Gaza war protests ignite on US college campuses
The University of Southern California, one of dozens across the U.S. roiled by protests over the Israel-Hamas war, has canceled its main graduation ceremony, citing safety concerns.
They risked everything "to feed people they did not know and will never meet," the charity founder told mourners Thursday.
There is growing international pressure for Hamas and Israel to reach a cease-fire deal and avert an Israeli attack on Rafah.
College campuses have always been a hotbed for protests, but students today also carry additional stresses from having lived through the isolation and fear from the pandemic.
Israel-Hamas war protesters and police clash on Texas campus, Columbia University begins suspensions
Colleges around the U.S. implored pro-Palestinian student protesters to clear out tent encampments with rising levels of urgency Monday, with more arrests being made at the University of Texas and an ultimatum from Columbia University.
Student protests over the Israel-Hamas war have ignited at colleges across the U.S., with hundreds arrested or suspended. Here’s a look at some of the most significant protests.
Riot police swarming Columbia University are taking students into custody at the New York campus, which ignited a wave of protests across the U.S. over the Israel-Hamas war.
President Joe Biden on Thursday defended the right to protest but insisted that "order must prevail" as college campuses across the country face unrest over the war in Gaza.
Though it might be tempting to compare the U.S. campus protests to the anti-Vietnam War movement of a half century ago, experts say that would be an overreaction at this point.
With famine in Gaza now ‘full-blown,’ starving children a priority of new aid efforts: ‘It’s horror’
Saving Gaza’s gravely malnourished children will be a critical focus of a new U.S.-backed sea route, though most of the territory’s Palestinians are at imminent risk of famine as the Israel-Hamas war stretches on.
About 75 people, many wearing traditional Arabic kaffiyeh along with their graduation caps, marched up the main aisle toward the stage.
Students protesting the ongoing war in Gaza have left a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Southern California after they were surrounded by police and told they might face arrest if they didn’t go.
Israel's military also said it was moving into an area of devastated northern Gaza where it asserted the Hamas militant group regrouped.
The decision would leave Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu more reliant on far-right allies.
A huge demonstration Saturday night in Israel, led by families of hostages held by Hamas, urged the government to act now.
At least 210 dead Palestinians, including children, were brought to hospitals, a health official in Gaza said.
The attack was likely to fuel calls for a cease-fire by Israeli protesters.
The Israeli prime minister told journalists he wanted to see U.S.-mediated talks succeed for a cease-fire and release of hostages.
As students return to colleges after the summer break, administrators are bracing for a resurgence in activism against the war in Gaza.
A new Columbia University disciplinary committee is investigating students who have criticized Israel and Zionism and joining “unauthorized” campus protests.
Mahmoud Khalil will remain detained in Louisiana until at least next week after an initial court hearing Wednesday over the Trump administration's plans to deport the Columbia University graduate student.
Its judicial board issued sanctions against dozens who occupied Hamilton Hall based on "evaluation of the severity of behaviors."
Trump's administration pulled $400 million in grants and funding over the university's handling of protests against Israel's war in Gaza.
Tricia McLaughlin, an assistant Homeland Security secretary, said ICE did not reverse course on visa revocations.
Khalil's lawyers challenged the legality of his detention, accusing the Trump administration of trying to crack down on free speech.
