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Germany Moves to Deport Four Residents over Gaza Protests – Report
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Germany plans to deport four foreign residents over pro-Palestine protests despite no criminal convictions. In a move akin to the developments in the US, immigration authorities in Germany are moving […]

Judge Rules Mahmoud Khalil Case to Continue in New Jersey
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The decision marks the second time that the US administration has unsuccessfully sought to transfer the case to Louisiana. A federal judge has ruled that the legal challenge over Columbia […]

‘Blacklisted’ – Masked US Agents Detain Turkish PhD Student
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Ozturk’s detention reportedly follows a campaign by Canary Mission, a pro-Israel website that blacklists pro-Palestine students and activists. Six masked US immigration agents arrested a Turkish doctoral student on a […]

Columbia University Student Sues US Government over Deportation Attempt
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The student was arrested on March 5 for “obstruction of governmental administration” but mere days was advised that her lawful resident status was being revoked. A Columbia University student who […]

Columbia Caves to Trump’s Demands on ‘Antisemitism’ to Secure Funding
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Among the concessions agreed to by the university are a ban on face masks at protests and the hiring of 36 “special officers” with the power to remove or arrest […]

Georgetown Researcher Detained amid Crackdown on Pro-Palestinian Advocacy
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Federal agents detained a Georgetown researcher in a growing US crackdown on pro-Palestinian activists, citing a rarely used immigration law. Masked federal immigration agents detained a Georgetown University researcher in […]

Mahmoud Khalil Speaks from ICE Detention: ‘I Am a Political Prisoner’
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil describes his arrest as a direct consequence of advocating for Palestine, calling himself a “political prisoner” in a letter from ICE detention. Detained Palestinian activist Mahmoud […]

Nearly 100 Protesters, Jewish Activists, Detained over Khalil Arrest
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Khalil is currently being held in a Louisiana detention center, a situation that his lawyers have objected to, and asked for his return. New York police detained close to 100 […]

‘Taken for Exercising First Amendment Rights’ – Khalil’s Deportation Ban Extended
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Khalil, 29, who served as a lead negotiator during the Gaza Solidarity Encampment last April, has not been formally charged. A New York federal judge ordered that prominent Columbia University […]

‘Assault’ on Free Speech – US Lawmakers Demand Mahmoud Khalil’s Release
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The lawmakers said Khalil’s arrest “is an act of anti-Palestinian racism intended to silence the Palestine solidarity movement in this country, but this lawless abuse of power and political repression […]

‘Over 300 Cases’ – Israeli Universities, Academics Face Unprecedented Global Boycott
By Palestine Chronicle Staff According to the data, Belgium recorded the highest number of boycotts, reaching more than 40, followed by the United States with more than 35. Israeli universities and academics have faced […]

‘Our Universities are Complicit’ – Pro-Palestine Students Detained in Minnesota
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The protesters’ demands include an end to what they call institutional “neutrality” as well as economic and academic divestment from Israel. At least 11 pro-Palestine protesters who barricaded an administration […]

Keffiyah Ban – Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Jhumpa Lahiri Declines Award from Noguchi Museum
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “Jhumpa Lahiri has chosen to withdraw her acceptance of the 2024 Isamu Noguchi Award in response to our updated dress code policy.” The Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri has declined […]

‘Major Divestment Win’ – Students Say MIT has Cut Ties with Lockheed Martin Fund
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “This is the first known American-Israeli weapons manufacturer partnership to end at an American university since the war on Gaza began.” The MIT Coalition for Palestine has announced victory in […]

‘Stop this Criminal Aggression’ – Meshaal Urges Students to Resume Campus Protests
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Nearly 2,500 people were arrested at pro-Palestinian rallies at college and university campuses across the United States earlier this year. As the new academic year gets underway, senior Hamas official […]

‘Stop US Funding Genocide’ – Protests as Biden Delivers Farewell Speech at DNC
By Nurah Tape – The Palestine Chronicle “Joe Biden and the Democratic Party are Responsible for the Israeli Genocide Against Gaza,” protesters said. Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Chicago, ahead of […]

‘Period of Turmoil’ – Columbia President Resigns after Gaza Protests
By Nurah Tape – The Palestine Chronicle The president of Columbia University, Minouche Shafik, has resigned following months of criticism over her handling of campus protests against Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza. In a […]

‘No Grads in Gaza’ – Stanford University Students Walk Out of Grad Ceremony in Support of Palestine
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Students held placards reading ‘No Grads in Gaza’, ‘Free Palestine. Stanford Divest,’ and ‘Disclose. Divest. Amnesty Now.’ More than 400 students walked out of their graduation ceremony at Stanford University […]

‘Toward Nakba as a Legal Concept’ – Columbia Law Review Takes Down Entire Website Over Article
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “This most recent repression by the Columbia Law Review Board of Directors is a shameful attempt to silence groundbreaking legal scholarship shining light on the catastrophe of Zionism.” The Columbia […]

Meetings on Disclosure, Divestment – Harvard Students Reach Agreement to End Encampment
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “We are under no illusions: we do not believe that these meetings are divestment wins. These side deals are intended to pacify us away from bull disclosure & divestments. Rest […]

This is Palestine’s Anti-apartheid Moment – Linda Sarsour (VIDEO)
By Nurah Tape – The Palestine Chronicle “I do feel that Palestine is having our South African anti-apartheid moment.” Palestinian-American political activist Linda Sarsour has said that the rhetorical shifts from the US administration […]

More Arrests – US Student Protest Movement for Gaza Continues
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “Apartheid does not end with a ceasefire, it ends with equal rights. We will call for divestment until international law is respected.” Student protests continue at colleges and universities across […]

What is Happening at US Universities – Latest from the Student Uprising for Gaza
Who are the protests? What are their demands? And how the unprecedented student uprising is being handled by US police and government? Student protests over the Gaza war have spread across the United States over […]