Israel-Gaza Conflict
‘SNL’ Cold Open Centers on Columbia University’s Handling of Pro-Palestinian Protests
Saturday Night Live‘s latest cold open centered on Columbia University’s handling of the pro-Palestinian protests on campus amid the Israel–Hamas war. During the sketch, Mikey Day, Kenan Thompson and Heidi Gardner played concerned parents of students participating in the protests. Last week, hundreds of demonstrators were arrested after the school’s president called the New York […]
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UCLA Leadership Under Scrutiny Over Slow Response to Attack on Pro-Palestine Encampment
Facing criticism from California’s political leaders, school faculty and students, UCLA’s chancellor is placing blame for the upheaval that overtook the university’s campus this week on “instigators” and “outside agitators” whose “terrifying” violent acts ultimately ended the weeks of pro-Palestine protests with the removal of an encampment by police and hundreds of arrests on campus. […]
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Israeli-Palestinian Film Collective, Ukraine War Archive to Get Sheffield DocFest Spotlight
The Sheffield DocFest 2024 will shine the spotlight on a collective of Palestinian and Israeli filmmakers, the Ukraine War Archive project, and more, as organizers on Friday unveiled that the theme for the 31st edition of the English festival will be “Reflections on Realities.” The event, taking place June 12-17, will offer a special program of […]
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Police Make Dozens of Arrests at UCLA in Tense Clashes With Israel-Hamas War Protesters
Police arrested pro-Palestinian protesters on college campuses across the country overnight, notably at the University of California, Los Angeles, where chaotic scenes played out early Thursday as officers in riot gear surged against a crowd of demonstrators. Police removed barricades and began dismantling demonstrators’ fortified encampment at UCLA after hundreds of protesters defied orders to leave, some […]
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Renowned Columbia Film Professor on Israel-Gaza Campus Unrest: “The Media Has Blown the Situation Out of Proportion” (Guest Column)
Annette Insdorf is synonymous with Columbia University, at which she has been a film professor since 1987 and served as director of undergraduate film studies for decades. A former translator for François Truffaut, she is also the longtime moderator of the 92nd Street Y’s “Reel Pieces” series, the author of numerous important books on film […]
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Pro-Palestinian and Pro-Israeli Protesters Clash at UCLA
Dueling groups of protesters clashed overnight at the University of California, Los Angeles, shoving, kicking and beating each other with sticks after pro-Israel demonstrators tried to pull down barricades surrounding a pro-Palestinian encampment. Hours earlier, police burst into a building occupied by anti-war protesters at Columbia University, breaking up a demonstration that had paralyzed the […]
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Police Clear Pro-Palestinian Protesters From Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall After Occupation
Police cleared 30 to 40 people from inside Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall late Tuesday after pro-Palestinian protesters occupied the administration building in New York earlier in the day. Hundreds of NYPD officers acted after the school’s president said there was no other way to ensure safety and restore order on campus and sought help from […]
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Protesters of Israel-Hamas War Gather Outside White House Correspondents Dinner
Hollywood stars, journalists and prominent politicians were met with a crowd of protesters of the Israel-Hamas war outside Saturday’s White House Correspondents Dinner. There has been growing public discord over the war and President Joe Biden’s handling of the conflict, as well as mainstream media’s coverage of it. This year’s event at the Washington Hilton […]
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Hot Docs Festival: Middle Eastern Films Get Spotlight Amid Israel-Hamas War
The impact of the Israel-Hamas war covered extensively by the world media and saturating social media platforms has Middle Eastern directors and their films suddenly in the spotlight on the international film festival circuit. At Hot Docs, Canada’s largest documentary festival that kicks into gear this weekend, Palestinian filmmaker Mohamed Jabaly has brought his documentary […]
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Students and Law Enforcement Clash at Pro-Palestine Protest at USC, Leading to 93 Arrests
With graduations looming, student protesters doubled down early Thursday on their discontent of the Israel-Hamas war on campuses across the country, with multiple arrests made at campuses in Massachusetts and California as universities have become quick to call in the police to end the demonstrations and make arrests. At Emerson College in Boston, 108 people […]
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Nicola Coughlan Recalls Being Told “You Won’t Get Work” Over Her Palestine Support
Nicola Coughlan opened up about her support for Palestine and how she was told it could affect the acting gigs she’s offered. In a Teen Vogue cover story, the Bridgerton star sat down to discuss the show’s upcoming and highly anticipated season three. In the conversation, she also got candid about her support for a […]
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Alec Baldwin Seemingly Slaps Person’s Phone Away After Being Harassed in Coffee Shop
Alec Baldwin seemingly slapped someone’s phone out of their hand after they kept trying to get him to say “Free Palestine.” A video posted on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday night sees a person go up to Baldwin at a New York City coffee shop. The nearly one-minute video, posted on an account with the […]
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