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After an anti-Israel protest escalated at New York University on Monday – requiring city police presence – the university released a statement explaining while it supports students’ rights to protest, safety remains its priority. This comes after the New York City Police Department arrested numerous people following a request from NYU for police to clear Gould Plaza of people refusing …

Tennessee lawmakers overwhelmingly passed a GOP-backed bill on Tuesday that will allow schoolteachers to carry firearms on school grounds, though the names of the armed instructors would not be published to the public. Earlier this month, Republican lawmakers in Tennessee joined together to approve Senate Bill 1325 with a 26-5 vote. The bill allows a teacher or faculty member who …

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 …

The Israeli consulate in New York City tells Fox News Digital Tuesday that it is “deeply troubled” by the “recent rise in anti-Semitic incidents” unfolding at schools such as Columbia and New York University. The Consulate General of Israel in New Yorksaid “Such acts contravene free speech principles and have no place in academia.” “We are deeply troubled and strongly …

Former President Trump slammed Columbia University for closing its campus amid violent anti-Israel, pro-Gaza protests, urging the college to “gain a little strength” and “courage” while saying the move “means the other side wins.” Trump took reporter questions in Trump Tower on Tuesday evening before a meeting with formerJapanesePrime Minister Taro Aso, who is the current vice president of theJapaneseLiberal …

The University of California- Berkeley is among the latest campuses to join in on the anti-Israel protests sweeping the country, as students occupied part of the Bay Area campus Monday during a sit-in. UCB Divest, a coalition of students, staff and faculty members, is one of the organizations leading the charge and calling on the community to come out and …

Jewish students at New York’s Columbia University on Monday that campus is increasingly unsafe during ongoing anti-Israel protests and that some plan to heed the call of one prominent rabbi who warned them to leave during Passover. Xavier Westergaard, a Ph.D. student at the Morningside Heights campus, told “America Reports” the university has descended into “anarchy,” hallmarked by reports New …

Every single House Republican from New York is demanding that Columbia University President Dr. Nemat “Minouche” Shafik step down from leading the Ivy League school as tensions mount on campus over the Israel-Hamas war. “Over the past few days, anarchy has engulfed the campus of Columbia University. As the leader of this institution, one of your chief objectives, morally and …

Former President Trump said he plans to “fire” the “radical left” individuals that “have allowed our colleges to become dominated by Marxist maniacs and lunatics” and ensure higher education is focused on “defending the American tradition” if elected to a second term.The 2024 Republican presumptive presidential nominee posted an education policy video to his Truth Social Tuesday night amid violent …

Rep Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., spoke out Tuesday about his experience visiting the anti-Israel student protests at Columbia University. Those protests have spread to multiple Ivy League and elite campuses across the U.S. and have resulted in hundreds of arrests. “It has created a place that does not feel safe for all students from all backgrounds and races and religions, and …