Senate passes $26 billion aid for for Israel, Gaza
The Senate yesterday overwhelmingly passed an aid package that includes $26 billion in assistance to Israel and humanitarian relief in Gaza.
The package, approved by a 79-18 vote, also includes aid for Ukraine and Taiwan and the Indo-Pacific.
Protesters gathered near Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s Brooklyn home yesterday, opposed to U.S. military assistance to Israel in the war in Gaza, which has killed thousands of civilians.
The total amount of the package to the three areas is $95 billion, and it includes a provision that could lead to a nationwide ban on TikTok.
President Joe Biden said he will swiftly sign the package into law.
A look into college campuses’ long history of serving as a cultural movement platform
Valerie Castro breaks down the decadeslong history of college campuses serving as platforms for cultural movements as more groups from universities across the nation have joined in on the pro-Palestinian movement.
Protests to go on after student protesters agreed to remove 'a significant number of tents'
Columbia University has said it will continue conversations with pro-Palestinian protest leaders for the next 48 hours, without forcing the encampment to be removed.
Student groups had been circulating messages that a new deadline to disperse had been set for 8 a.m. ET. But the college said there was no deadline and instead talks continue and some concessions had been agreed.
"We are making important progress with representatives of the student encampment on the West lawn," a college spokesperson said. The statement also confirmed that:
- Student protesters have agreed to remove "a significant number of tents.
- Protest leaders will ensure only students enrolled at Columbia will be taking part.
- The encampment will comply with New York City Fire Department rules.
- And that protesters will "make the encampment welcome to all and have prohibited discriminatory or harassing language."
Columbia previously said it had set a deadline of midnight for dismantling the encampment, dispersing and following university policies going forward.