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At a turning point? Columbia arrests and anti-Jewish harassment shut down campus

There were only remote classes at Columbia University on Monday as protests, clashes and arrests rendered the campus a cauldron of tension and fear. A surge in antisemitism, attacks and harassment has made life extremely uncomfortable for Jewish students at colleges across the country, and Columbia has become ground zero after police arrested more than 100 protesters there late last …

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FBI director has been sounding alarm on ‘heightened threat environment’: Is America listening?

Whether it’s terrorism, China, or an insecure border, the U.S. faces a litany of threats both internally and internationally, according to the FBI. FBI Director Christopher Wray has repeatedly warned of a “heightened threat environment,” and has pleaded with lawmakers to take each one seriously. Connecting all of these disparate threats is the FBI’s ability to adequately address them. At …

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Morning Glory: Joe Biden's antisemitism problem

President Joe Biden has an antisemitism problem. It is large and growing larger. It is his problem and he can’t shed responsibility for it.In a nutshell: The people who work for him are not doing their jobs to stop discrimination against Jews in America. Anyone with eyes and ears can see and hear what has been happening in America for …

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Jewish Columbia students denounce campus 'anarchy' as rabbi warns them to leave

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 …

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Hezbollah claims to shoot down Israeli drone over Lebanon

The Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah is claiming to have shot down an Israeli drone that was on a combat mission, a report says. Hezbollah said in a statement that the drone, which was “waging its attacks on our steadfast people,” was brought down in the Al Aishiyeh area of southern Lebanon near the country’s border with Israel, according to Reuters. …

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Anti-Israel Yale agitators refuse meeting with university trustees before police bust dozens of occupiers

Dozens of anti-Israel agitators who gathered at Yale University’s Beinecke Plaza demanding divestment from weapon manufacturers turned down a chance to meet with school trustees and the chairperson of the campus’ investor responsibility committee on Sunday before they were arrested in a Monday morning raid, according to a university official. Yale authorities spent the weekend attempting to negotiate with the …

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Agitator behind ‘Death to America’ chants in Chicago contributes to Iran state TV, Hezbollah-linked channel

Earlier this month, Anti-War Committee Chicago organizer Shabbir Rizvi was filmed teaching a group of 80 activists in Chicago to chant “Death to Israel” and “Death to America” in Farsi. Rivzi has a troubling background when it comes to his documented support for Iran and anti-Israel views. The Free Press first broke the story about Rizvi’s chants that occurred during …

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Columbia president condemns terrorism 'full stop' after video surfaces of her calling it 'form of protesting'

As Columbia University President Dr. Nemat “Minouche” Shafik faces scrutiny from ongoing campus protests over Israel’s war with Hamas, a more than 20-year-old video is getting renewed attention for remarks on the causes of terrorism. The video, filmed just two months after 9/11, shows Shafik – who was then vice president at the World Bank – discussing the economic roots …

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Bill Maher erupts on anti-Israel protesters siding with Hamas, Iran: 'They're being huge a–holes!'

“Real Time” host Bill Maher erupted on anti-Israel protesters, calling them “huge a–holes” as their rhetoric and demonstrations continue escalating. “We started out with this with ‘Okay, we’re for Hamas.’ That was the beginning of it and a lot of people were unapologetic about that,” Maher said during a panel discussion Friday night. “Then it went to, you know, the …

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Ivy League anti-Israel agitators' protests spiral into 'actual terror organization,' professor warns

Anti-Israel agitators on Columbia University’s campus have “crossed the line” and become a terrorist organization amid ongoing protests at the Ivy League school, a professor told Fox News Digital. “Yesterday, what we saw is that the pro-terrorist student organizations have crossed the line to being an actual terror organization,” business professor Shai Davidai told Fox Digital. Davidai cited video footage …

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