USF holds graduation without disruption after days of pro-Palestine protests

The first several graduation ceremonies at the University of South Florida went on without disruption. It comes after three consecutive days this week of protests supporting Palestine on campus.....Read More

Jummah Prayer & KYR Seminar

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.

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Pro-Palestinian protesters gather at 56th and Fowler in Temple Terrace

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

Police use tear gas on pro-Palestinian USF Tampa protesters

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

USF Pro-Palestinian Solidarity Call-in and Bail Fund (Update)

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

Demonstrators protest USF's dealings with companies that support Israel

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.

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.

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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

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

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

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.

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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