More than 200 people gathered in Deering Oaks on Saturday afternoon for a rally to highlight the struggles of the Palestinian people living in the Gaza Strip.
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Bowdoin College professors sign letter supporting Gaza protesters
College professors condemned severe responses by universities and police to protests across the country and called on the school to honor a referendum that students are voting on this week.
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Troops fired on Kent State students in 1970. Survivors see echoes in today’s campus protests
Kent State University is marking another solemn anniversary of the National Guard shootings that killed 4 unarmed students and wounded 9 others on May 4, 1970.
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Striking deals to end campus protests, some colleges invite discussion of their investments
The agreements to even discuss divestment mark a major shift on an issue that has been controversial for years, with opponents of a long-running campaign to boycott Israel saying it veers into antisemitism.
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Jewish students grapple with how to respond to pro-Palestinian campus protests
Like many Americans, Jewish students’ views on the war in Gaza and the broader Israeli-Palestinian conflict are wide-ranging and often nuanced.
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At least 2,000 people arrested at pro-Palestinian protests on U.S. campuses, tally shows
In the last 24 hours, protests that have drawn the most attention were at the University of California, Los Angeles, where chaotic scenes played out early Thursday.
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House passes bill to expand definition of antisemitism amid growing campus protests over Gaza war
Republicans in Congress have denounced the protests and demanded action to stop them, thrusting university officials into the center of the charged political debate over Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza.
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Pro-Palestine group demands Colby College cut ties with Israel
Colby officials responded to the initial email, sent by a group that calls itself “Colby Action for Palestine.”
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Students protesting on campuses across U.S. ask colleges to cut investments supporting Israel
Protesters have a unified demand for their schools: Stop doing business with Israel — or any companies that support its ongoing war in Gaza.
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USM students in Portland join nationwide campus protests in support of Palestine
Roughly 30 people, mostly students, demonstrated peacefully Wednesday at a rally organized by Maine Students for Palestine, which includes students at schools throughout the state.