Tag: Anti-Israel

Biden Shifts Positions on Gaza ‘Ceasefire’ as Activist Pressure Mounts, Election Nears

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President Joe Biden is quietly shifting strategy on the Israel-Hamas war amid a looming threat from activist groups and his voters ahead of the 2024 election.

For the first time since the war began on Oct. 7, the U.S. failed to veto a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution calling for a six-week “immediate” ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, tied to the release of the hostages in Gaza. The Biden administration’s decision comes after pressure from his voting bloc, outcry from protestors and unrest in the White House.

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Portrait of Lord Balfour at Cambridge Destroyed by Pro-Palestine, Anti-Israel Activists

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Lord Balfour of Cambridge portrait destroyed by vandal

A portrait of Lord Arthur James Balfour at Trinity College at Cambridge was destroyed Friday by pro-Palestinian activists.

In a video posted on social media by Palestine Action, a young woman in a blue puffy jacket is seen spraying red spray paint on the painting then slashing the canvas with a sharp tool.

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University of Virginia Professor Cancels Class to Support Anti-Israel Walkout

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Christa Robbins

A University of Virginia professor on Monday canceled her class to support a walkout on campus timed to coincide with voting on a student referendum calling on the school to divest from companies with ties to Israel.

“I’m writing to let you know that I am canceling class today in solidarity with the ‘Yes on Divest Walkout’ that the UVA Apartheid Divest Coalition organized. I realize this issue is polarizing right now, so I want to take a moment to let you know why I made this choice,” Christa Robbins, an associate professor of art history at UVA, wrote in a Monday email to students, reported the Daily Caller, which obtained a copy of the memo.

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