Showing posts with label #FreePalestine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label #FreePalestine. Show all posts
Thursday, May 2, 2024
Civil rights group calls out HCSO, USF police for 'endangering' student protesters
Biden denounces campus protests, says they haven't changed his mind on war in Gaza
President Joe Biden made unscheduled remarks from the White House on Thursday morning to denounce pro-Palestinian protests that have popped up at college campuses across the country and led to more than 1,700 arrests in two weeks, including dozens more on Wednesday evening and early Thursday morning.
The protests, Biden said as he left the podium following his brief remarks, have not changed his mind on how he will continue to handle U.S. foreign policy when it comes to supporting Israel in the war in Gaza.
Protests go on at USF for 3rd day; this time, no arrests
Several hundred pro-Palestine protesters gathered for the third day on the campus of the University of South Florida — a day after police and protesters clashed, resulting in 10 arrests.....Read More
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Amnesty International calls for Biden to ‘immediately suspend’ weapons transfers to Israel
Human rights group Amnesty International called this week for President Biden to immediately suspend the transfer of weapons to Israel, as the organization renewed allegations that the Israeli military is violating international law.....Read More
Monday, April 29, 2024
Pro-Palestine demonstrators arrested at University of South Florida
Police arrest a pro-Palestinian protestor at the University of South Florida // Chris Young 4/29/24
Activists clashed with police at the University of South Florida Monday as they set up an encampment near the middle of campus. They’re joining college activists nationwide protesting the Israel/Hamas war.....Read More
USF Gaza Solidarity Encampment
As we enter day 205 of the genocide against Palestinians, we are seeing universities from across the nation begin solidarity encampments. These encampments are student-organized in solidarity with the people of Gaza and to demand for universities to divest from companies aiding and supporting Israel in this genocide.
Join us TODAY on April 29th at the MLK Plaza as we begin our encampment to continue to fight for a free Palestine and demand that USF divests from Israel and support their students.
Sunday, April 28, 2024
UF student protestors, staff threatened with suspension, termination over protest rules
The University of Florida threatened student protestors with suspension and even banishment if they violated rules surrounding protest conduct, according to a letter sent to students.
As with other college campuses across the nation, the University of Florida has been the site of pro-Palestinian student protests.
Sanders says there’s not ‘any doubt’ what Netanyahu is doing now is ‘ethnic cleansing’
"I don’t think there’s any doubt that what Netanyahu is doing now — displacing 80% of the population in Gaza — is ethnic cleansing. That’s what it is. Pushing out huge numbers of people."....Read More
Saturday, April 27, 2024
Hamas reviews Israeli cease-fire proposal
Hamas said Saturday that it was reviewing a new Israeli proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza, as Egypt intensified efforts to broker a deal to end the months-long war and stave off a planned Israeli ground offensive into the southern city of Rafah.....Read More
Friday, April 26, 2024
USC cancels graduation ceremony and dozens are arrested on other campuses as anti-war protests grow
The University of Southern California canceled its main graduation ceremony and dozens more college students were arrested at other campuses nationwide Thursday as protests against the Israel-Hamas war continued to spread.....Read More
Monday, April 22, 2024
Columbia faculty joins student protests despite bipartisan criticism
Dozens of Columbia University and Barnard College faculty stood in solidarity with students protesting the Israel-Hamas war on Monday as a number of politicians criticized the demonstrations and inaction from university leadership.....Read More
Columbia kicks the hornet’s nest with student protests over Israel-Hamas war
Columbia University administrators appear to have only inflamed student protesters against the Israel-Hamas war both on their campus and at other schools after leadership chose to have more than 100 students arrested over pro-Palestine demonstrations Friday.
Under pressure from politicians on both sides of the aisle, university President Minouche Shafik faces calls to resign as hundreds of students now occupy the center of campus in a protest calling for a cease-fire in the war and for the Biden administration to halt military aid to Israel.
Video and Article HERE
Pro-divestment supporters arrested at Yale encampment
Dozens of protesters were arrested at Yale University on Monday morning after an encampment swelled to attract several hundred people calling for the school to divest from military weapons manufacturers, the university said.....Read More
DeSatan calls for feds to deal with campus antisemitism in New York City
Ron DeSantis is sounding off about antisemitism on college campuses, saying the federal Justice Department and Department of Education should be tasked to handle protests that have devolved into threats against Jewish students.....Read More
Sunday, April 21, 2024
Israeli strikes on southern Gaza city of Rafah kill 22, mostly children, as US advances aid package
Israeli strikes on the southern Gaza city of Rafah overnight killed 22 people, including 18 children, health officials said Sunday, as the United States was on track to approve billions of dollars of additional military aid to its close ally.....Read More
Saturday, April 20, 2024
US vetoes Palestinian bid: Widely-supported full UN membership blocked
The United States has vetoed a draft resolution at the UN Security Council, which called for Palestine to become a full member of the United Nations.
The US was the only country to vote against it. 12 members voted in favour, with the UK and Switzerland abstaining.
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