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There has been a surge of antisemitic activity since the October 7 attacks on Israel
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has urged the US to pass anti-Semitism awareness legislation. “No place on any campus…is for threats or hate speech, or antisemitism of any kind,” he added. “Hate never goes away. We’re aware that hate never goes away,” Biden further said. The bill was introduced in 2016 and passed the US…
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The schools that have reached agreements with protesters in Gaza are what we can learn from
Columbia University’s commencement ceremony has been cancelled due to the ongoing student protest over Israel’s treatment of Palestinians, the school announced on Monday. It said it will prioritise Class Days and school-level ceremonies, “where students are honoured individually alongside their peers”. The university had earlier issued a “no trespassing” notice to the protesting students after…
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The Anti-Semitic Awareness Act needs to be stopped
Hundreds of pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered at US’ Kent State University on Saturday to protest against Israel’s offensive in Gaza. The war in Gaza happened 54 years ago when a similar campus demonstration ended in four student deaths. “Israel’s planned incursion into the southern city of Rafah, and the larger problem of antisemitism on campus are…
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The army tells Palestinians to leave the area
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said it’s Hamas who blocked the deal to release hostages and that he gave his negotiating team a very broad mandate. Hamas would start by releasing female civilians in exchange for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel. Netanyahu also said that he has denied entry to Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh…
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Extremist militias organize on Facebook
Facebook and social media company Meta have removed a militia group, Confederate States III%, from the platform. The group was identified by WIRED as a part of pro-Confederate movement ‘Heritage, not Hate’. It was on Facebook’s 2021 Dangerous Individuals and Organisations (DIO) list. However, the group remained up until WIRED contacted Meta for comment.
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Students have a list of companies that they don’t like
Student protesters at Cornell University are calling for the divestment of the school’s investments in companies that do business with South Africa, including Boeing and Lockheed Martin, because of that country’s apartheid policies. The protests were led by students at Columbia University. “We remain committed to divestment but won’t do it until we have a…
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Live updates about students in a campus building
A professor at Indiana University in the US has said that her students were “completely peaceful” after she showed up at Dunn Meadow, the site of a protest against the university administration’s decision to ban encampments there. “They were wearing orange vests and holding signs saying ‘No confidence votes’,” the professor added. “They weren’t violent,”…
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Netanyahu demands invade, without or without a Cease-Fire Deal
Israel would invade “with or without a deal” to liberate the remaining hostages in Gaza, PM Benjamin Netanyahu has said. “We’ll enter Rafah and we’ll eliminate Hamas battalions there — with or without a deal — in order to achieve the total victory,” Netanyahu added. His statement came amid negotiations over a potential cease-fire deal…
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Student protesters can be banned from campus if they get arrested
Students at George Washington University and Columbia University in the US have been protesting for over a week over the conflict between Israel and Hamas. Protesters at Columbia were arrested last week after police said they were a threat to campus safety. Meanwhile, Berkeley University in the US has been witnessing pro-Palestinian rallies since last…
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More than 300 people were arrested at campus protests against the war in Gaza
Pro-Palestinian protesters and pro-Israel protesters clashed on Sunday at the University of California, Los Angeles, following which university leaders described as “physical altercations” and prompting them to increase security measures on campus. The university leaders said that it was “physical altercations” and prompting them to increase security measures on campus. Over 300 protesters were arrested…
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The student club is taking the school to court, claiming it was silenced because of its pro-Palestinian views
A group of students have sued a high school in Washington, DC, accusing the school of preventing them from showing a documentary film critical of Israel’s treatment of Palestinians. The students said the school had also banned them from attending a Palestinian culture night. They filed a federal lawsuit against the school on Friday.
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The protests of 1968 and 2024 at Columbia University are not the same
Over 300 students of Columbia University in New York City took over the university’s offices and classrooms on Monday in a protest against a proposed gym on the campus. They said the gym would give second-class access to the local community. White and African-American students coordinated a protest against the gym which critics said would…
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There are deadlines and the risk of arrest for pro-Palestinian campus protesters
Student activists at US’ Columbia University have agreed to remove some of the tents they had set up outside the university to protest Israel-Palestine conflict. The protesters said that the university had threatened to call the National Guard and the New York Police Department if they didn’t remove the tents. The students had set up…
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Pro-Palestinian protesters face deadlines and risk of arrest
The US has seen two days of demonstrations against the detention of students and teachers at Emory University and George Washington University over their protest against Israel’s operation in the Gaza Strip. Videos on social media showed police using tear gas, tasers and handcuffs to detain protesters. The students are demanding the university to divest…
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Team Biden is sharing information about the upcoming ban
US President Joe Biden’s campaign has deleted several TikTok posts in the hours following Senate’s approval of TikTok ban. “We have deleted all TikTok posts that were tagged with the hashtag #tiktokban,” the campaign said. The Senate had passed the bill on Tuesday night, which restricts the use of the app by political campaigns.
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The Senate passes a key program despite privacy concerns
The US Senate on Wednesday passed a bill to renew Pentagon’s surveillance program, despite opposition from some senators. The bill was passed on a voice vote, with only four Senators opposing the bill. The bill will now go to the US House of Representatives, which is expected to pass the same bill as soon as…
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Should the U.N. admit Palestinians as full members?
The US on Thursday blocked a Palestinian bid to become a full member state at the United Nations (UN), stating that “direct diplomacy” and “political horizon” towards a two-state solution will continue. “We’ll continue direct diplomacy…towards a two-state solution so that Palestinian and Israeli citizens can live side by side in peace,” US Ambassador to…
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The articles of impeachment were killed by the Senate
The US House of Representatives delivered articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Director Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate on Tuesday. Republicans had voted to impeachment Mayorkas in March but the Senate rejected the articles of impeachment. Earlier, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer had said that the impeachment trial would end with a…
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The House has been trying to get Johnson’s leadership to support foreign aid legislation
A member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, Ralph Norman, said the arrangement would mean the border bill was “set up to fail”. This comes after Thomas Massie said he is co-sponsoring a resolution by Marjorie Taylor Greene to vacate the post of Speaker of the House. Massie argued that Johnson should resign so that…
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The jurors in the Mayorkas impeachment trial will be sworn in
US House speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday delayed the transmittal of articles of impeachment against Alejandro Mayorkas. Johnson’s move came after Senate Republicans demanded time to make a case for a full debate. The House impeached Mayorkas in January, accusing him of refusing to enforce immigration laws. Mayorkas is set to be indicted after impeachment…
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Donald Trump and American Justice were described in an opinion
Former US President Donald Trump is accused of illegally using his office for private gain. He’s being tried in a New York federal court on a charge of racketeering. The charges were filed against him by the US Attorney for the Eastern District of NY, Preet Bharara. Trump has argued that he is the victim…
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Why America should not give up on Venezuela
Venezuela’s opposition has said that the upcoming presidential elections will be the “most undemocratic election since Venezuela became a democracy in 1958”. Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro is running for re-election in the July 28 polls amid the country’s economic crisis, which has led to the deaths of over 3,000 people so far. The opposition had…
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Trump had a last rally before his trial
US President Donald Trump has said that “we are going to win the election” in a big way because “we are the people who’re fighting to save our democracy”. “We’re going to win the election in a big way…because we’re the people who’re fighting to save our democracy, and Joe Biden is a horrible person,”…
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There was an opinion on the Civil War and its predictions of American collapse
‘ Civil War’ director Matt Garland said that the film’s politics are “a little ambiguous”. He added, “The film has a hero, a combat photographer named Lee, who was famous for shooting the anti-FAS massacre…But we don’t find out if the victims were anti-FAS or not. Still, it’s not a stretch to interpret the film…
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There is no warrant requirement amendment in the House when it votes to reauthorize FISA
The US House of Representatives on Thursday rejected an amendment that would’ve imposed new warrant requirements on federal agencies accessing Americans’ 702 data. This amendment isn’t about Americans’ data and is a “data-driven threat to the US government”, Senator Ron Wyden said. “Now President Trump gets an at bat to fix the system that victimized…