Hundreds of “Free Palestine” demonstrators gathered at Low Plaza, Columbia University, commemorating the anniversary of Israel’s war on Gaza. Organized by the groups Columbia University Apartheid Divest and Within Our Lifetime, the protest called for action against Israel. Protesters read aloud the names of Palestinians killed sinc...
Columbia University’s fall term began amid heightened tensions and fresh protests. On the first day, demonstrators gathered outside the iconic New York campus, echoing last term’s large-scale protests against Israel’s war on Gaza. Police arrested two people despite claiming the protest was peaceful. Demonstrators, many clad in keffiyeh scarves...
New York, United States – AFP The president of New York’s Columbia University resigned on Wednesday, just weeks before the start of the new school year, citing the toll taken by a “period of turmoil” after she faced scrutiny for her handling of demonstrations over Israel’s war on Gaza. British-American economist M...
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has credited Rebecca Weiner, an adjunct professor at Columbia University, for leading a crackdown against students advocating for a Free Palestine at the school. The police raid saw arrests of nearly 300 students peacefully protesting against Israel’s war on Gaza. Weiner also serves as intelligence director of t...
ANKARA (AA) – Student-led Free Palestine Movement protests against Israel’s genocidal offensive on Gaza which started last month at New York’s Columbia University have since spread to universities across the world. In France, demonstrations in support of Palestine continue at many universities, often met with harsh police intervention. In Pari...
New York, United States – AFP Columbia, the prestigious New York university at the heart of Free Palestine Movement, announced Monday that it has canceled the main ceremony for graduating students next week. The Ivy League institution said it would “forego the university-wide ceremony that is scheduled for May 15” and hold a ...
HOUSTON, US (AA) – Nearly 2,500 non-violent students staging demonstrations for a free Palestine have been arrested at US campuses, according to media outlets. In a report released Sunday by CNN, the number of arrests made since April 18 has surpassed 2,200, while the numbers released in a similar report by Fox News show the […]
Sydney, Australia – AFP Hundreds of supporters of Israel and Gaza faced off at a Sydney university Friday, bringing echoes of Free Palestine Movement at US colleges to a continent on the other side of the world. Rival demonstrators came eye-to-eye shouting slogans and waving flags. Still, except for a few heated exchanges, the protest [&...
NEW YORK – AFP Students in New York have condemned the police raid on Columbia University campus by police. “Columbia and the cops collaborated to brutalize my classmates in the dark for standing up for what is right,” Columbia University student Maryam Alwan said at a news conference alongside other students, a day after New...
A House Republican is drafting a resolution to censure lawmaker Ilhan Omar for remarks made at Columbia University, where she allegedly referred to some Jewish students as “pro-genocide.” The move aligns with what observers say are GOP efforts to punish anti-Israel statements. Omar’s comments came during a visit supporting a peace camp. She de...
