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A survey by Hillel International found Jewish students feel less safe due to pro-Palestinian protests on campuses, with many encountering antisemitic rhetoric.

Bid passes with 143 votes in favor and nine against, while 25 countries abstained, with the U.S. expected to use its veto in the Security Council to block full Palestinian UN membership

Egyptians, including critics of President Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi, take to social media to criticize 'brainwashed' soldiers for their harsh treatment of the teenage Palestinian on the Egyptian side of the crossing with the Gaza Strip

Amidst significant progress in the hostage negotiations, IDF forces have taken control of the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing to Egypt, which is now closed for entry of humanitarian aid, as well as the Kerem Shalom crossing. Israeli source to CNN: 'The incursion is a limited operation intended to pressure Hamas to agree to a deal'

College graduation ceremonies witness pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel protests. Instances include flag displays, symbolic acts, and controversial speeches, but ceremonies proceed as planned.

Only a fool doesn't understand that eventually there will be a Palestinian state. And we Israelis are the biggest fools

October 7 brought settler violence to a head in the West Bank: 18 Palestinian herding communities have since been uprooted from their homes, with the residents now living in makeshift dwellings on the outskirts of other villages, impoverished and anxious for the future

Divestment from companies with ties to the Israel-Gaza war has been one of the pro-Palestinian protesters' clarion calls, but it has been to little effect. Boycotts on Starbucks, McDonalds and their likes have had minor impact, but far away from the campus Gaza encampments

A 17-year-old Palestinian boy was shot in the head when settlers rampaged through West Bank villages following the murder of 14-year-old settler Binyamin Ahimeir

Hours earlier, UCLA leadership had declared the pro-Palestinian encampment unlawful. Despite heavy police presence on campus, the two sides continued to fight each other late into the night, with pro-Israel protesters throwing fireworks into the camp

  Violent clashes erupted Wednesday on the campus of the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) between pro-Palestinian protesters and a group of counter-demonstrators, according to live video coverage provided by a US broadcaster. The UCLA student newspaper Daily Bruin said supporters of Israel had tried to tear down a pro-Palestinian protest encampment on […]

A video from the plaza next to Herod's Gate shows police officers kicking and using a baton to hit two Palestinian men who were passing through the area. The police said they were disturbing the police, though no confrontation was filmed

As pro-Palestinian student protests and encampments have grown and clashed with police in the U.S., similar protests began popping up in universities in France, the U.K., Greece and other European countries, turning the 'Gaza Solidarity Encampment' movement global

After pro-Palestinian student protesters forcefully took over Columbia University's Hamilton Hall, the school's administration decided to close the campus entirely, including for members of the press and students who do not live on campus, and subsequently announced it would begin expulsion

The arrests, which took place on four campuses, come as universities move to curb pro-Palestinian activism that has embroiled them in controversy and debate over the limits of free speech since October 7

Despite acting under the guise of peace activism, campus protestors are not helping Gazans. There is no place for their violence and antisemitism, says Palestinian peace activist Howidy.

The talks, aimed to support efforts to reconcile Palestinian rival groups Fatah and Hamas, will be the first time a Hamas delegation is publicly known to have gone to China since the start of the war in Gaza

Hamas proposes a five-year cease-fire and political transition if a Palestinian state is established. The move signals a shift from armed combat, including dissolving its military wing.

The university's administration extended the deadline afforded to students, following an extremely tense night in which it appeared to be close to calling authorities to remove the pro-Palestinian protest encampment set up on campus last week

'This is a pro-Palestinian march ... I am worried about the reaction to your presence,' a police officer told Gideon Falter, who was wearing a yarmulke. The police's apology, initially deleted, drew accusations of victim blaming