Columbia extends deadline for accord with pro-Palestinian protesters
Columbia University appears to have extended the deadline for pro-Palestinian protesters to disperse from the school's main lawn.
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Columbia University appears to have extended the deadline for pro-Palestinian protesters to disperse from the school's main lawn.
The United States is considering the unprecedented step of sanctioning members of the Israel Defense Forces in the West Bank for alleged human rights violations.
Demonstrations have spread to campuses across the country with pro-Palestinian supporters angry over Israel's war in Gaza and many Jewish students expressing fear after incidents of antisemitism.
Congress is advancing a $95 billion foreign aid package that would provide support to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan. Senate leaders of both parties encouraged their colleagues on Tuesday to move quickly and get the measure passed. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has the details.
Senators are preparing to give final approval to $95 billion in aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has the latest from Capitol Hill. Then, political strategists Ashley Etienne and Maura Gillespie join with analysis.
After months of delays, a $95 billion foreign aid package is heading toward a vote in the Senate. Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut joins "America Decides" to discuss.
United Nations human rights chief Volker Türk said he is "horrified" by an apparent mass grave site found near a medical facility in Gaza's Khan Younis. Wyre Davies with BBC News, a CBS News partner, has more.
The Senate is debating whether to pass a set of bills that would release additional funds for U.S. allies Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion is following from Capitol Hill.
"He's ultimately responsible," former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
More than 100 people were arrested Monday night after pro-Palestinian protests at New York University. CBS News correspondent Nancy Chen breaks down the increased tensions around New York City colleges.
For more than two months Israel has threatened to send troops into Rafah, despite the U.S. advising against it, but even without such an operation, Rafah is still under daily bombardment. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta has more on that and the possible blacklisting of an IDF unit.
Police arrested dozens of people at pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Yale and NYU Monday as the war in Gaza reverberates across U.S. campuses. The crackdown comes after more than 100 pro-Palestinian demonstrators were arrested at Columbia University last week. Many Jewish students are expressing fear for their safety after alleged incidents of antisemitism. CBS News correspondent Meg Oliver has more.
The Netzah Yehuda Battalion of the Israel Defense Forces has faced criticism for its conduct. Will the U.S. take action?
The NYPD made arrests at a pro-Palestinian protest outside NYU's Stern School of Business in Gould Plaza.
Palestinian officials claim to have found mass graves with more than 200 bodies in them at the sites of the Al-Shifa and Nasser medical facilities in Gaza following Israeli military operations. The U.N. human rights office said it's working to corroborate the reports. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta has the latest on the war, including ongoing strikes in Rafah and the possible blacklisting of an IDF unit.
The Senate is expected to vote Tuesday on a bundle of foreign aid bills the House passed over the weekend. The lower chamber approved billions of dollars for Ukraine, Israel and allies in the Indo-Pacific, but the package also includes a measure that would force the Chinese parent company of TikTok to divest from the app. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more on that and the effort to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson.
Antisemitic chants and even threats against Jewish students have brought the tension of the Middle East onto U.S. college campuses.
For more than two months, Israel has threatened to send troops into Rafah, despite the U.S. advising against the operation. However, even without the possible ground assault, the southern Gaza city experiences daily attacks.
Protesters demanding Yale University divest from military manufacturers and expressing "solidarity with Gaza" were detained Monday as demonstrations spilled out into the streets.
Protesters have been arrested at Columbia and Yale as they've refused to move, calling for a break from Israel.
Inspired by protests at Columbia University, pro-Palestinian camps have been set up at MIT, Tufts and Emerson College.
Israel's leader says he'll fight any U.S. sanctions against his forces stemming from alleged pre-Gaza war human rights violations.
The U.S. is investigating Israel's Netsvah Yehuda Battalion, made up of ultra-orthodox soldiers, over accusations of human rights violations in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Debora Patta has the details.
Classes at Columbia University are fully remote Monday, as pro-Palestinian protests over the Israel-Hamas war stretched into their sixth day.
The Senate is expected to begin voting Tuesday on a set of bills passed by the House over the weekend to approve funds for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. House Speaker Mike Johnson's leadership position may be in jeopardy for his work with Democrats to pass the funding package. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has the latest.