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A group of students gathered at the University of Pittsburgh on Tuesday, May 17th, to demand that the school disclose investments in Israeli organizations and divest from companies complicit in apartheid, occupation, and genocide. The demonstrators, who were part of a nationwide movement, also called on the university to condemn the ongoing conflict in Gaza and cut all ties with Israeli universities. The demonstration was held in solidarity with similar protests at other campuses across the country, including Columbia University, Yale, and MIT.

TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, has vowed to challenge a proposed bill in the U.S. Congress that would force it to divest its ownership stake in the popular video-sharing app. The move sets the stage for a potential legal battle between the U.S. government and one of China’s largest tech companies. ByteDance argues that the bill violates the First Amendment rights of TikTok’s 170 million American users and has a strong chance of prevailing in court. However, a protracted legal fight could damage TikTok’s brand and lead to a loss of users and revenue.

Columbia University is facing backlash from prominent alumnus Robert Kraft over contentious protests surrounding the Israel-Hamas conflict. Jewish students allegedly fear attending classes amidst the protests. Kraft has suspended donations to his alma mater due to the escalating rhetoric. Meanwhile, protests and encampments have emerged at other universities, including Emerson College, Tufts University, and MIT. Amidst the unrest, Harvard University has restricted access to Harvard Yard.

Harvard College has suspended the Palestine Solidarity Committee, its leading pro-Palestinian student group, following a series of controversies and protests. The group’s suspension comes amid a surge in pro-Palestinian protests on campuses across the nation, fueled by the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

New York University protesters demanding divestment from Israel-linked holdings were arrested by police in riot gear on Monday night. The protesters had set up a ‘Gaza Solidarity’ encampment at the university’s Gould Plaza. Police ordered the protesters to disperse, and those who remained were arrested and led to police buses.

Columbia University has shifted to remote learning to quell growing tensions on campus over Israel’s war in Gaza. This follows the arrest of dozens of students protesting the university’s ties to companies connected to Israel. Similar protests and arrests have occurred at Yale University, prompting university leaders to take action against student protesters.

Students at New York University (NYU) have joined the anti-Israel protest movement by setting up an encampment on campus. The protesters are calling on the university to divest from the Jewish State and end its campaign across the Palestinian enclave. They are also demanding that the school shut down its campus in Tel Aviv and remove NYPD cops from campus.

Inspired by the Columbia University campus occupation, protest encampments have emerged on at least eight American universities demanding divestment and support for Palestine. The encampments, which started on Wednesday, have been established at Yale University, University of Michigan, New York University, The New School, Tufts University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Emerson College, and Rutgers University.

Students at New York University and The New School have established encampments on their respective campuses in protest of the ongoing conflict in Gaza. The encampments echo a similar demonstration at Columbia University last week, which resulted in the arrests of over 100 protesters. The students demand university divestment from Israel and the end of disciplinary actions against pro-Palestinian activists.

Approximately 45 protesters were arrested at Yale University for trespassing during a demonstration against the university’s investments in arms manufacturers that supply Israel. The protesters, who gathered outside the Schwarzman Center in Beinecke Plaza, demanded that Yale divest from these companies and built an encampment on campus to show solidarity with similar protests at Columbia University. The Yale Corporation, the university’s business and investment arm, has reportedly disclosed holdings in defense and weapons manufacturers that aid Israel’s war with Hamas.