New School students hold own anti-Israel protest
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Over 200 protesters were arrested at UCLA after resisting “orders to disperse” from the campus’ encampment, the college’s chancellor Gene Block said in a statement.
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New School students hold own anti-Israel protest
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Anti-Israel protests break out at NYC's The New School: video
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The CEO of a male hair loss and erectile dysfunction treatment company said he is “eager” to hire anti-Israel protesters taking over college campuses in support of Palestinians in Gaza.
Andrew Dudum, the Palestinian-American CEO of Hims, a telehealth and online pharmacy known for its suggestive New York City subway ads, shared a link to current openings and encouraged the student protesters to apply.
“Moral courage > College degree,” he wrote on X. “If you’re currently protesting against the genocide of the Palestinian people & for your university’s divestment from Israel, keep going. It’s working.
It’s the charge of the trash brigade!
Anti-Israel protesters at Portland State University (PSU) burst from the campus library Thursday morning in a rag-tag phalanx of bicycle helmets and makeshift shields fashioned from trash bins during a crackdown by police.
But, despite their battle cries, they were quickly thwarted by waiting cops, according to footage captured by KGW8.
Kamala Harris' husband Doug Emhoff spoke with Jewish students from Columbia University and Barnard College, as well as Hillel leaders from Emory and the University of Texas at Austin on Thursday to hear their stories and experiences with antisemitism on college campuses, according to a White House official.
According to the official, the second gentleman listened to the students and leaders.
Second Gent Doug Emhoff spoke today with Jewish students and Hillel leaders at colleges and universities across the country, WH official says.
— Jacob N. Kornbluh (@jacobkornbluh) May 2, 2024
Emhoff “listened as the students shared their stories” and “re-emphasized his commitment to fight hate.”
He also reiterated his commitment to fighting hate speech and countering antisemitism.
A Barnard College student who was among the hundreds arrested during NYPD’s raid at Columbia University to rid the campus of student protesters refused to say whether or not she believes Israel has the right to exist.
Marie Adele Grosso, a 19-year-old studying sociology and human rights, has been arrested at Columbia twice in the past month for trespassing during the ongoing student protests demanding the school divest from Israel-associated companies, according to police sources.
In an interview with “Leading Britain’s Conversation” host Ben Kentish on Thursday, Grosso struggled several times to answer his direct question: “Do you think Israel has a right to exist?”
“I believe Palestinians have a right to equal rights. I believe Palestinians have a right to return to their homelands. Since 75 years ago, Palestinians have been systematically forced out of their homes,” she began to answer before Kentish repeated his question, video shows.
An NYPD officer fired his gun while storming Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall Tuesday night during the operation to oust anti-Israel protesters who illegally took over the building.
The cop did not appear to aim the weapon at anyone, and no one was injured, said Douglas Cohen, a spokesperson for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office.
The shooting is under review by the DA’s Police Accountability Unit, he added.
Rivka Schafer, a Rutgers freshman from New Jersey, was told "Hitler would have loved you" by pro-Palestinian demonstrators, disturbing video shows.
The protester also compared Hamas fighting Israel to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, a Jewish resistance that opposed Nazi Germany during The Holocaust.
Schafer had been a target previously, when some protesters made anti-Israel flyers with their face plastered on them.
Over 200 protesters were arrested at UCLA after resisting "orders to disperse" from the campus' encampment, the college's chancellor Gene Block said in a statement.



"To preserve campus safety and the continuity of our mission, early this morning, we made the decision to direct UCPD and outside law enforcement officers to enter and clear the encampment," Block said. "Those who remained encamped last night were given several warnings and were offered the opportunity to leave peacefully with their belongings before officers entered the area. Ultimately, about 300 protesters voluntarily left, while more than 200 resisted orders to disperse and were arrested."
The California Highway Patrol claimed earlier on Thursday that 132 were arrested at UCLA.
Victims of the Oct. 7 attacks are suing a radical US Muslim group that admits funding antisemitic student protests around the country — claiming it is a “recruiting wing” for Hamas.
The group of nine, who include survivors and bereaved relatives of the massacre, slapped National Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and its parent body American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) with a lawsuit for unspecified damages accusing it of spreading and even inspiring Hamas propaganda.

Their suit turns the spotlight on SJP, which has set up chapters in 250 campuses in the US and Canada. AMP quietly admitted this week to sending the campus groups money for the wave of protests which have engulfed American colleges since Oct. 7.
Firebrand Rep. Lauren Boebert decried the “very disrespectful” hecklers who greeted her with chants of “Beetlejuice” and anti-Israel screeds during her venture through George Washington University Wednesday.
Undeterred, Boebert (R-Col.) strolled through campus with several Republican lawmakers flanked by a security team, as anti-Israel protesters hummed the “Imperial March” theme from “Star Wars” and repeatedly trolled her over the September “Beetlejuice” debacle, in which she was booted from the show after she was caught on camera groping her date.
Boebert eventually took a bullhorn and lambasted their behavior.
New bodycam video shows the short-lived confrontation inside Columbia University on Tuesday night after anti-Israel protesters fronted up to NYPD cops after they breached Hamilton Hall and deployed flashbang stun grenades.
One ski mask-clad rioter appeared to have a makeshift shield duct-taped to his arm as he attempted to block officers from the city’s specially trained Emergency Service Unit.
“Put it down, you’re gonna get hurt,” the cop said, as he pushed the protester to the floor.