Tag: Pro-Palestine protests

Organisers of Eurovision Song Contest ready to remove Palestinian flags or symbols

May 2, 2024 admin

The completed Eurovision stage at Malmo Arena is shown at a press conference in Malmo, Sweden on April 25, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Organisers of the Eurovision Song Contest said on May 2 they reserve the right to remove any Palestinian flags and pro-Palestinian symbols at the show next week in Sweden. The announcement…

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Protesters Hang Huge Palestinian Flag At Venue Of White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner

April 28, 2024 admin

US is witnessing widespread protests over the conflict in Gaza Washington: Security was tight Saturday as the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner kicked off, with President Joe Biden to make what is a traditionally lighthearted address amid protests and boycott calls over the conflict in Gaza. A long list of VIP guests, including journalists…

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Columbia University President Faces Vote Of Confidence As Protests Spread

April 27, 2024 admin

The White House has defended free speech on campus Columbia’s embattled president came under renewed pressure on Friday as a university oversight committee met to address her attempt two weeks ago to clamp down on protests that have roiled the Ivy League school and spread across the country and aboard. President Nemat Minouche Shafik faced…

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New York Students Admit They Have No Idea What They Are Protesting

April 26, 2024 admin

Students at universities across the US are staging encampments to protest the war in Gaza. A video circulating online shows two anti-Israel protesters at New York University struggling to explain the purpose of the demonstrations. The clip, posted on X by former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, shows a young woman at an NYU protest…

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India’s “Right Balance” Remark On Pro-Palestine Protests At US Universities

April 26, 2024 admin

Pro-Palestine protests have spread to more campuses across the US. New Delhi: There should be a right balance of freedom of expression and a sense of responsibility, the government has said about the pro-Palestine protests raging at top US universities. The protests, which demand divestment from Israel-linked entities, have forced several universities to switch to virtual…

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India’s “Right Balance” Remark On Pro-Palestine Protests At US Universities

April 26, 2024 admin

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After Columbia, Pro-Palestine Protests At Other Top US Universities

April 24, 2024 admin

Students from several other universities in the US are holding rallies Pro-Palestine encampments at Columbia University in the US are still going strong, despite 108 students being arrested and three suspended last week. Contrary to what the police’s sweep of the encampments had hoped to achieve, the crackdown has simply stoked the fires of dissent….

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