President Donald Trump and his administration have tried several tactics to block Harvard University's enrollment of international students, p…
It would be amusing if it weren’t so serious. Last weekend’s expressions of supposed free speech were almost universally called demonstrations by the media and “mostly peaceful” by some. In contrast, the Jan. 6, 2021 breach of the U.S. Capitol was labeled an “insurrection” and “riot” by the media.
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad:
NHA TRANG, Vietnam - Rod Kjersten has returned to Vietnam for the first time since he was a nurse in the U.S. Air Force hospital in Cam Ranh Bay. Now 77, he recalls the precise date when he left - May 28, 1970. He served at the hospital for two years where he treated wounded American soldiers and saw many die. He says while he was initially "gung-ho" about the U.S. and South Vietnamese war efforts, he has since become "neutral." Asked why, he said it was after seeing the Ku Chi tunnels on this trip. These were some of the tunnels used by North Vietnamese and Viet Cong soldiers to hide and "pop up" to shoot at Americans.
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has vetoed a proposal that would have banned teaching antisemitism at the state’s public schools. The proposal would have exposed educators who violate the new rules to discipline and lawsuits that they would personally be responsible for covering. Teachers and administrators at public K-12 schools, colleges and universities would have been prohibited from teaching or promoting antisemitism or antisemitic actions that create a hostile environment. The Democratic governor said on Tuesday that the bill is not about antisemitism but rather about attacking teachers. The bill’s chief sponsor said his proposal would create accountability when educators fail to protect students from the rise in antisemitism since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoes bill to ban teaching antisemitism in schools, impose punishment for violators.
FBI says 8 injured in Colorado attack by man with makeshift flamethrower who yelled 'Free Palestine'
The FBI says a man with a makeshift flamethrower yelled “Free Palestine” and hurled an incendiary device into a crowd that had assembled to raise attention for Israeli hostages held in Gaza. Eight people were injured in the attack Sunday in Boulder, Colorado, that the FBI says it's investigating as an act of terrorism. The suspect was identified as 45-year-old Mohamed Sabry Soliman and officials believe he acted alone. The burst of violence at the popular Pearl Street pedestrian mall unfolded against the backdrop of a war between Israel and Hamas that has contributed to a spike in antisemitic violence in the United States.
While contemplating the horror of two young and soon-to-be-engaged Israeli Embassy employees who were gunned down by a man shouting "free Palestine" and "I did it for Gaza," outside the Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., last week, I recalled the opening line to a song from the old off-Broadway musical "The Fantasticks" - "You wonder how these things begin." That song speaks to the love between a boy and a girl. Applied to the Washington shootings it makes you wonder how hate begins.
Harvard graduates are celebrating commencement at a pivotal time for the Ivy League school. The cap and gown-clad students cheered speakers Wednesday who stressed the importance of maintaining a diverse and international student body while standing up for the truth at a time the esteemed university is under threat by the Trump administration. Harvard’s battles with President Donald Trump over funding and restrictions on teaching and admissions are just the latest challenge for graduates who began school as the world was emerging from the pandemic. Yurong Luanna Jiang, a Chinese graduate who studied international development, told attendees she grew up believing the “world was becoming a small village." Now, though, she wonders if that worldview is under threat.
A federal judge on Thursday extended an order blocking the Trump administration’s attempt to bar Harvard University from enrolling foreign students. U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs extended the block she imposed last week with a temporary restraining order on the government action. Harvard sued the Department of Homeland Security on Friday after Secretary Kristi Noem revoked its ability to host foreign students at its campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts.Harvard sued the Department of Homeland Security after Noem revoked its ability to host foreign students at its campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts. On Wednesday, the Trump administration announced a new effort to revoke Harvard’s certification to enroll foreign students.