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Just whatever I happened across as I looked for articles around the internet, in no particular order Trump administration restores student visas, but impact on anti-Israel protesters unclear [IsraelTimes] Officials suspend revocation of visas for those arrested until process can be refined, amid mounting public pressure. It was not immediately clear whether the reversals would affect any of the high-profile cases of students whose visas were revoked because of their participation in anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian protests. Instead, the announcement related directly to a different set of revocations that have been more widespread: of students who had ever been arrested, even for minor infractions or who had charges dismissed. Those revocations, which have affected students from around the world studying across the country, have drawn more than 100 legal challenges and rulings against the government in at least 50 cases, according to Politico. According to the Associated Press, over 1,800 international students across more than 280 U.S. colleges and universities, including prestigious institutions like Harvard, Stanford, and the University of California, were affected by the policy. The cancellations, which began under the Trump administration, were largely based on minor infractions such as traffic fines, dismissed charges, or in some cases, without any clear explanation. Some students were targeted for political activities, including supporting pro-Palestinian protests. An interim step before resuming. Anyway, it accomplished the purpose. Columbia Responds to Plans for a New Pro-Hamas Encampment on CampusJohn Sexton [HotAir] Yesterday we learned that pro-Hamas extremists at Columbia are planning to erect a new encampment on the school's campus sometime today. Planning for the new encampment has been taking place in secret. The coordinating meeting took place at a community center on Tuesday night in Brooklyn’s Bushwick neighborhood, approximately 12 miles from campus, according to screenshots of Signal messages from organizers and a person who was at the meeting... More than 100 people were present at the gathering and all wore masks to conceal their identities, according to the person... The student organizers did not introduce speakers by name and instead used Signal usernames and code names — including the beloved Pokémon “Squirtle” and words such as “butterfly” — to distinguish one another, according to the recording. Organizers have also refrained from referring to the upcoming encampments as "encampments," according to screenshots of Signal messages from the organizers and conversations with two people familiar with the planning for the protests. In writing, and verbally, participants have designated the encampments with a code name, the “circus." Columbia caught wind of the report and put out a statement saying no new encampment would be allowed. Instead, they would be removed and anyone who refused to disperse could be arrested: It's possible the plans for today are being delayed by escalation taking place on another campus nearby. CCNY announced the creation of a "liberated zone" on campus.
CUAD, the group behind Columbia protests/crimes was encouraging people to head over there. So was Within Our Lifetime. But it appears the liberate zone didn't stay liberated very long as police cracked down and used pepper spray on the liberators. It's Amazing What a Little White House Browbeating of Schools Will Do to Address Antisemitism [PJMedia] All during 2024, when Jewish students on campuses across the country were being roughed up, spat upon, even beaten by Hamas-supporting activists, the Biden administration threw up its hands, saying there was little it could do. Flash forward to 2025, and it's a much different story. "Yalies4Palestine" tried to set up the kind of tent encampment we became familiar with last year, but within hours, it was taken down, the students dispersed, and most surprisingly, the Yalies4Palestinine, a chapter of the Students for Justice in Palestine, had been "unrecognized" by the university. The wind has been taken out of the sails of the pro-Hamas demonstrations. It's just not cool anymore to be pro-terrorist. “My sense is that being anti-Israel is not as much of the popular thing anymore,” Evan Cohen, a senior at the University of Michigan, said at a Wednesday webinar hosted by Hillel International. There are several reasons for pro-Hamas protests fizzling to nothing, but the primary cause of the huge drop-off in Palestinian activism is the wind blowing from Washington. Republicans in Congress started the ball rolling last spring by dragging several Ivy League university presidents before congressional committees to explain why they allowed so much hate on their campuses. Their answers were appallingly unsatisfactory. When Donald Trump took office, he immediately put the fear of Yahweh into schools. Lip service to protect Jewish students was no longer enough. Only concrete action would prevent the federal government from severely punishing schools that refused to crack down on antisemitism. US’s NIH bans grants for schools that boycott Israeli companies [IsraelTimes] New Trump administration policy also bars eligible schools from operating any DEI or accessibility programs if they want to receive federal funds FBI reportedly raids anti-Israel group linked to demonstrations at U of Michigan [IsraelTimes] The FBI and police raid the homes of anti-Israel activists tied to demonstrations at the University of Michigan, local media reports. The officers searched homes at the Michigan towns of Ypsilanti, Ann Arbor, and Canton, the Detroit Metro Times reports, citing a statement from the state attorney general. The targets of the raid are US citizens and immigration enforcement is not involved, the report says. At one of the locations, several people were handcuffed and released after about 15 minutes, MLive, a local news site, reports. An anti-Israel activist group, the Tahrir Coalition, first reported the raids. Cornell cancels campus performance by singer who said ‘F— Israel,’ ‘long live the intifada’ [IsraelTimes] An R&B singer who said, “F— Israel” has been disinvited from performing at Cornell University’s end-of-semester concert following outcry from Jewish students. After a student board announced on April 10 that the singer, Kehlani, would headline the school’s annual “Slope Day” concert, the student group Cornellians for Israel called on the school to rescind the pick. Initially, Cornell President Michael Kotlikoff told students that it was “too late” to secure another performer and that the school had altered her contract to mitigate any political displays. But in an email to the Cornell community this morning, Kotlikoff announces that Kehlani’s performance has been canceled. US government texts dozens of Barnard College employees asking if they’re Jewish amid antisemitism probe [IsraelTimes] Dozens of current and former employees at Barnard College have recently received text messages asking them if they’re Jewish, which after initial bewilderment have turned out to have been sent by the US federal government as part of the Trump administration’s efforts to probe the extent of antisemitism in the Columbia University affiliate, according to American media reports. Public school district rather than university, but more of the pattern: California school board members accused of ‘raw antisemitism’[IsraelTimes] ADL demands apology from Pajaro Valley Unified School District board members who accuse local Jews of opportunism, ‘economic power’ amid ongoing battle over ethnic studies class Mere 2doz anti-Israel protesters chain selves to Columbia U. gate [IsraelTimes] Two dozen protesters block a gate into Columbia University to protest against the detention of two non-citizen anti-Israel protest leaders by the federal government. Some of the demonstrators attached to the gate with bicycle locks wrapped around their waists. The protest is on the sidewalk, on public property, but causes security to close the entrance. Many of the protesters wear keffiyehs and face masks. Some wear attire identifying them as Jewish such as watermelon-patterned yarmulkes and shirts from the anti-Zionist Jewish Voice for Peace. Congrats, guys. Your founder is a Hamas frontman and your social media is managed in Lebanon. Related: Jewish Voice for Peace: 2025-04-20 University/Israel hate/Black Bloc nexus: week of 4/13-4/19 Jewish Voice for Peace: 2025-04-20 German court convicts man for antisemitic attack on Munich massacre victim’s grandson Jewish Voice for Peace: 2025-04-19 US: Activism of Columbia anti-Israel protest leader undermines efforts to end Gaza war |
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