia building 'common' form of protest

MSNBC host Chris Hayes went viral on social media after he complained about the backlash toward anti-Israel protesters who smashed windows and occupied a building on Columbia University’s campus on Tuesday. The liberal journalist wrote on X on Wednesday, “I feel like I’m losing my mind a little: people understand that ‘occupying buildings on campus’ is, like, one of the …

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Major US law firm sues Students for Justice in Palestine for alleged support of Hamas 'terrorist activities'

Nine survivors of the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks on southern Israel brought a federal lawsuit pointing to the escalating nationwide college protests broiling with antisemitism, arguing that National Students for Justice in Palestine (NSJP) and its parent organization are working in the United States “as collaborators and propagandists for Hamas.” Through NSJP, AJP Educational Foundation Inc. – also known as …

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Anti-Israel agitators join pro-Israel counterprotesters in embarrassing moment for Biden

Anti-Israel agitators and a pro-Israel crowd found unlikely unity during a demonstration at the University of Alabama. On college and university campuses across the country, heated protests have resulted in violent beatings, pepper spray and campus takeovers – but in Alabama, two opposing groups remained peaceful and rallied together against President Biden. “F— Joe Biden,” both groups apparently chanted in …

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John Rich plans one of UNC's 'biggest events' for American flag defenders: 'Raised these guys correctly'

FIRST ON FOX – John Rich is praising a group of students at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill for stopping an American flag on the school’s quad from hitting the ground on Tuesday. A photo capturing the moment students stopped protesters from removing the flag — for the second time — during anti-Israeli demonstrations on campus went viral on …

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Campus chaos and anti-Israel rhetoric reveal stark failures of today’s higher education

What is going on at today’s universities in terms of the campus protests tells you that we have abandoned the single most important function of higher education. And that is higher education. People have forgotten that civilization is not self-executing. It has to be nurtured, protected and taught. VIRTUES OF COURAGE, COMPASSION, WORK, FRIENDSHIP — THESE MUST BE TAUGHT, SAY …

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UCLA silent on approving anti-jihad campus speaker event amid campus protests

UCLA has appeared to prioritize the anti-Israel protesters over campus events, according to the school’s Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) chapter. Young America’s Foundation, the organization behind YAF, reported Tuesday that UCLA has not responded to the chapter’s request to host “Jihad Watch” founder Robert Spencer on campus May 15 despite filing for approval weeks prior. UCLA YAF Chairman Matthew …

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NYPD officer accidentally fired gun while removing anti-Israel agitators from Columbia University building

A single gunshot was accidentally fired by an NYPD officer inside Hamilton Hall on the campus of Columbia University while police worked to remove anti-Israel agitators from the building on Tuesday night, the department confirmed Thursday. In a statement to Fox News on Thursday, the NYPD said the single shot was accidentally fired when an Emergency Service Unit officer attempted …

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