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The Biden administration is silent connected whether students carrying retired anti-Israel protests spiraling connected assemblage campuses nationwide will beryllium barred from student indebtedness forgiveness programs that person canceled billions of dollars successful indebtedness nether nan 46th president.
"We opportunity justice, you opportunity how. Burn Tel Aviv to nan ground," protesters person chanted connected Columbia University’s field successful caller days. "Hamas we emotion you. We support your rockets, too," different chants person included.
Colleges from seashore to coast, including immoderate of nan nation’s astir elite schools - including Harvard, Yale, Penn, Berkeley and others - person seen days’ agelong protests connected campuses, wherever students request their schools wholly divest from Israel arsenic nan decease toll successful Gaza increases.
The protests travel pursuing violent statement Hamas launching warfare successful Israel connected Oct. 7, which initially fanned nan flames of antisemitism connected campuses successful nan shape of protests, menacing graffiti and students reporting that they felt arsenic if it was "open play for Jews connected our campuses." The protests person now heightened to nan constituent wherever Jewish students are warned to time off field for their ain safety.
Fox News Digital reached retired to nan White House connected Sunday asking if nan management plans to barroom student protesters from eligibility for student indebtedness forgiveness programs, but did not person a response. Biden, successful part, campaigned successful 2020 connected forgiving student indebtedness debt, including pledging to cancel astatine slightest $10,000 per borrower backmost successful 2020.
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President Joe Biden speaks astatine an arena astir canceling student debt, astatine nan Madison Area Technical College Truax field connected Monday, April 8, 2024, successful Madison, Wis.
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Last year, nan Supreme Court struck down nan Biden administration’s scheme to springiness up to $20,000 successful indebtedness alleviation per person, though nan management has remained committed to canceling indebtedness done different avenues, including done established alleviation programs. As of this month, nan management has forgiven astir $153 cardinal successful indebtedness among astir 4.3 cardinal Americans, nan Department of Education elaborate successful a property merchandise connected April 12 aft nan management announced $7.4 cardinal successful further student indebtedness debt alleviation for much than 200,000 borrowers.
A authorities trooper knocks down a pro-Palestinian protester astatine nan University of Texas connected Wednesday, April 2i4, 2024. (Jay Janner / American-Statesman)
Fox News Digital asked nan management if they are weighing whether to bar anti-Israel protesters connected campuses from specified alleviation programs, but did not person a response. Fox Digital besides asked if nan management is weighing specified an option, if students would beryllium barred based connected arrests aliases done assemblage and rule enforcement investigations.
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The anti-Israel protests intensified this month, including erstwhile nan NYPD arrested much than 100 protesters connected Columbia’s campus, and a schoolhouse rabbi warned students past week to time off field "as soon arsenic possible," noting that "what we are witnessing successful and astir field is unspeakable and tragic."
Pro-Palestinian protesters shape a objection successful beforehand of Sather Gate connected nan UC Berkeley field connected April 22, 2024 successful Berkeley, California. Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters staged a objection successful beforehand of Sproul Hall connected nan UC Berkeley field wherever they group up a shelter encampment successful solidarity pinch protesters astatine Columbia University who are demanding a imperishable cease-fire successful nan warfare betwixt Israel and Gaza. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
"The events of nan past fewer days, particularly past night, person made it clear that Columbia University’s Public Safety and nan NYPD cannot guarantee Jewish students’ information successful nan look of extreme antisemitism and anarchy," Rabbi Elie Buechler wrote to students past weekend. "It profoundly pains maine to opportunity that I would powerfully urge you return location arsenic soon arsenic imaginable and stay location until nan reality successful and astir field has dramatically improved."
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A Columbia professor based on successful comments to Fox Digital past week that student groups supporting anti-Israel protests had "crossed nan line" and shape-shifted into becoming "actual terror" organizations. He specifically pointed to an incident connected Columbia’s field earlier this period erstwhile a protester was seen holding a motion reading, "Al-Qasam’s (sic)next targets," while pointing astatine a group of Jewish students who were singing and waving Israel’s flag. Al-Qassam is nan subject helping of Hamas.
Pro-Palestinian protesters march astatine nan University of Texas connected Wednesday, April 24, 2024. (Jay Janner / American-Statesman)
Protesters crossed galore of nan campuses person established encampments connected campus, dubbed titles for illustration nan "Gaza Solidarity encampment" aliases nan "liberated zone," which hearken backmost to 2020’s "cop free zones" successful cities specified arsenic Portland and Seattle during nan raging defund nan constabulary and BLM riots that year.
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Arrests for nan protests are mounting, pinch much than 100 protesters arrested astatine Boston’s Northeastern University connected Saturday. The schoolhouse said protesters were heard utilizing antisemitic slurs, including "Kill nan Jews." Dozens much were arrested connected Emory’s field successful Atlanta past week, including an economics professor, pinch constabulary allegedly utilizing tear state and Tasers connected nan crowds.
All in, much than 200 protesters were arrested connected Saturday unsocial connected campuses stretching from Arizona State University to Northeastern, the New York Post reported.
A protester astatine NYU spit connected a motion that said "Jewish" earlier adorning it complete nan connection "White." The last motion said "Pure Evil" and "Jewish Supremacy." (Obtained by Fox News)
As nan protests intensify and video footage of nan scenes dispersed connected societal media, critics person slammed indebtedness bailouts nether nan Biden administration.
"Your taxation dollars astatine work," State Auditor of Mississippi Shad White posted connected X past week. "No much DEI (which is feeding this antisemitism). No much student indebtedness bailouts. Fix our universities."
White’s remark came successful consequence to celebrated blimpish X relationship "End Wokeness" posting footage of protests connected Columbia’s field past week, captioning nan video: "This is nan segment astatine Columbia University correct now. A literal cult is occupying nan campus. Remember: We each paid their student debt."
Students move a shelter wrong Columbia University connected April 24, 2024 successful New York City. Columbia University student organizers were fixed a midnight deadline to resoluteness talks pinch nan assemblage complete dismantling nan pro-Palestinian encampment, pinch Columbia President Minouche Shafik considering "alternative options" if nary statement was reached. (Jeenah Moon/Getty Images)
"IDEA: If a student is arrested successful an forbidden protestation aliases astatine slightest arrested for attacking constabulary he is nary longer eligible for student indebtedness alleviation - he’s sewage to salary backmost his loans successful afloat - nary forgiveness," conservative X relationship Amuse posted while tagging Republican Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz.
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"Supposedly 'peaceful' pro-Palestinian protesters extracurricular Columbia University calling for nan extremity of Israel. Remember, your taxation dollars are going to forgive nan student indebtedness for these people," publication Conservative Brief posted connected X Friday.
Former President Donald Trump, nan presumptive GOP nominee for nan statesmanlike election, has many times slammed Biden arsenic being responsible for nan protests, calling nan demonstrations and antisemtism a "disgrace."
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to nan media arsenic he leaves tribunal during his proceedings for allegedly covering up hush money payments astatine Manhattan Criminal Court on April 22, 2024 successful New York City. Former President Donald Trump faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records successful nan first of his criminal cases to spell to trial. (Brendan McDermid-Pool/Getty Images)
"What's going connected astatine nan assemblage level… Columbia, NYU and others is simply a disgrace. And it's really connected Biden," Trump said connected Tuesday greeting extracurricular nan Manhattan courtroom wherever he is facing 34 charges of falsifying business records successful a lawsuit he’s calling a "witch hunt."
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"He's sewage nan incorrect words. He doesn't cognize who he's backing. And it's a mess. And if this were me, they'd beryllium aft me, they'd beryllium aft maine truthful much, but they're trying to get him a pass. And what's going connected is simply a ugliness to our country. And it's each Biden's fault, and everybody knows it. He's sewage nary message, he's sewage nary compassion and doesn't cognize what he's doing," Trump continued, adding Biden is the "worst president successful nan history of our country."
President Joe Biden speaks to nan National Action Network Convention remotely from nan South Court Auditorium of nan White House, Friday, April 12, 2024, successful Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Biden has denounced nan protests, but came nether disapproval past week for besides condemning those "who don't understand what's going connected pinch nan Palestinians."
"I condemn nan antisemitic protests. That’s why I person group up a programme to woody pinch that. I besides condemn those who don't understand what's going connected pinch nan Palestinians," Biden told reporters this month.
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Critics person compared it to Trump’s remarks successful 2017, pursuing a two-day riot successful Charlottesville, Virginia, erstwhile White nationalists descended connected nan city. Trump said astatine nan clip that nan unit had "no spot successful America," while adding location was "blame connected some sides" and "very good people, connected some sides."
