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Ben & Jerry’s Founder Arrested at Senate Hearing After Protesting War in Gaza

One of the founders of Ben & Jerry’s, Ben Cohen, was arrested Wednesday in Washington, D.C., after he interrupted a Senate committee hea...
Ben Cohen, left, and Jerry Greenfield, co-founders of Ben & Jerrys, speak during a protest in Washington on Thursday, May 20, 2021. Ben Cohen, a co-founder of the ice cream brand, was among a group that interrupted a Senate hearing on Wednesday, protesting Congress’s funding of Israel’s military. (Stefani Reynolds/The New York Times)

Ben & Jerry’s Founder Arrested at Senate Hearing After Protesting War in Gaza

One of the founders of Ben & Jerry’s, Ben Cohen, was arrested Wednesday in Washington, D.C., after he interrupted a Senate committee hea...

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A pro-Palestinian protester yells to let students out of the Butler Library on the campus of Columbia University in New York, U.S., May 7, 2025. (REUTERS/Ryan Murphy)

Pro-Palestinian Protest Erupts at Columbia University Library, Some Turned Over to Police

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Dozens of protesters stood on tables, beat drums and unfurled pro-Palestinian banners in the reading room of Colu...

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This image taken from a video provided by Christopher Helali shows Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian man who led protests against the war in Gaza as a student at Columbia University, being detained at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office in Colchester, Vt., on Monday, April 14, 2025. (Christopher Helali via AP)

A Palestinian Activist Expecting a US Citizenship Interview Is Arrested Instead by ICE

A Palestinian man who led protests against the war in Gaza as a student at Columbia University was arrested Monday at a Vermont immigration ...

/ 2 months ago

Mahmoud Khalil speaks during a press conference about students who were arrested and suspended for protesting at Columbia University, near the campus in New York, April 22, 2024. The Trump administration is trying to deport pro-Palestinian students and academics who are legally in the United States, a new front in its clash with elite schools over what it says is their failure to combat antisemitism.(Bing Guan/The New York Times)

What We Know About the Detentions of Student Protesters

The Trump administration is trying to deport pro-Palestinian students and academics who are legally in the United States, a new front in its...

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Mahmoud Khalil speaks during a press conference about students who were arrested and suspended for protesting at Columbia University, near the campus in New York, April 22, 2024. A New York federal judge on Wednesday transferred the case of a Columbia University graduate detained by the Trump administration this month to New Jersey, where his lawyers will continue their efforts to seek his release. (Bing Guan/The New York Times)

Judge Says Khalil’s Deportation Case Can Be Heard in New Jersey

A New York federal judge on Wednesday transferred the case of a Columbia University graduate detained by the Trump administration this month...

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Pro-Palestinian demonstrators occupy the lobby of Barnard College’s main library in Manhattan, on Wednesday, March 5, 2025. Mahmoud Khalil was the public face of pro-Palestinian protests — officials have accused him, without providing details, of leading activities aligned with Hamas, an allegation he has denied. (Marco Postigo Storel/The New York Times)

What’s Next for Mahmoud Khalil? A Fight to Keep His Case in New York.

The first legal battle for Mahmoud Khalil, the recent Columbia University graduate who was arrested and moved to Louisiana last week, is the...

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Fresno Joins Nationwide Protest Wave Focusing on Gaza, Trump Deportations

A grassroots protest group, calling itself the 50501 Movement — short for “50 states, 50 protests, one day” — organized demonstrations acros...

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Trump Set to Sign Order Deporting Pro-Palestinian Exchange Students

President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order today aimed at combating antisemitism, particularly in response to rising incidents...

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Pro-Palestinian Activists Removed From Michigan’s Student Government

Alifa Chowdhury’s successful campaign to lead the University of Michigan’s student government promised just one thing: to block financing fo...

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy talks during his meeting with Chairman of the German Christian Democratic Party (CDU) Friedrich Merz in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. (AP/Efrem Lukatsky).

Zelenskyy Open to Western Troops Providing Security for End to War in Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday that he’s open to the potential deployment of Western troops in Uk...

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A view shows the Federal Bureau of Investigation seal on the J. Edgar Hoover Building on the day that FBI Director Kash Patel announced that he’s redeploying 1,500 FBI agents and shutting down the bureau’s storied headquarters, in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 16, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
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Students walk on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., May 23, 2025. REUTERS/Faith Ninivaggi/File Photo
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A general view shows destruction in North Gaza, as seen from Israel, May 27, 2025 (REUTERS/Amir Cohen TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
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