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Democrat says Biden hasn’t been clear on Rafah policy

Democrat says Biden hasn’t been clear on Rafah policy

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House Armed Services Committee ranking member Adam Smith (D-Wash.) said President Biden and his administration have been clear on their policy around sending weapons to Israel in relation to an invasion of the city of Rafah. “My main criticism of the administration… president right now is they just haven’t been clear on what their policy is,” Smith said on NewsNation’s “The Hill” with anchor Blake Burman Thursday. “It is not the policy of the Biden administration that they’re gonna cut off Israel entirely if they go into Rafah.” On Wednesday, President Biden warned that he would stop giving offensive weapons like bombs and artillery shells to Israel if its forces begin an invasion in Rafah.  “Civilians have been killed in Gaza as a consequence of those bombs and other ways in which they go after population centers,” Biden said to CNN’s Erin Burnett. “I made it clear that if they go into Rafah — they haven’t gone in Rafah yet — if they go into Rafah, I’m not supplying the weapons that have been used …

Rick Scott calls for Columbia resignations, donors to withhold funds as protests rage 

Rick Scott calls for Columbia resignations, donors to withhold funds as protests rage 

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Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) called for donations to stop and for resignations of officials at Columbia University amid protests gaining steam at college campuses around the nation. “If you’re a donor to Columbia University, stop,” Scott said in an interview that aired Sunday on radio show “The Cats Roundtable” with hosts John Catsimatidis and Rita Cosby. “If you’re a board member, if you’re not gonna hold your administration accountable, you should resign.” Protests focused on Palestinian human rights and the dire humanitarian aid situation in Gaza have sprung up at college campuses across the country, most notably at Columbia. The Columbia protest has faced accusations of antisemitism, which protest leaders have pushed back on. “We are frustrated by media distractions focusing on inflammatory individuals who do not represent us,” Columbia protest leaders wrote in a statement last week. Columbia has also banned a student protest leader who said “Zionists don’t deserve to live” from the campus, a university spokesperson confirmed to The Hill Friday. Khymani James, the student, said in a video that recently resurfaced …

Sunday shows preview: College protests over war in Gaza take center stage

Sunday shows preview: College protests over war in Gaza take center stage

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The rise of pro-Palestinian protests that have sprung up at college campuses across the nation will likely be the focus of this week’s Sunday news shows. The protests, focused on aversion to Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza and abating the humanitarian crisis in the region, have highlighted major divisions in American politics and drawn the ire and support of politicians themselves. One of the most notable of the ongoing protests has taken place at Columbia University. Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.), who will appear on NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday” this week, has called on Columbia’s president to do her “job or resign” as alongside the protests, there have been concerns raised about the safety of Jewish students on campus. In a post on social media platform X last week, he compared the protests to the deadly rally in Charlottesville, Va., in 2017. “I fully agree with the White House — these ‘protests’ are antisemitic, unconscionable, and dangerous. Add some tiki torches and it’s Charlottesville for these Jewish students,” Fetterman wrote in a statement Sunday night. …