{"id":2094211,"date":"2023-11-08T16:17:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T21:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-palestine-protesters-delay-hearing-on-free-speech-on-college-campuses\/"},"modified":"2023-11-08T16:20:46","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T21:20:46","slug":"pro-palestine-protesters-delay-hearing-on-free-speech-on-college-campuses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-palestine-protesters-delay-hearing-on-free-speech-on-college-campuses\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro-Palestine Protesters Delay Hearing On Free Speech On College Campuses"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpro-palestine-protesters-delay-hearing-on-free-speech-on-college-campuses%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2094211&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Demonstrators\u200d gather outside the White House during\u200d the National March \u2063on Washington\u200d for Palestine while \u200bcalling for a ceasefire\u200d between Israel and Hamas on November 4, 2023 in\u2064 Washington, \u200cDC. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu \u2062has \u2063stated that there \u200dwill\u200c be no ceasefire or pause in hostilities in the Gaza Strip \u2064until all of the hostages held by Hamas are released. (Photo by Drew Angerer\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/stephanie-stahl\">Stephanie Stahl<\/a><br \/>1:12\u200d PM \u2013 Wednesday, November 8, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>Pro-Palestine supporters disrupted \u200dthe testimonies\u2064 of Jewish students \u200cand other witnesses who were addressing Congress on the topics \u200bof rising\u2063 antisemitism\u200c and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-facebook-and-twitter-ceos-testify-before-senate-judiciary-committee\/\" title=\"Watch Live: Facebook and Twitter CEOs Testify Before Senate Judiciary Committee\">anti-conservative bias<\/a> \u200don college campuses. <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The outbursts occurred during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on \u200cWednesday morning that was \u200cfocused on \u201cfreedom of speech on \u200ccollege\u2062 campuses.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Connor Ogrydziak, a recent college \u200bgraduate of the University of\u200b Buffalo, \u200bwas reportedly giving his testimony when the \u2063protesters interrupted the session. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cRegardless\u2062 of what side of the political aisle you reside on, \u2062it should be \u200ccommon ground that no student deserves \u2063to\u2064 be threatened, mistreated, or silenced on campus\u200d due \u200bto\u200c their personal beliefs,\u201d Ogrydziak said during his\u200c testimony.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Some of the bravest college students you&#8217;ll ever\u2063 find testified in the Judiciary Committee\u2064 how they&#8217;ve experienced \u200cabuse, censorship, and violent antisemitism on campus.<\/p>\n<p>Something is very \u200brotten in academia.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Darrell Issa (@repdarrellissa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/repdarrellissa\/status\/1722299653394153641?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 8, \u20622023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>As protesters began standing up in the hall, some shouted \u2063\u201cfree Palestine\u201d and \u201cfree Gaza.\u201d Others wore tape over their mouths and \u200dhad the palms of their\u2062 hands painted \u2062red. One protester in the gallery\u2063 even held a sign that read\u2062 \u201cpro Palestine does not equal antisemitism,\u201d while loudly declaring that silencing anti-Zionist Jewish and Arab students was not about combating antisemitism. <\/p>\n<p>Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) called for order as the \u200cprotesters \u2064accused \u200dpoliticians of \u201cgenocide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The expressive protester continued \u2063on, asserting that 10,000 Palestinians have died due to Israel\u2019s military campaign that was launched \u200din \u200bresponse to the Hamas attacks \u200bon October 7<sup>th<\/sup>, as reported \u2063by The Ministry \u2062of \u200bHealth in Ramallah.<\/p>\n<p>Soon after, police removed the\u200b protester\u2064 from the scene. Meanwhile, another demonstrator began shouting \u2062about the censure of Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) for her use of \u200dthe anti-Semitic\u200d chant \u201cfrom the river \u2062to the sea,\u201d which implies the erasure \u200bof Israel \u2063from the map. <\/p>\n<p>As the hearing went on, protesters continued interrupting and were promptly escorted out of the hall by security personnel.\u00a0The main goal of the \u2062protest was \u200d\u201cto create pressure for a cease-fire in the Hamas-Israel war.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In \u2064contrast,\u200d the Biden administration has advocated for \u201chumanitarian pauses,\u201d which is more limited and temporary than a cease-fire. \u200bThese \u2064pauses are\u2062 intended to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-palestine-protesters-delay-hearing-on-free-speech-on-college-campuses\/\" title=\"Pro-Palestine Protesters Delay Hearing On Free Speech On College Campuses\">facilitate increased humanitarian aid delivery<\/a> to Gaza, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-a-hell-no-on-omnibus-spending-bill-as-congress-races-to-avert-december-16-government-shutdown\/\" title=\"McCarthy a \"Hell No\" on Omnibus Spending Bill as Congress Races to Avert December 16 Government Shutdown\">provide additional time<\/a> for the release\u200b of hostages held by Hamas, and enable the safe passage of civilians out of the\u200d areas affected \u2062by\u2064 the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Debates surrounding the Israel-Hamas conflict have also created much tension on college \u200dcampuses, leading to a reported increase of anti-Semitic incidents.\u00a0Republicans have\u2062 been consistently advocating for restrictions on anti-Israel \u2064rhetoric, and in some \u2062cases, the removal of foreign students or staff who express\u200c support for Hamas or other Islamic extremist groups.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200cpurpose of Wednesday\u2019s\u2063 hearing was to examine\u2062 free speech violations on college campuses, with GOP committee members arguing that conservative\u200b students are facing a \u201ccontinuous uphill battle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The American public has been shown to be divided in \u2063their views\u200b of the Israel-Hamas conflict and the role of the\u200b United States\u2019\u200c involvement. On Saturday, a massive protest saw tens of thousands \u2062of demonstrators marching throughout Washington, D.C., expressing solidarity with\u2064 Palestine and calling for an end \u200cto \u201cU.S. financial \u200cbacking\u2062 of Israel.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>According\u2064 to a survey conducted by the Associated Press-NORC Center, 43% of participants believe that the U.S. is offering the appropriate level\u2063 of support to Israel. However, there \u200dwas a\u200d notable division among respondents based on their political affiliation. <\/p>\n<p>In the \u2062survey, \u2063Democrats tended to believe that the U.S. is providing\u200b Israel \u2063with excessive support and not offering\u2062 adequate assistance to Palestinian civilians in Gaza,\u2062 whereas Republicans held\u200c the opposite view.\u200d Additionally, a majority \u2062of respondents indicated that the U.S. \u2063should prioritize\u2063 funding for humanitarian\u2063 relief over funding for Israel\u2019s military.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking \u2062news blasts directly to your\u200c inbox for free.\u2062 Subscribe here. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The battle \u2063for the \u2062seat of Houston\u2019s mayor \u200dintensifies as the \u2063race boils down \u2062to two Democrat\u2062 candidates \u200dwho\u200c will duke it\u200c out in \u200ba\u2062 run-off election this December. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The\u2063 release of \u2064the October jobs report revealed\u2064 the\u2063 second lowest numbers since 2022, but the Biden\u200c Administration \u2064has been quietly revising the numbers. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A \u2062senior official\u2063 in the\u2063 Biden\u2064 Administration accused of helping the \u2064Iranian Government influence foreign policy still has U.S. security\u2062 clearance.\u200d <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>El Cajon Mayor Bill Wells, is running to unseat congresswoman Sara Jacobs who represents the 51st District in Southern California.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Amazon to\u2064 invest millions in Olympus LLM model to\u200d rival OpenAI and Alphabet.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Meta said in a blog post it would require advertisers to disclose if their \u200daltered or created ads.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>China\u2019s ByteDance,\u2064 the parent of short video app\u2063 TikTok, is offering\u200c to buy\u2064 back shares from its employees outside the United States.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>US <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-consumer-watchdog-proposes-rules-for-big-tech-payments-digital-wallets\/\" title=\"US consumer watchdog proposes rules for Big Tech payments, digital wallets\">watchdog proposes rules<\/a> for Big \u200dTech payments and digital wallets,\u2063 aiming for\u200c consumer safeguards.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> How did the disruptions at the \u200bHouse Judiciary Committee hearing affect the testimonies of Jewish students\u200d and other witnesses addressing rising antisemitism and anti-conservative bias?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  One America News Network&#8217;s (OAN) Stephanie Stahl reported on\u2063 November\u2064 8, 2023, about\u2063 disruptions that occurred during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on &#8220;freedom \u2062of speech on college campuses.&#8221; The testimonies of Jewish \u2063students\u2064 and other witnesses\u2063 addressing rising antisemitism and anti-conservative bias were\u2063 interrupted\u2063 by pro-Palestine supporters.<\/p>\n<p>During \u2063the \u2062hearing, Connor Ogrydziak, a recent\u2063 college graduate from the University of Buffalo, was giving his testimony when protesters interrupted the\u2062 session. \u200bOgrydziak\u200d emphasized that regardless of political beliefs, no student deserves to be threatened, mistreated, or silenced on campus because of their personal beliefs.<\/p>\n<p>As the \u2064protesters\u2062 disrupted \u200bthe hearing, some \u2062shouted slogans like &#8220;free Palestine&#8221; and\u2064 &#8220;free Gaza<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Demonstrators gather outside the White House during the National March on Washington for Palestine while calling for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas on November 4, 2023 in Washington, DC. 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