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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 372

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Pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protesters march outside Columbia University, in New York City on May 23, 2024. (Kena Betancur/AFP)
August 16, 2024, 5:48 am
US colleges revise rules to stop resurgence of anti-Israel protests this school year
New measures include restrictions on encampments and overnight demonstrations; head of professors’ group claims moves constitute ‘repression we haven’t seen since the late 1960s’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Maintenance staff and waste disposal crews clean up after police cleared a pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protest encampment on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on May 10, 2024. (Matthew Hatcher / AFP)
June 28, 2024, 3:14 pm
Pennsylvania Senate advances bill to bar funding for schools that divest from Israel
If passed by House, measure would also bar Treasury from funding public pensions that boycott Israel; supporters say they wish to fight antisemitism
By AP and ToI Staff
A protester is taken into custody at S. 34th St. near the University of Pennsylvania campus in Philadelphia on May 17, 2024. (Steven M. Falk/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
May 19, 2024, 3:30 am
Several Penn students face felony charges over attempted anti-Israel occupation
Campus police say 7 students among the 19 protesters arrested for trying to occupy building at Philadelphia university, including one who assaulted an officer
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A line of police in riot gear walk past police dismantling pro-Palestinian encampment at MIT, before dawn Friday, May 10, 2024, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds)
May 10, 2024, 5:30 pm
Police dismantle anti-Israel encampment at MIT, begin clearing at other campuses
Police in riot gear also clear out encampments at Penn and University of Arizona; MIT president says encampment ‘no longer safely sustainable’
By AP and ToI Staff
From left to right: Yasmeen Ohebsion, Kevin Feigelis and Talia Khan testify before the House Education and Workforce Committee on the state of antisemitism on American university campuses, in Washington, DC, February 29, 2024. (Screenshot/ used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
March 1, 2024, 3:13 pm
In DC, Jewish students tell House committee: ‘It’s open season on Jews on our campus’
Months after the Education and Workforce Committee hearing that contributed to the resignation of top school presidents, Jewish students say the hatred continues unchecked
By Jordana Horn
A University of Pennsylvania faculty delegation with President Isaac Herzog, center, on December 2, 2024. (Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO)
January 5, 2024, 1:03 pm
UPenn faculty solidarity mission receives rock-star reception in Israel
A whirlwind tour of less than three days represents the first organized visit by faculty from a US university after October 7, and Israeli academia shows its appreciation
By Gavriel Fiske
Students from North American universities listen to relatives of hostages in Gaza at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv on December 27, 2023. (Canaan Lidor/Times of Israel)
December 30, 2023, 1:33 pm
US students touring Israel: Campus antisemitism is palpable, violent — and inescapable
Jews from top-tier American universities describe their experiences with hatred unleashed by the war with Hamas and its galvanizing effect on their communities
By Canaan Lidor
From left: Dr. Claudine Gay, President of Harvard University, Liz Magill, President of University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Pamela Nadell, Professor of History and Jewish Studies at American University, and Dr. Sally Kornbluth, President of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, testify before the House Education and Workforce Committee at the Rayburn House Office Building on December 5, 2023, in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images via AFP)
December 15, 2023, 8:08 pm
US House calls on MIT, Harvard presidents to resign over campus antisemitism
125 Democrats vote against resolution from Stefanik, whose questioning of university presidents elicited qualified comments on how to respond to calls for ‘genocide of Jews’
By Ron Kampeas
US Representative Elise Stefanik arrives to a House Republicans caucus meeting at the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on October 23, 2023. (Photo by Julia Nikhinson / AFP)
December 12, 2023, 4:29 pm
‘Is that really her?’: Liberal Jews split on Stefanik after antisemitism hearings
Some back Republican’s campus hate speech fight, but others note she has echoed white supremacist great replacement theory, supports Trump ‘who traffics in antisemitism all the time’
By Ron Kampeas
University of Pennsylvania students eat lunch at the school's Hillel building on December 11, 2023. (Jackie Hajdenberg/ JTA)
December 12, 2023, 4:29 pm
Jewish Penn students, prepping for finals, say problems remain after president resigns
Their school suddenly thrown into the spotlight, victims of campus antisemitism feel they’re now being asked to explain it while they’d rather be studying for a hectic exam week
By Jackie Hajdenberg
From left, Harvard President Claudine Gay, left, University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) President Sally Kornbluth listen during a hearing of the House Committee on Education on Capitol Hill, December 5, 2023 in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
December 9, 2023, 8:33 pm
Over 70 US lawmakers seek to oust college heads who dithered on Jewish genocide calls
Bipartisan letter says action necessary after Harvard, UPenn and MIT presidents refused to say at House hearing that such speech constitutes harassment on their campuses
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Harvard president Claudine Gay speaks during a hearing of the US House Committee on Education on Capitol Hill, December 5, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Mark Schiefelbein)
December 8, 2023, 10:41 pm
Amid rising backlash, Harvard president sorry for not condemning Jewish genocide calls
Claudine Gay says she should have made it clear antisemitism should not go unchallenged; pressure rises on UPenn president to quit; prominent rabbi quits Harvard antisemitism board
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Harvard president Claudine Gay, left, and University of Pennsylvania president Liz Magill listen during a hearing of the House Committee on Education on Capitol Hill, Dec. 5, 2023 in Washington. (AP/Mark Schiefelbein)
December 7, 2023, 11:11 am
Heads of Harvard, Penn condemn Jewish genocide calls after appearing to condone speech
University presidents had refused to say calling for genocide of Jews is harassment on their campuses at House hearing, drawing anger; White House and Holocaust museums join outcry
By ToI Staff and JTA
Harvard President Claudine Gay, left, speaks as University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill listens, during a hearing of the US House Committee on Education on Capitol Hill, December 5, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Mark Schiefelbein)
December 6, 2023, 4:47 am
Heads of 3 top US colleges refuse to say calling for genocide of Jews is harassment
Presidents of Harvard, MIT and Penn acknowledge safety concerns of Jewish and Israeli students, vow to take action against Jew hatred, but demur on what speech should be punished
By JTA and ToI Staff
The University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, May 15, 2019. (AP/Matt Rourke)
October 5, 2023, 12:14 pm
UPenn to review policies after event featured speakers accused of antisemitism
Following backlash sparked by Palestinian culture festival, US university says it will try to be ‘better aware of who is coming to campus’
By Jackie Hajdenberg
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