The Columbia University student who was one of the most vocal students in the anti-Semitic protests at <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/columbia-university" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Columbia University</a> in recent days has been thrown out of school after The Daily Wire unearthed video of him stating that “Zionists don’t deserve to live.”
Haaretz journalist Judy Maltz posted on X that Khymani James, the leader of the anti-Israel encampment on the school&#8217;s campus, &#8220;has been thrown out of school.&#8221; The Boston Globe also <a href="https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/04/26/metro/columbia-protest-leader-boston-school-khymani-james/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that James had also been banned from the school&#8217;s campus.
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BREAKING: Khymani James, the leader of the anti-Israel encampment who said ‘Zionists deserve to die’ has been thrown out of school
— Judy Maltz (@MaltzJudy) <a href="https://twitter.com/MaltzJudy/status/1783992593941983581?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 26, 2024</a></blockquote>
James claimed in a statement posted to social media on Friday that he was the victim of “far right agitators” who posted his remarks on social media, which he claimed they did “without context.”
In the stream, he made the case for Zionists to die several times and stated “Zionists don’t deserve to live.”
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James said he made the comment because he was feeling “unusually upset after an online mob targeted me because I am visibly queer and Black.”
The full meeting with Columbia University and his comments afterward on the livestream are below.
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Here is the full Khymani James live-stream that includes his disciplinary meeting with Columbia University over making threatening social media posts.
I saved you all the first 30 minutes where he rants with a friend and started with the school meeting. <a href="https://t.co/DfN6mKdlbm">pic.twitter.com/DfN6mKdlbm</a>
— Kassy Akiva (@KassyDillon) <a href="https://twitter.com/KassyDillon/status/1783899025000780053?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 26, 2024</a></blockquote>
James, who goes by “he/she/they” pronouns, is the spokesperson of the Columbia University Apartheid Divest (CUAD) group and has been the visible face of the protests that have garnered national attention, including holding a press conference on Wednesday.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/columbia-student-claims-he-misspoke-after-repeatedly-calling-for-zionists-to-die-in-hour-long-livestream" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Columbia Student Claims He ‘Misspoke’ After Repeatedly Calling For Zionists To Die In Hour-Long Livestream</a>

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The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/university-of-southern-california" target="_blank" rel="noopener">University of Southern California</a> announced on Thursday that it was canceling its main commencement ceremony that attracts tens of thousands of guests after far-Left extremists were violent on campus this week during anti-Semitic protests.
The school canceled the student valedictorian’s planned commencement speech last week after the Muslim student, Asna Tabassum, was <a class="c-link" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/16/us/usc-valedictorian-speech-gaza-war.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-stringify-link="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/16/us/usc-valedictorian-speech-gaza-war.html" data-sk="tooltip_parent">accused</a> by multiple organizations of openly trafficking in anti-Semitism on social media where a link she promoted featured <a class="c-link" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C5oPPbWtgom/?img_index=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-stringify-link="https://www.instagram.com/p/C5oPPbWtgom/?img_index=3" data-sk="tooltip_parent">propaganda</a> that called for the “complete abolishment” of Israel, among other things.
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Breaking &#8211; USC valedictorian Asna Tabassum will NOT be allowed to speak during commencement after outrage ensued following her authoring an antisemitic social media post on her Instagram account.
h/t <a href="https://twitter.com/JWheelertv?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JWheelertv</a> <a href="https://t.co/VhilgFpFYp">pic.twitter.com/VhilgFpFYp</a>
— StopAntisemitism (@StopAntisemites) <a href="https://twitter.com/StopAntisemites/status/1780013324731605170?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 15, 2024</a></blockquote>
&#8220;Over the past several days, discussion relating to the selection of our valedictorian has taken on an alarming tenor,&#8221; said Provost Andrew Guzman. &#8220;The intensity of feelings, fueled by both social media and the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, has grown to include many voices outside of USC and has escalated to the point of creating substantial risks relating to security and disruption at commencement. We cannot ignore the fact that similar risks have led to harassment and even violence at other campuses.&#8221;
Police have arrested scores of students at subsequent anti-Semitic protests at the school this week after the events turned violent.
The school said that it was &#8220;implementing additional security measures&#8221; to keep commencement activities safe on campus, including directing everyone who is attending to enter limited &#8220;specific points of entry&#8221; where all people and bags will be screened and a &#8220;clear bag policy&#8221; will be enforced.
The school&#8217;s announcement on the commencement ceremony said that because of the increased security and amount of time needed to screen everyone entering, &#8220;we will not be able to host the main stage ceremony that traditionally brings 65,000 students, families, and friends to our campus all at the same time and during a short window from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.&#8221;
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&#8220;We understand that this is disappointing; however, we are adding many new activities and celebrations to make this commencement academically meaningful, memorable, and uniquely USC, including places to gather with family, friends, faculty, and staff, the celebratory releasing of the doves, and performances by the Trojan Marching Band,&#8221; the school added.

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USC Cancels Main Commencement Ceremony After Far-Left Extremists Disrupt Campus

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A pro-<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/palestinians" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Palestinian</a> protest at Emory University descended into chaos on Thursday, with multiple students arrested after Atlanta police and Georgia state troopers responded to the scene.
Police wrestled multiple students to the ground, and at least one student was tased, video of the protests posted to social media shows. Other students were seen being led away in handcuffs.
Some witnesses <a href="https://www.ajc.com/news/crime/breaking-pro-palestinian-training-center-protesters-set-up-camp-at-emory/KI3KCD5TANAIVGHFF5OTLXY5BA/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> police used pepper spray to control the crowd.
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Atlanta cops tased and restrained one protester. <a href="https://t.co/8zd4rIbFdi">pic.twitter.com/8zd4rIbFdi</a>
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JUST IN: Chaos erupts as Georgia police officers reportedly fire rubber bullets into a crowd at Emory University.
The incident happened after students set up a Gaza solidarity encampment at the quad.
The protestors are &quot;demanding total institutional divestment from Israeli… <a href="https://t.co/vukOzrpMEz">pic.twitter.com/vukOzrpMEz</a>
&mdash; Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) <a href="https://twitter.com/CollinRugg/status/1783533693828784399?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 25, 2024</a></blockquote>
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The Emory protesters were protesting the Israel-Hamas war, but also the construction of a police training facility at an abandoned Atlanta prison, dubbed &#8220;Cop City&#8221; by opponents.
In an article the Emory protesters <a href="https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/protest-underway-at-emory-university-in-support-of-palestine-stop-cop-city" target="_blank" rel="noopener">published</a> online, the protesters wrote they were &#8220;demanding total institutional divestment from Israeli apartheid and Cop City at all Atlanta colleges and universities.&#8221;
On Thursday morning, several dozen people set up camp on the university&#8217;s lawn with tents and signs.
President Gregory Fenves said many of those initial protesters were outsiders.
“Early this morning, several dozen protesters entered our Atlanta campus and set up an encampment on the Quad,” Fenves said in an email to the school community.
“These individuals are largely not affiliated with Emory and were disrupting the university as our students finish classes and prepare for finals. This is completely unacceptable. In response to this encampment, the Emory Police Department notified these individuals that they were trespassing. When they refused to leave, law enforcement cleared the Quad,” Fenves said.
Emory police Commander Thomas Mann agreed, saying some of the protesters were not affiliated with the university.
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“The ones that were arrested, there wasn’t anything peaceful about what was going on,” the police commander <a href="https://www.ajc.com/news/crime/breaking-pro-palestinian-training-center-protesters-set-up-camp-at-emory/KI3KCD5TANAIVGHFF5OTLXY5BA/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Some of those arrested will be charged with criminal trespass and assaulting police officers, he said.
Rowdy protests have also broken out over the last week at other universities across the country.
In New York City, demonstrations erupted at Columbia, Harvard, and New York University, <a href="https://www.ajc.com/news/crime/breaking-pro-palestinian-training-center-protesters-set-up-camp-at-emory/KI3KCD5TANAIVGHFF5OTLXY5BA/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">where</a> 133 protesters were arrested. In the Boston area, students protested at both Harvard and Northeastern University. Another Ivy League school, Brown University in Rhode Island, saw protests as well. Yale University in Connecticut saw more than 40 protesters arrested.
In Texas, the University of Texas at Austin saw students demonstrate as police struggled to control the crowd, at one point knocking over a man holding a large camera.
In California, students protested at University of Southern California where 93 people were <a href="https://ktla.com/news/california/usc-imposes-campus-restrictions-after-nearly-100-arrested-during-pro-palestinian-protest/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">arrested</a>.

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The Palestine Solidarity Committee at <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/harvard-university" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Harvard University</a> was suspended from campus activities – and responded to that suspension by setting up a &#8220;Gaza solidarity encampment&#8221; in defiance of the school administration.
The official X account for National Students for Justice in Palestine shared video of the student protesters swarming Harvard Yard — which was roped off in advance of protests that took place over the weekend.
&#8220;Incredible video from @HarvardPSC,&#8221; the caption read. &#8220;Just yesterday, Harvard University placed the Harvard Palestine Solidarity Committee (PSC) under suspension. Less than 24 hours later, students launched a Gaza solidarity encampment. THE MORE THEY TRY TO SILENCE US THE LOUDER WE WILL BE.&#8221;
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Incredible video from <a href="https://twitter.com/HarvardPSC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HarvardPSC</a> 
Just yesterday, Harvard University placed the Harvard Palestine Solidarity Committee (PSC) under suspension. Less than 24 hours later, students launched a Gaza solidarity encampment. 
THE MORE THEY TRY TO SILENCE US THE LOUDER WE WILL BE <a href="https://t.co/SnWTuiAan7">pic.twitter.com/SnWTuiAan7</a>
&mdash; National Students for Justice in Palestine (@NationalSJP) <a href="https://twitter.com/NationalSJP/status/1783188086974734457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 24, 2024</a></blockquote>
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The group, according to <a href="https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2024/4/23/harvard-psc-suspended/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Harvard Crimson</a>, had been ordered as of Monday to &#8220;cease all organizational activities for the remainder of the Spring 2024 term,&#8221; and students who defied that order were reportedly threatened with possible expulsion.
The PSC had been placed on probation in March, The Crimson reported, adding that school administrators had gone through with the suspension after the group had failed to &#8220;register&#8221; a Friday protest and had &#8220;violated protest guidelines regarding responsible use of space.&#8221;
&#8220;The organization will not be recognized and will not have access to university benefits and services during this time, including but not limited to use of campus space and appropriate use of the Harvard name,&#8221; the email informing the PSC of their suspension stated. &#8220;If the organization continues to operate and commits additional violations during this suspension, the organization risks permanent expulsion, as provided in the Resource Guide.&#8221;
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The PSC released a statement in response to the suspension, claiming that they had endured &#8220;months of administrative repression, harassment and stalking by our own peers, and intimidation from right-wing politicians and donors.&#8221;
&#8220;After standing idly by as pro-Palestine students faced physical and cyber harassment, death threats and rape threats, and racist doxxing, Harvard has now decided to dismantle the only official student group dedicated to the task of representing the Palestinian cause,&#8221; the group complained.

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Israeli Prime Minister <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/benjamin-netanyahu" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Benjamin Netanyahu</a> slammed the presidents of some of America&#8217;s most prestigious universities this week after they took little-to-no action to quell the anti-Semitic protests on their campuses.
Netanyahu made the remarks in a video on Wednesday in response to anti-Semitic demonstrations at Columbia University, New York University, Yale University, and others.
&#8220;What&#8217;s happening on America&#8217;s college campuses is horrific,&#8221; Netanyahu said in the two-minute video. &#8220;Anti-Semitic mobs have taken over leading universities. They call for the annihilation of Israel. They attack Jewish students. They attack Jewish faculty. This is reminiscent of what happened in German universities in the 1930s. It&#8217;s unconscionable; it has to be stopped. It has to be condemned and condemned unequivocally. But that&#8217;s not what happened. The response of several university presidents was shameful.&#8221;
He thanked federal, state, and local officials for taking more action than the universities have, but said that more still needed to be done.
&#8220;When you listen to them &#8230; they say not only ‘death to Israel, death to the Jews,’ but ‘death to America,'&#8221; he said. &#8220;And this tells us that there is an anti-Semitic surge here that has terrible consequences.&#8221;
He said that it was in America&#8217;s interests to fight back against anti-Semitism because failure to do so throughout history has led to larger problems erupting that can harm countries.
&#8220;We have to stop anti-Semitism because anti-Semitism is the canary in the coal mine,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It always precedes larger conflagrations that engulf the entire world. So I ask all of you, Jews and non-Jews alike, who are concerned with our common future and our common values to do one thing: stand up, speak up, be counted, stop anti-Semitism.&#8221;
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Anti-Semitism on campuses in the United States is reminiscent of what happened in German universities in the 1930s.
The world cannot stand idly by. <a href="https://t.co/oHlwig1vCl">pic.twitter.com/oHlwig1vCl</a>
— Benjamin Netanyahu &#8211; בנימין נתניהו (@netanyahu) <a href="https://twitter.com/netanyahu/status/1783191454308864300?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 24, 2024</a></blockquote>

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Netanyahu Rips Heads Of Elite U.S. Schools: ‘Reminiscent Of What Happened’ In Germany ‘In 1930s’

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The Republican-led Tennessee state Senate failed to pass a bill that would ban the display of ideological and political flags, including Pride flags, in public schools across the state.
<a href="https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1722" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Senate Bill 1722</a> was introduced by Republican state Sen. Joey Hensley and was a companion to a bill that <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tennessee-takes-major-step-towards-banning-pride-flags-from-classrooms" target="_blank" rel="noopener">passed the state House</a> with overwhelming support. In a vote on Tuesday in the state Senate, however, SB 1722 failed to reach the required 17 votes for a constitutional majority as 13 lawmakers voted to pass the bill while six voted in opposition. Eight Republicans did not participate in the vote, The Tennessean <a href="https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2024/04/23/tennessee-senators-block-bill-banning-pride-flags-in-tennessee-schools/73430350007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
SB 1722 “prohibits LEAs [Local Education Agencies] and public charter schools from displaying in public schools flags other than the official United States flag and the official Tennessee state flag.”
Republican state Rep. Gino Bulso introduced the companion bill in the House after parents expressed concern about LGBT Pride flags being displayed in classrooms.
A previous version of the bill allowed for schools to display the American flag, the Tennessee state flag, the POW/MIA flag, and flags such as those that represent Indian tribes, a city, county, or metropolitan government, and an official school flag, among others. But an amendment from Republican state Sen. Todd Gardenhire was passed by the state Senate on Tuesday prohibiting schools from flying any flags other than the American flag and state flag.
Ultimately, the bill’s passage was blocked as five Democrats and one Republican, Lt. Gov. Randy McNally, voted against it, while eight Republicans skipped the vote. McNally said in a statement shared with The Daily Wire that he was concerned about constitutional challenges if the bill became law, such as “an adversarial First Amendment ruling against the state.”
“While Senator Gardenhire’s amendment language was a significant improvement, I believe comments made early in legislative process caused irreparable constitutional damage to the bill in my view,” McNally said. “Several members expressed interest in studying the subject of the bill over the summer in order to avoid a likely constitutional challenge. Because an adversarial First Amendment ruling against the state would be a near certainty if the bill passed, I voted no.”
The Republican senators who did not participate in the vote, according to The Tennessean, included: Sen. Paul Bailey (R-Sparta), Sen. Ferrell Haile (R-Gallatin), Sen. Becky Massey (R-Knoxville), Sen. Bill Powers (R-Clarksville), Sen. Shane Reeves (R-Murfreesboro), Sen. John Stevens (R-Huntington), Sen. Page Walley (R-Savannah) Sen. Bo Watson (R-Hixson).
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Sen. Haile told The Daily Wire that he doesn&#8217;t want flags that promote &#8220;controversial ideologies&#8221; in schools, but &#8220;legal guidance&#8221; from the state&#8217;s attorney general showed that there are Constitutional concerns surrounding the bill.
“As a grandfather, I firmly believe political flags promoting controversial ideologies have no place in public schools. As a conservative, I support the legislation in principle, which is why I voted for it in committee. After receiving new legal guidance from the Attorney General, there are constitutional concerns about this legislation and its ability to survive a First Amendment constitutional challenge,&#8221; Haile said. &#8220;If passed, that legislation would be tied up in court instead of keeping divisive symbols out of the classroom. The best path forward is to continue to work on this issue so that we can pass a constitutionally sound law to ban divisive flags from schools once and for all.”
Haile&#8217;s concerns were echoed by Sen. Reeves, who added, &#8220;I believe we need a better bill that will withstand court scrutiny.&#8221;
Sen. Watson told The Daily Wire in a statement that he did not vote in favor of the bill because it would also prevent the POW/MIA flag from being displayed on school grounds.
&#8220;I have a consistent record of supporting veterans and wanted the sponsor to delay moving forward with the bill until we had worked out the deficiency. The sponsor elected to move forward,&#8221; Watson said. &#8220;I was not going to vote against our veterans, POW and MIA.&#8221;
The Daily Wire has reached out requesting comment from each of the Republican state senators who skipped the vote on SB 1722.
Tennessee Republicans’ failure to pass the bill banning Pride flags on school grounds comes the same week the GOP-controlled state legislature couldn’t come to an agreement on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/extremely-disappointed-tennessee-school-choice-bill-wont-pass-this-year-governor-says" target="_blank" rel="noopener">school choice legislation</a> that was pushed by Republican Governor Bill Lee.
Lee said earlier this week that he was “extremely disappointed” that families “will have to wait yet another year for the freedom to choose the right education for their child.”
Lawmakers hope to end the 2024 legislative session this week, and a new General Assembly will be sworn in after the elections this fall.
This article has been updated to include comments from state senators.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/columbia-university" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Columbia University</a> is under fire yet again after a memo went out late on Monday informing all students and staff that remote or hybrid learning would be the standard until the semester ends.
The announcement came as anti-Israel and anti-Semitic protests have created an environment — on Columbia&#8217;s campus and at other colleges such as Yale — where Jewish students <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/columbia-rabbi-warns-of-extreme-antisemitism-advises-jewish-students-to-return-home-asap">do not feel safe</a>. After protesters chanted slogans calling for the genocide of Jews and the destruction of Israel — and one protester was seen holding a sign calling on Al Qasam (the militant wing of the terrorist group Hamas) to target fellow students who carried Israeli and American flags — classes initially were <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/columbia-university-moves-to-remote-learning-as-campus-rancor-puts-jewish-students-on-edge">switched to remote</a> for the day on Monday.
But by Monday afternoon, as tensions had not cooled, the Office of the Provost put out <a href="https://provost.columbia.edu/news/guidelines-teaching-student-accommodations-and-staff-campus" target="_blank" rel="noopener">new guidance</a> for the remainder of the term:
<blockquote>It’s vital that teaching and learning continue during this time. We recognize conditions vary across our campuses and thus are issuing the following guidelines:
Morningside main campus: All courses hybrid &#8211; classroom technology permitting &#8211; until the end of each school’s Spring 2024 semester with the following carveouts and further details below.
Arts/Practice-based programs: in-person with generous accommodations supported by school deans and staff.
Medical Center and Manhattanville: in-person operation as usual, but granting accommodations based on religious reasons, or approved disability accommodations.</blockquote>
&#8220;If the class does not permit adapting to the remote offering format, we encourage faculty to provide other accommodations liberally to students who have requested support for virtual learning this week,&#8221; the memo continued, also encouraging support staff to work from home if at all possible.
Critics slammed Columbia for moving to remote/hybrid learning, saying that the school had chosen to cave to the protesters rather than dealing with them.
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Imagine having to pay $70k a year for online classes because your school caved to these people.<a href="https://t.co/jvA5gxwjxc">pic.twitter.com/jvA5gxwjxc</a>
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&#8220;Let&#8217;s get this straight-Jewish prof at Columbia is denied access to campus so violent and vile Jew-hating anarchists are allowed to roam around spewing genocidal chants. If a parent has a child at Columbia, they should demand a refund and then sue for breach of contract,&#8221; former Governor Mike Huckabee (R-AR) posted.
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Let&#39;s get this straight-Jewish prof at Columbia is denied access to campus so violent and vile Jew-hating anarchists are allowed to roam around spewing genocidal chants. If a parent has a child at Columbia, they should demand a refund and then sue for breach of contract. <a href="https://t.co/TG2grkyptU">https://t.co/TG2grkyptU</a>
&mdash; Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) <a href="https://twitter.com/GovMikeHuckabee/status/1782439943060496774?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 22, 2024</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Remote learning because Columbia is refusing to keep their campus safe for people of all ethnicities and religions. Is this a breach of contract? Has anyone requested a refund?&#8221; Marina Medvin asked.
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&mdash; Marina Medvin 🇺🇸 (@MarinaMedvin) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarinaMedvin/status/1782358115746230433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 22, 2024</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;A degree from @Columbia today is not worth more than a roll of toilet paper. Parents: definitely demand a refund &amp; compensation!&#8221; New York City Council Minority Whip (R) Inna Vernikov added.
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A degree from <a href="https://twitter.com/Columbia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Columbia</a> today is not worth more than a roll of toilet paper. Parents: definitely demand a refund &amp; compensation!
&mdash; Councilwoman Inna Vernikov (@InnaVernikov) <a href="https://twitter.com/InnaVernikov/status/1782279204874158211?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 22, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Pro-Palestinian Protests Continue At Columbia University In New York City

‘Demand A Refund’: Critics Slam Columbia Univ. As Anti-Israel Protests Force ‘Hybrid’ Classes Until Year’s End

'Demand A Refund': Critics Slam Columbia Univ. As Anti-Israel Protests Force 'Hybrid' Classes Until Year's End

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Tova Friedman was just six years old when she walked out of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/visiting-auschwitz-and-why-it-matters-today" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Auschwitz</a>, and after dedicating herself to teaching others about the horrors of the Holocaust, she issued a stark warning to those who seem unwilling to crack down on the anti-Semitism rearing its head on college campuses in the United States.
Friedman made an appearance Tuesday on Fox News, where she predicted inevitable &#8220;tragedy&#8221; if something was not done to stop the growing &#8220;cancer&#8221; of anti-Semitism.
Responding to videos of protesters — on Ivy League college campuses like Columbia and Yale — telling Jewish students to go back to Poland and actively cheering on the brutal actions of Hamas terrorists, Friedman called the imagery &#8220;shocking.&#8221;
&#8220;It is shocking! It is utterly shocking! You know, when I walked out of Auschwitz with my mother, walking through these gates, and I thought — I was six and a half, and I was a very adult six and a half, not like a child, you know? And I said I will never, never have anybody call me a dirty Jew or anything else again. I am free now,&#8221; she said.
It was another five years before Friedman would see the &#8220;promised land&#8221; of the United States — and now, she worries that &#8220;tragedy&#8221; will befall her new country if nothing is done to stop the hatred.
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&#8220;I just want to say that if this isn’t contained and if they don’t think about it, what is going to be the end product? What is the end product of any hatred and prejudice? It is death to somebody. Could be death to themselves. Death to their opponents. Because we didn’t stop Hitler,&#8221; she said.
&#8220;That type of behavior and anger and hatred can only end up in tragedy. Tragedy for everybody. Not only tragedy for the Jews, God forbid, tragedy for themselves, which is — it’s going to be a terrible clash. We have to find a way to stop it. I think of it as a virus or like a cancer,&#8221; Friedman concluded. &#8220;If you don’t stop it early, it kills the body.&#8221;

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‘Utterly Shocking’: Auschwitz Survivor Says Anti-Semitic Campus Protests Can Only End In ‘Tragedy’

'Utterly Shocking': Auschwitz Survivor Says Anti-Semitic Campus Protests Can Only End In 'Tragedy'

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Much to the annoyance of the United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA), <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/california-school-teacher-with-no-interest-in-defunding-the-police-takes-stand-for-first-amendment-rights" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Glenn Laird</a> refuses to go away quietly.
After decades as a Los Angeles teacher, Laird is involved in a messy <a href="https://www.freedomfoundation.com/labor/la-teacher-sues-utla-says-demand-to-defund-police-was-the-last-straw/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lawsuit</a> with the union over its reluctance to allow him to opt out of membership and dues as prescribed by law. Last week, the case was appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. 
What makes his experience so compelling for the public — and embarrassing for UTLA — is that Laird is neither a malcontent nor a union-basher by inclination. He is, in fact, a much-decorated educator who served for many years as UTLA campus chapter co-chair.
But when the union began advocating several years ago to “defund the police” and put students’ and teachers’ lives at risk, he’d had enough.
Over the years, Laird has witnessed countless violent acts on campus, including the death of a former student, and was outraged that UTLA would call for the removal of law enforcement from the district’s schools.
“I couldn’t in good conscience continue to pay dues to an organization that was campaigning against something that is so personal to me,” explained Laird. “I support fully funding the police to keep our students safe.”
He responded by opting out of his UTLA membership and requesting it stop taking his money to fund messaging with which he disagrees.
His legal right to do so is unequivocal. In 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed in Janus v. AFSCME that unions could no longer take public employees’ money for use in political speech without their consent.
The ruling also specified that by agreeing to give money to a public labor union, workers are waiving their First Amendment right against compelled speech.
In the case of Glenn Laird, UTLA tried to have it both ways.
They told Laird his previous agreement was an effective waiver of his First Amendment rights, even though he signed it before Janus was even decided.
Even more to the point, the union refused to honor the terms of Laird’s actual agreement, which allowed him to end the deduction of his money. He specifically objected to the last union agreement he signed with UTLA by striking out the language supposedly restricting his ability to end his membership at any time with a felt marker.
UTLA kept taking his money without his consent anyway.
In other words, the First Amendment did not matter.
Left with no alternative, Laird took UTLA and the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) to federal court. Represented pro bono by the Freedom Foundation, he asked the court to rule on the scope of his constitutional rights, and to acknowledge UTLA’s violations.
But UTLA doesn’t want a judge to decide the constitutional claims.
Instead, its leaders cut him a check for the money deducted from his pay without his consent and asked him to please drop the case.
This tactic has become all too common among public unions trying to avoid their responsibilities under the First Amendment.
Laird refused to dismiss his lawsuit, and with good reason. Because his case is about more than the return of his money. In fact, Laird is donating the entire amount he received from UTLA to a nonprofit group that helps disadvantaged students in the Los Angeles area.
When judges at both the lower court level and the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the union, the Freedom Foundation filed a request with the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in.
Glenn Laird’s case is about a judicial acknowledgment and vindication of his First Amendment rights by a federal judge. As long as unions can cut checks using their members’ dues dollars to make lawsuits disappear, judges will never have the opportunity to rule on the actual constitutional issues, rendering the First Amendment and Janus decision meaningless.
“Hopefully the Supreme Court will find my case worthy of making a ruling,” concluded Laird. “Janus set the stage, but now we need to build on that precedent so unions and lower court judges don’t continue to ignore the Supremes.”
While it should not take a federal lawsuit for unions to recognize their responsibilities under the Constitution, UTLA doesn’t get to put a price tag on the First Amendment and cannot kill a case by simply doing the right thing after the fact.
For one principled Los Angeles teacher, the fight is far from over.
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Timothy R. Snowball is a civil rights attorney with Freedom Foundation, where his practice is focused on protecting the First Amendment rights of government workers to make their own decisions about whether to join or support public sector unions.
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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L.A. Teacher’s Fight With Union Appealed To Supreme Court

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A 13-year-old girl spoke at a school board meeting and tearfully described watching a student use a Stanley cup to brutally beat up a female student.
The teen girl, who attends Pennbrook Middle School north of Philadelphia accused school officials of failing to step in despite being warned hours ahead of time that the attack was coming.
Reduxx <a href="https://twitter.com/ReduxxMag/status/1781693695894368593" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that the attacker is a trans-identifying male student who identifies as &#8220;Melanie.&#8221;
&#8220;All of a sudden I just hear all this screaming and everybody running. &#8230; All of sudden you just hear these terrible loud bangs of the Stanley bouncing off her head. And then you see Mel grabbing her hair and hitting her against the table &#8230; There was blood going everywhere,&#8221; the young student recalled.
&#8220;We had to sit in there and watch them clean up her blood off those tables and ground, and we had to watch them take her out with blood dripping down her face and I will never forget that,&#8221; the girl said, her voice breaking.
The attacker also yelled &#8220;I&#8217;m going to murder you&#8221; repeatedly to students, she said.
The violent incident played over in her head as she lay in bed that night, the girl told board members.
The girl said she was &#8220;second on [the attacker&#8217;s] hit list&#8221; and begged school administrators for help five hours before the attack. The guidance counselor promised her the attack would not happen, the teen said.
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A male who identifies as transgender brutally assaulted a female student at Pennbrook Middle School in PA.
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The incident <a href="https://6abc.com/pennbrook-middle-school-fight-student-sent-to-hospital-following-incident-in-montgomery-county-cafeteria/14685285/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">occurred</a> at about 1:20 pm on Wednesday in the school cafeteria. Police and first responders were called to the scene.
Surveillance video shows a 7th grader walking along a lunch table when the student accused of attacking her runs up and begins hitting her in the head with a Stanley cup, according to Upper Gwynedd police.
The female student who was attacked needed staples in her head and is on concussion protocol, police said.
The incident is still under investigation, school officials said.
Incensed parents showed up at the school board meeting to voice their concerns.
&#8220;The fear in these kids&#8217; voices. This had to be a brutal attack because so many kids were screaming and crying,&#8221; one mother <a href="https://6abc.com/pennbrook-middle-school-fight-student-sent-to-hospital-following-incident-in-montgomery-county-cafeteria/14685285/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
&#8220;This was avoidable and the district truly failed to protect the students at Pennbrook,&#8221; one parent told school board members. &#8220;What are we supposed to say to our children after this? How do I send him back to school?&#8221;
The attacking student had only been at the school for three days when the attack occurred, parents said.
In a statement, Pennbrook Middle School Superintendent Todd Bauer confirmed that an incident had occurred resulting in &#8220;serious injuries&#8221; to a student.
However, he said rumors are &#8220;false&#8221; that the attacker was expelled from another school for violent behavior.
Bauer said the school is working with law enforcement and the families of the students involved. The school is working with the &#8220;district-wide traumatic event response team&#8221; to support the students who witnessed the attack, he said.

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WATCH: 13-Year-Old Girl Tearfully Tells School Board She Watched Classmate Brutalize Female Student

13-Year-Old Girl Tearfully Tells School Board She Watched Classmate Brutalize Female Student

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A pro-Israel professor at <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/columbia-university" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Columbia University</a> declared on Monday that he was denied entry while making his way to lead a sit-in at the campus site where anti-Israel demonstrators have set up camp.
Shai Davidai, an assistant <a href="https://business.columbia.edu/faculty/people/shai-davidai" target="_blank" rel="noopener">professor</a> in the Management Division of Columbia Business School, can be seen in one video posted to social media <a href="https://twitter.com/luketress/status/1782407863282926014" target="_blank" rel="noopener">telling onlookers</a> outside a gate that the university had deactivated his ID card.
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In another, Davidai confronted Columbia University COO Cas Holloway, who responded by telling Davidai that he would be allowed to hold his own demonstration on the Math Lawn, which is separate from the lawn where pro-Palestinian protesters have set up their so-called <a href="https://www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2024/04/19/gaza-solidarity-encampment-enters-third-day-following-mass-arrests/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;Liberation Zone.&#8221;</a>
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&quot;You can not let people who support Hamas on campus, and me, a professor, not on campus &#8211; let me in!&quot; &#8211; Shai Davidai shouted outside of the Columbia University gates attempting to go inside the &#39;Liberated Zone&#39; encampment with his supporters.
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&#8220;Earlier today, [Columbia University] refused to let me onto campus. Why? Because they cannot protect my safety as a Jewish professor. This is 1938,&#8221; Davidai <a href="https://twitter.com/ShaiDavidai/status/1782432139474043117" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a post to X.
The Daily Wire reached out to Columbia University seeking comment.
Last week, students began to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/22/us/columbia-university-protests-classes.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">erect tents</a> on a central campus lawn at Columbia and insisted they would not leave until the university meets their demands, including divestiture from companies that have ties to Israel, according to The New York Times. Police arrested more than <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/20/nyregion/arrested-columbia-students-suspended.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">100 students</a> for refusing to leave and the participants also face suspensions, but the protest activity has persisted for nearly a week.
Holloway <a href="https://publicsafety.columbia.edu/news/enhanced-safety-measures-morningside-campus" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> &#8220;enhanced safety measures&#8221; on Sunday that included an increase in police patrols, private security, and tighter ID checks at campus security to address the &#8220;gathering of large crowds on campus and around the Morningside perimeter are causing considerable disruption and distress.&#8221;
After a campus rabbi <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/columbia-rabbi-warns-of-extreme-antisemitism-advises-jewish-students-to-return-home-asap" target="_blank" rel="noopener">urged</a> Jewish students to go home due to the &#8220;extreme antisemitism and anarchy&#8221; that the university and New York Police Department could not contain, Columbia shifted to remote learning on Monday before the Passover holiday was set to begin at sundown.
&#8220;To deescalate the rancor and give us all a chance to consider next steps, I am announcing that all classes will be held virtually on Monday,&#8221; Columbia University Minouche Shafik said in a statement. &#8220;Faculty and staff who can work remotely should do so; essential personnel should report to work according to university policy. Our preference is that students who do not live on campus will not come to campus.&#8221;
Over the weekend, Davidai shared to X a message that he sent to university leadership stating that he planned to go to campus on Monday and sit &#8220;peacefully right in the center of the illegal encampment that you have allowed the pro-Hamas mob to establish in the middle of campus.&#8221;
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The message, which was included in a screen grab, said several Jewish and Israeli students, faculty, and staff would join him. Davidai said he was requesting a police escort of at least 10 officers. New York City Councilwoman Inna Vernikov <a href="https://twitter.com/InnaVernikov/status/1782042799418040826" target="_blank" rel="noopener">responded</a> to the post by tagging the New York City Police Department and saying that she is &#8220;requesting escort for this group and will make an official request.&#8221;
On Monday, before the confrontation on campus, Davidai posted a response he received from Holloway saying that his event could be held on the Math Lawn and that public safety officers would be present for Davidai and his students.
Davidai <a href="https://twitter.com/ShaiDavidai/status/1782376296984547635" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> the response was &#8220;nothing more than a continuation of six months of gaslighting and degrading the Jewish community of&#8221; Columbia University and <a href="https://twitter.com/ShaiDavidai/status/1782376674530570610/photo/1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">encouraged</a> people to bring Israeli and American flags in an effort to create a &#8220;safe space for Jewish and Zionist students on campus and standing up against terrorism.&#8221;
The National Review <a href="https://twitter.com/zach_kessel/status/1782438104277590089?s=46&amp;t=o-U3qwC25WnWaylJ0oeG7Q" target="_blank" rel="noopener">obtained</a> a different message that Holloway emailed to Davidai earlier in the morning on Monday that said the professor was &#8220;not permitted to enter the West Lawn&#8221; while citing &#8220;the obvious risk to the safety of students and other members of our community.&#8221;

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Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested at Yale University in Connecticut on Monday, police said, making for another law enforcement crackdown on an anti-Israel demonstration at an Ivy League school in the past week.
Anthony Campbell, the chief of the Yale Police Department, <a href="https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2024/04/22/live-police-begin-arresting-pro-divestment-protesters-on-beinecke-plaza/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told the Yale Daily News</a> that 40-45 people had been detained and charged with trespassing, a Class A misdemeanor.
Police had warned the protesters on Sunday night that they would be arrested if they did not vacate Yale&#8217;s Beinecke Plaza where they had set up tents, Campbell added.
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Meanwhile, hundreds of protesters blocked off a local intersection, but a New Haven police officer <a href="https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2024/04/22/live-police-begin-arresting-pro-divestment-protesters-on-beinecke-plaza/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told the Yale Daily News that</a> there were no plans for arrests so long as there was &#8220;no violence or threats or anything like that.&#8221;
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Protesters have reportedly been demanding Yale divest from military weapons manufacturers and chanting in solidarity with the Palestinians as Israel wages war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
University President Peter Salovey issued a <a href="https://president.yale.edu/president/statements/our-commitment-campus-safety-peaceful-assembly-and-civil-discourse" target="_blank" rel="noopener">message</a> on Sunday stating that Yale would &#8220;pursue disciplinary actions&#8221; for those found to be violating the school&#8217;s policies.
&#8220;Putting up structures, defying the directives of university officials, staying in campus spaces past allowed times, and other acts that violate university policies and guidelines create safety hazards and impede the work of our university,&#8221; Salovey said.
He added, &#8220;We are continuing to speak with students who are participating in protests so they understand the disciplinary consequences of actions that violate Yale’s policies.&#8221;
Salovey also said that most of the students have been protesting peacefully but noted that he was &#8220;aware of reports of egregious behavior, such as intimidation and harassment, pushing those in crowds, removal of the plaza flag, and other harmful acts.&#8221;
Yale University &#8220;does not tolerate actions, including remarks, that threaten, harass, or intimidate members of the university’s Jewish, Muslim, and other communities,&#8221; Salovey said.
&#8220;The Yale Police Department is investigating each report, and we will take action when appropriate, including making referrals for student discipline,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;We are providing support to affected students.&#8221;
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Similar demonstrations are taking place on other university campuses across the United States, including at the <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/mit-emerson-college-students-pro-palestinian-camps-columbia-university-protests-israel-gaza-war/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Massachusetts Institute of Technology</a> and other Boston-area institutions.
At Columbia University in New York City, police have arrested more than <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/20/nyregion/arrested-columbia-students-suspended.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">100 students</a> for refusing to leave an encampment. On Monday, Columbia moved to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/columbia-university-moves-to-remote-learning-as-campus-rancor-puts-jewish-students-on-edge" target="_blank" rel="noopener">remote learning</a> to &#8220;deescalate the rancor and give us all a chance to consider next steps,&#8221; the school&#8217;s president said.
Over the weekend, President <a href="https://twitter.com/HerbieZiskend46/status/1782166786563092763" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden</a>, House Speaker <a href="https://twitter.com/SpeakerJohnson/status/1782164781002113290" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Johnson (R-LA)</a>, New York City Democratic Mayor <a href="https://twitter.com/NYCMayor/status/1782169499774377999" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Eric Adams</a>, and other leaders issued statements condemning acts of anti-Semitism that have been witnessed on campus and beyond.

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