Israeli forces released footage of a “precise counterterrorism operation” conducted in eastern Rafah on Tuesday as the nation faces criticism from President Biden for moving forward with the attack. The Israeli infantry could be seen operating with armored vehicles in the footage, even as Israel said it conducted some 100 air strikes across Gaza. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says …
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Felony charge in store for anti-Israel radicals who break little known law
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost warned university presidents on Monday of a historic state law that could mean masked anti-Israel demonstrators on college campuses could face felony charges. A violation of the so-called “anti-disguise” law, which says that “no person shall unite with two or more others to commit a misdemeanor while wearing white caps, masks, or other disguise,” is …
Read More »Jewish Columbia student group claims 'antisemitism is shapeshifting' in open letter
A group of Jewish students at Columbia University have released an open letter describing their discomfort with the continued tensions on campus. The letter, titled “In Our Name: A Message from Jewish Students at Columbia University,” was signed and shared by a coalition of Jewish students without attribution to a specific campus organization. “Over the past six months, many have …
Read More »College anti-Israel agitators could be sent to Gaza under new House GOP bill
FIRST ON FOX: A new House Republican bill would send any person charged and convicted for illegal activity on a college campus to Gaza for at least six months. Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., introduced the bill on Wednesday alongside Reps. Randy Weber, R-Texas, and Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., in response to the ongoing anti-Israel demonstrations on college campuses across the country. …
Read More »Biden vows to withhold weapons from Israel if Netanyahu goes forward with Rafah invasion
President Biden is vowing to withhold weapons from Israel if the Jewish State goes forward with its invasion of Rafah, Hamas’ last stronghold in Gaza. “Civilians have been killed in Gaza as a consequence of those bombs and other ways in which they go after population centers,” Biden told CNN’s Erin Burnett in an interview released Wednesday. “I made it …
Read More »University of Chicago dismantles anti-Israel encampment as students claim they were ‘ambushed’ while sleeping
The University of Chicago announced Tuesday that an anti-Israel encampment which has been interfering with the “free expression, learning, and work of others” at the campus has been completely dismantled. Video captured police earlier this morning tearing down tents and barricades and dragging away Palestinian flags that were set up on its Main Quad. Protesters later were seen locking arms …
Read More »UCLA finally asks for FBI help — but to investigate pro-Israel supporters
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Chancellor Gene Block says the college has contacted the FBI and the LA District Attorney’s Office about investigating a group of pro-Israel counter-protesters who allegedly attacked an anti-Israel campus encampment, sparking hours of violent clashes. Hundreds of anti-Israel agitators set up an encampment on UCLA’s campus in Royce Quad last month to demand that …
Read More »Hawley presses Garland to probe dark money's role in fueling anti-Israel agitators on campus
FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., is demanding answers from Attorney General Merrick Garland about which left-wing groups are funding anti-Israel demonstrations causing “chaos” across campuses nationwide. “Across the country, campuses are in chaos. It is time for you to open an investigation into the reason why, and who’s funding it,” Hawley wrote in a letter to Garland on …
Read More »Anti-Israel organizers at George Washington University issue new demand as campus takeover reaches 13th day
Anti-Israel agitators at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. are urging administrators not to call police to clear their encampment, which has remained on the campus for 13 days. Protesters in GWU’s U-Yard have erected tents and displayed Palestinian flags at their encampment. They also defaced a statue of the campus’s namesake, former President George Washington, with Palestinian iconography, which …
Read More »White House says commitment to Israel ‘ironclad,’ despite report of slow-walking military aid
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Tuesday reiterated the U.S.’ “ironclad” support of Israel despite a recent report that the Biden administration had put an ammunition shipment to Israel on hold. The Sunday report from Axios cited two Israeli officials that said a U.S.-manufactured ammunition shipment to Israel was stopped last week, leaving officials within the Israeli government scrambling …
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