Biden to deliver speech at US Holocaust museum ceremony on Yom HaShoah as campus protests roil nation
Biden will report on the results of his strategy to combat antisemitism, rolled out a year ago
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Final exams at Columbia upended amid campus turmoil
Protests continue, but outside the campus gates
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Why top Democrats oppose bipartisan bill targeting antisemitism in universities
The GOP-led Antisemitism Awareness Act mandates the Department of Education to use contested definition of antisemitism
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White House condemns student takeover of Columbia U building and protesters’ use of ‘intifada’
The statement came hours before police in New York raided Columbia University to remove protesters who had taken over Hamilton Hall
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Citing antisemitism, House Republicans take aim at universities’ funding, tax exemptions and visas
Republicans are seizing on a headline-grabbing topic in an election year
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Police raid Columbia University building occupied by anti-Israel protesters, arresting dozens
The dramatic crackdown marked the second time that Columbia’s president asked the NYPD to intervene against the protesters
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‘Huge win’: Brown University protesters reach an agreement to dismantle encampment
Student protesters received several concessions from the university, including a promised vote on divestment
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Columbia threatens to expel students who took over building, as Northwestern students agree to dismantle anti-Israel encampment
Columbia students draped an “intifada” banner down Hamilton Hall, a university building that has been the site of student takeovers in the past
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Columbia begins suspending student protesters after calling off negotiations
No arrests of protesters so far
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Israeli opposition leader fears Israel will be blamed if Biden loses reelection
‘A lot of people in the Democratic Party are going to say it’s because of Israel, or at least this is going to be one of the claims,’ Yair Lapid said in a podcast interview
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Two more hostages, including an American Israeli, are seen in video released by Hamas
The proof of life video is released as pressure mounts on the terrorist group to accede to the terms of a ceasefire and hostage release
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