Academics & Education

Columbia student group rejects Veterans Day to hold ‘Martyrs Day’ event 'A day to honor the patriotism, love of country, and sacrifice of those martyrs,' writes anti-Israel group Columbia University Apartheid Divest

(Free Beacon) Columbia University Apartheid Divest (CUAD), the infamous anti-Israel student group, protested Veterans Day by hosting a “Martyrs Day” event honoring “those martyred by the Israel-US war machine.” In an Instagram post, CUAD, which has celebrated Hamas terrorists and praised attacks […]

Academics & Education

IRS under pressure to pull tax-exempt status for pro-Hamas groups fomenting unrest Network of groups that encouraged BLM riots now bankrolling anti-Israel violence, Jim Banks says

(Free Beacon) The IRS is under renewed congressional pressure to pull the tax-exempt status for several key U.S.-based nonprofits that are fomenting pro-Hamas protests across the country just years after they played a leading role in the anti-police riots that erupted as […]

Demonstrations

Hezbollah, Hamas terror banners flown openly at NYC pro-Palestinian protest WOL leader Nerdeen Kiswani was flanked by a banner of Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades spokesperson Abu Obaida. At least three Hezbollah flags, four Hamas flags, and one Lions' Den [flag] were present.

(Jerusalem Post) Multiple flags and banners of terrorist organizations were flown at a New York City anti-Israel protest against President Joe Biden on Friday, according to videos published by Within Our Lifetime. At the Manhattan Center, WOL leader Nerdeen Kiswani was flanked […]

Academics & Education

Anti-Israel protesters in NYC wave Hezbollah, Hamas flags, hold portrait of Sinwar Protesters at Hunter College chant for violent ‘resistance’ against Israel, trampling American and Israeli flags, ripping off anti-Hamas sticker from traffic light; no arrests

(Times of Israel) Anti-Israel protesters at New York City’s Hunter College over the weekend displayed symbols of the Hamas and Hezbollah terror groups and chanted in support of violent “resistance.” Footage from the Friday rally showed protesters, many of them wearing keffiyehs, […]

Demonstrations

‘Long live October 7’: Vancouver protesters praise terrorist groups Activists glorified the 'beautiful, brave and heroic resistance of the Palestinian people, which did not begin on October 7, which has continued for over 75 years, which has continued over 120 years.'

(Jerusalem Post) Anti-Israel protesters praised the October 7 massacre and several terrorist organizations at a Vancouver rally on Friday according to a video published by Free Palestine Tri-cities British Columbia, demanding that the groups be removed from Canada’s list of terrorist entities. […]

Clothing

NYPD says officer did not rip off anti-Israel activist’s hijab during arrest: ‘Wholly untrue’ The activist, Nerdeen Kiswani, shared a video on X that she claims contradicts what the NYPD said

(Fox) The New York City Police Department defended the actions of its officers by releasing bodycam video that showed an officer gently helping a woman with her hijab after the radical anti-Israel activist claimed she was “brutalized” and her hijab was ripped […]

Academics & Education

At Columbia, an Israeli-designated terror group teaches ‘Palestinian Resistance 101’ — and lauds plane hijackings 'The fact is that October 7 changed the world ... we saw the potential of a future for Palestine liberated from Zionism,' Samidoun's Charlotte Kates says

(Free Beacon) On Sunday, a group of keffiyeh-clad individuals huddled around a computer to discuss the “Palestinian resistance.” Charlotte Kates, a member of the Israeli-designated terror group Samidoun, praised Hamas’s Oct. 7 terror attack for showing “the potential of a future for […]

Academics & Education

US university condemned for removing pro-Palestine speech from YouTube Students and activists say commencement speech was removed for its pro-Palestinian content after some critiqued speech as being 'antisemitic'

(Middle East Eye) On 12 May, the City University of New York (CUNY) School of Law live-streamed its commencement ceremony where Fatima Mohammed was speaking. The student was draped in the famous Palestinian keffiyeh. But just hours after the graduation ceremony, the […]

Legal

Holy Land Five: Rights groups, families demand release over ‘miscarriage of justice’ Advocacy groups launch awareness campaign marking 14 years since the conviction of the Holy Land Five

(Middle East Eye) A coalition of advocacy groups have called for the release of the Holy Land Five, a group of Palestinian-American men who were convicted of funding terrorism in a case civil liberties groups say highlights the disproportionate targeting of Muslim charities […]