Columbia University tried to shut down a student tent encampment on April 18th, leading to over 100 arrests.
Over 2000 people have been arrested on at least forty-six campuses in the US since then.
The administration's move emboldened activists and sparked a nationwide student uprising against Israel's military campaign in Gaza.
In the final weeks of this tumultuous academic year, colleges and universities across the country have erupted in renewed protest against Israel's military campaign in the Gaza Strip. At Columbia University, on April 18th, school officials tried to shut down a student tent encampment by enlisting the New York Police Department, which then arrested more than a hundred protesters. The administration's move not only further emboldened activists at Columbia but also sparked a national uprising of students to end the war in Gaza and, for some, to end their institution's financial ties to Israel. Since then, more than two thousand people have been arrested on at least forty-six campuses in the U.S.
On Oct. 7, Hamas launched an invasion and murdered Israeli parents in front of their children, children in front of their parents, raped Israeli women and kidnapped or killed everyone they could get their hands on.
Hamas broke the cease-fire that existed on Oct. 7.
Israel responded to Hamas’ actions by bombing everything in its path in Gaza, resulting in thousands of children being killed, maimed and orphaned.
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][Hamas launched an invasion and murdered Israeli parents in front of their children, children in front of their parents, raped Israeli women and kidnapped or killed everyone they could get their hands on.][
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The article by Thomas L. Friedman contains selective reporting and emotional manipulation. The author focuses on the actions of Hamas that led to the conflict in Gaza while ignoring Israel's role in escalating the situation. He also expresses his personal feelings towards Hamas' actions, which can be considered emotional manipulation.
Again, you can be – and should be – appalled at Israel’s response: bombing everything in its path in Gaza so disproportionately that thousands of children have been killed, maimed and orphaned. But if you refuse to acknowledge what Hamas did to trigger this – not to justify what Israel has done, but to explain how the Jewish state could inflict so much suffering on Palestinian men, women and children in reverse – you’re just another partisan throwing another partisan log on the fire.
First, they are virtually all about stopping Israel’s shameful behavior in killing so many Palestinian civilians in its pursuit of Hamas fighters, while giving a free pass to Hamas’ shameful breaking of the cease-fire that existed on Oct. 7.
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The author expresses concern over the campus protests regarding the war in Gaza, stating that they are troubling because they reject important truths about how the conflict started and what is required for a fair and sustainable conclusion. The author finds issue with the fact that these protests primarily focus on Israel's actions while giving Hamas a pass for their own violent behavior. This imbalance in focus can be seen as an example of ideological bias.
By giving Hamas a pass, the protests have put the onus on Israel to such a degree that its very existence is a target for some students, while Hamas’s murderous behavior is passed off as a praiseworthy adventure in decolonization.
First, they are virtually all about stopping Israel’s shameful behavior in killing so many Palestinian civilians in its pursuit of Hamas fighters, while giving a free pass to Hamas’s shameful breaking of the cease-fire that existed on Oct. 7.
Over 2,500 arrests have been made during the ongoing protests against Israel’s war in Gaza on college campuses across the US.
Demonstrations against Israel’s war in Gaza have led to encampments being set up on central quads and academic halls being taken over by students.
Comparisons have been drawn between the recent student activism against Israel’s war in Gaza and major student movements over the Vietnam War and South African apartheid.
On April 17, hundreds of Columbia University students occupied the South Lawn to set up an encampment on campus, demanding that school administrators divest from businesses and investments in Israel and calling for a cease-fire in Gaza.
Columbia University’s president, Nemat Shafik, was called before Congress due to concerns of antisemitism on the school’s campus on the same day as the student occupation.
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The author makes several comparisons between the current protests against Israel's war in Gaza and past student movements, implying that the current protests are less significant due to their smaller size and disorder. However, she does not provide any objective data or evidence to support this claim. This is an example of selective reporting as the author only reports details that support her position while omitting information that contradicts it.
The recent spread of student activism has led some to compare it to major student movements over the Vietnam War and South African apartheid. While the recent demonstrations are still ongoing after several weeks, they are still far from the scale and disorder of movements in recent decades.
Columbia University tried to shut down a student tent encampment on April 18th, resulting in over a hundred arrests.
Student protests against Israel’s military campaign in Gaza have spread to over forty-six campuses in the US.
Joe Biden’s handling of the war in Gaza is disapproved by eighteen percent of young voters.
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The author makes several statements in this article, some of which contain informal fallacies. The first fallacy is an appeal to emotion when she describes the student protests as a 'youth revolt' and 'national uprising.' While it may be true that there have been widespread student protests against Israel's military campaign in Gaza, labeling it as a 'revolt' or an 'uprising' is an emotional appeal to evoke sympathy and support for the cause. The second fallacy is a hasty generalization when she states that 'only eighteen percent of young voters approve of the way Biden is handling the war in Gaza.' While this may be true based on current polling data, it does not necessarily mean that all young voters hold this opinion or that their protests are solely motivated by their disapproval of Biden's handling of the situation. The third fallacy is a false dilemma when she suggests that students will either move on from the protests or recognize Trump as the larger threat. This oversimplifies the complex motivations behind student activism and ignores other potential factors, such as a desire for political change or a sense of moral responsibility.
]The youth revolt will linger as a backdrop to the Presidential election, threatening Joe Biden's bid for a second term.[
For months, university presidents have been under the glare of Republican-led congressional hearings for what conservatives broadly deride as...
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The author expresses a clear bias against Joe Biden and the Israeli military. She uses language that depicts Biden as 'Genocide Joe' and describes the Israeli military's actions in Gaza as a 'military campaign' and a 'war'. The author also implies that university presidents are being unfairly targeted by Republican-led congressional hearings, implying a bias against Republicans.
Joe Biden has been described as ‘Genocide Joe’
university presidents have been under the glare of Republican-led congressional hearings
