President Biden is being called out for his conspicuous absence as anti-Israel agitators grow increasingly confrontational on campuses across America. After weeks of protests amid the war in Gaza, universities are cracking down on anti-Israel encampments that have taken over their campuses, in some cases breaking into and taking over buildings. There have been hundreds of arrests at Columbia, Yale …
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House Democrat condemns 'harassment and intimidation' of Jewish students on campuses: 'Not about free speech'
As anti-Israel protests escalate on college campuses, Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., is condemning the “intimidation” of Jewish students and conduct that is putting their safety “at risk.” Torres and Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., co-sponsors of the bipartisan Antisemitism Awareness Act, joined “America’s Newsroom” Wednesday after Democrat “Squad” member Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., suggested some Jewish students are “pro-genocide.” UNIVERSITIES CRACK …
Read More »Georgia police arrest dozens protesting 'Russian law'
Dozens of people have been arrested in Georgia after police in the capital used tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesters who rallied outside Parliament to protest a controversial bill which they argue limits media freedom. Georgia’s Interior Ministry said 63 people were arrested Tuesday while they took part in a demonstration in Tbilisi. Levan Khabeishvili, an opposition MP, …
Read More »'Harry Potter' star Daniel Radcliffe 'really sad' over JK Rowling's stand against trans agenda
“Harry Potter” film star Daniel Radcliffe lamented creator J.K. Rowling’s critical views of transgender ideology in a new interview published on Tuesday. Radcliffe, who played the book series’ title character in the Warner Bros. film adaptation, told The Atlantic that he’s “really sad” that Rowling has made critical statements about the transgender agenda on social media, considering how beloved her …
Read More »Amy Schumer calls out 'razor-sharp' scrutiny on Jewish people, 'but not on Hamas'
Comedian Amy Schumer said in a new interview that Hamas has escaped the intense scrutiny Jewish people have gotten in the wake of Israel’s war in Gaza. The actress and self-proclaimed “proud Jewish woman” told Hollywood outlet Variety that she believes Jewish people get way more heat in the “public discourse” than the terror group in Gaza does. She also …
Read More »Biden says message difficult to get out because of 'disinformation': 'Hard to communicate'
President Biden said in a newly released interview he was campaigning with former Presidents Obama and Clinton because of “disinformation” that made it hard to get out his message. The three presidents joined the “Smartless” podcast, hosted by actors Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Sean Hayes, for an interview in March that wasn’t released until Monday. Biden was asked why …
Read More »Anti-Israel students at Emory University bash Biden, avoid outright condemning October 7
ATLANTA – Less than a week after the police response to Emory’s anti-Israel encampment set off an uproar, things were calm on the elite university’s Atlanta campus on Monday. But passions still ran high among students who continued to chant against Israel and demanded the college president’s resignation. spoke to several students who were present at Monday’s gathering, on everything …
Read More »UCLA protester says 'Zionist thugs' released rats into anti-Israel encampment
An anti-Israel demonstrator told CNN on Wednesday that “Zionist thugs” attacked their UCLA encampment and released “rats” as they were trying to protest, following hours of violence at the college campus. UCLA “encampment media liaison” and political science Ph.D. student Vincent Doehr said protesters repeatedly warned the college about harassment and death threats against students before violence broke out Tuesday …
Read More »UCLA student says many campus counter-protesters were locals, not students: 'Jews in LA have had enough'
Jews in Los Angeles have “had enough” and are taking matters into their own hands as anti-Israel protests continue to wreak havoc on college campuses, a University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) student told Fox News Wednesday. “The reason why this is happening is because Jews in L.A. have had enough. They’ve seen how these pro-Hamas protesters are treating Jewish …
Read More »Inside the encampment: MIT student leader reveals goal of protests, calls out 'unacceptable' media coverage
The leader of an encampment on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) campus is urging the school to divest from Israel and criticized media outlets for suggesting anti-Zionism is a form of antisemitism. Zeno, agraduate student at MIT, spoke with Fox News Digital inside the encampmentthathas been operating on the lawn at Kresge Auditorium since April 21. The “MIT Scientists …
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