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A tiny contingent of Duke University graduates opposed pro-Israel comedian Jerry Seinfeld speaking at their commencement in North Carolina on May 12, with about 30 of the 7,000 students leaving their seats and chanting “free Palestine” amid a mix of boos and cheers. Some waved the red, green, black and white Palestinian flag. Mr. Seinfeld,…
Representational image of police in Paris | Photo Credit: Reuters Police in Paris entered France’s prestigious Sciences Po university on May 3 and removed student activists who had occupied its buildings in protest against Israel’s conduct in its war against Hamas in Gaza. A Reuters witness saw police go into the buildings and take out…
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Some protesters have threatened Jewish students and expressed support for Hamas. A cause celebre is ringing out across Harvard Yard, Columbia’s South Lawn, Yale’s Beinecke Plaza and UC Berkeley’s Sproul Plaza: Disclose and divest. And university students say they won’t stop protesting against Israel until that demand is met. “We’re willing to risk suspension, expulsion…