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Bernie Sanders is pictured in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on April 3 in Washington, D.C. Sanders accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of using claims of antisemitism as a deflection of criticism of the war.

Bernie Sanders says Netanyahu is attacking campus protests to deflect war criticism

5:06pm April 27, 2024

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized ongoing campus protests across the U.S. as antisemitic. The Vermont senator said it was an attempt to "deflect attention" from Israel's actions.

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People flutter a Palestinian flag in Lisbon during a Dec. 8, 2023, demonstration in support of the Palestinian people and demanding a cease-fire in Gaza.

A student club is suing its school, saying its pro-Palestinian views were censored

8:31am April 27, 2024

by Jaclyn Diaz

Members of the Washington, D.C., school Arab students club say their rights were violated "because the school does not want their viewpoint ... to be heard."

Gaza solidarity encampments sweep college campuses, police responses heighten

8:12am April 27, 2024

Protests against the war in Israel are sweeping campuses and show no signs of letting up. We hear from the demonstrators on what they hope to achieve and how university administrators are responding.

Activists and students participate in an encampment protest at the University Yard at George Washington University on Thursday.

Pro-Palestinian campus protesters face looming deadlines and risk of arrest

10:03pm April 26, 2024

by Ayana Archie

Hundreds of students have been arrested for participating in pro-Palestinian protests in recent days. And some schools, like Columbia and GW, have given them deadlines to dismantle their encampments.

The latest on student debt relief — and how young voters are feeling about it

5:19pm April 26, 2024

A look at where things stand on student loan forgiveness — and how Republicans and Democrats differ on whether to offer debt relief to student borrowers.

Pro-Palestinian protesters gather at an encampment on the Columbia University campus in New York City on April 25, 2024.

In Columbia University's protests of 1968 and 2024, what's similar — and different

5:05pm April 26, 2024

by Bill Chappell

There are parallels between the two high-profile events, most starkly the proliferation of similar protests around the country. But key differences set them apart.

Here are the divestment demands that student protestors are making

4:49pm April 26, 2024

by Adrian Florido

At the heart of the student protests overtaking college campuses are demands that their universities divest from companies that do business with Israel.

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The latest on college campuses as protests continue

4:49pm April 26, 2024

by Jasmine Garsd

At some college campuses, protesters have called for an immediate ceasefire in Israel's war with Hamas and divestment of endowment money invested in companies that provide military support to Israel.

Protests against the war in Gaza intensify at Columbia and other universities

7:42am April 26, 2024

by Adrian Florido

Authorities are being called to disperse pro-Palestinian demonstrations on college and university campuses across the U.S. — leading to mass arrests.

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University protesters want their schools to divest from Israel over its war in Gaza

7:27am April 26, 2024

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Chris Marsicano of Davidson College in North Carolina about how higher education institutions might go about divesting from Israeli interests, as demanded by protesters.

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