{"id":2233489,"date":"2024-04-30T10:47:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T14:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-israel-protests-begin-at-uw-madison-milwaukee\/"},"modified":"2024-04-30T10:49:43","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T14:49:43","slug":"anti-israel-protests-begin-at-uw-madison-milwaukee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-israel-protests-begin-at-uw-madison-milwaukee\/","title":{"rendered":"Protests against Israel kick off at UW-Madison and Milwaukee"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fanti-israel-protests-begin-at-uw-madison-milwaukee%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=2233489&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>University\u200d of Wisconsin is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/de-blasio-announces-new-socially-distanced-outdoor-arts-program\/\" title=\"De Blasio Announces New Socially-Distanced Outdoor Arts Program\">latest addition<\/a>\u2064 to schools \u200bwitnessing anti-Israel protests. Students in Madison\u200b and Milwaukee \u200djoined \u2064pro-Hamas groups following the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-presidents-obama-and-clinton-condemn-hamas-attacks-on-israel\/\" title=\"Obama and Clinton denounce Hamas attacks on Israel.\">terrorist \u200binvasion<\/a> of Israel in October, resulting \u200cin \u2062numerous casualties. \u2064Reports mention chants\u200b advocating the elimination of Israel and protest signs promoting \u2064divestment and\u200b freedom for Palestine. Violations of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woke-olympics-gymnast-incorporates-black-lives-matter-protest-in-floor-routine\/\" title=\"Woke Olympics: Gymnast Incorporates Black Lives Matter Protest In Floor Routine\u00a0\">protest rules<\/a> were reported at UW-Madison, which\u2063 recently updated its guidelines.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>(The Center Square)\u2013\u00a0Add the University of Wisconsin to the list of schools experiencing anti-Israel protests.<\/p>\n<p>Groups of students began to gather Monday on the campuses in Madison and Milwaukee, joining pro-Hamas groups on campuses across the country after the terrorist organization invaded Israel in October, killing more than 1,000 men, women and children and taking hundreds hostage.<\/p>\n<p>Reports from the protest in Madison say the crowd chanted \u201cFrom the river to the sea,\u201d a mantra that essentially means eliminating Israel. Some in the crowd carried signs that read \u201cDivest from genocide\u201d and \u201cBe free Palestine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Students at UW-Milwaukee gathered outside of the campus\u2019 Golda Meir Library.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the protesters in Madison set up tents, which is in violation to new UW-Madison protest rules.<\/p>\n<p>The university on Friday updated its protest guidelines.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor anyone who chooses to protest at UW\u2013Madison, we encourage you to do so safely, within the boundaries of <a href=\"https:\/\/policy.wisc.edu\/library\/UW-6011\">campus protest policies<\/a> and the provisions established under <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.legis.wisconsin.gov\/code\/admin_code\/uws\/18\">Chapter 18 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code,<\/a> which was enacted by the legislature and includes limits on the types of activities permitted on campus. Among other rules, this section <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.legis.wisconsin.gov\/code\/admin_code\/uws\/18\/07\/4?view=section\">specifically defines and prohibits camping on university property<\/a>,\u201d the university said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The Wisconsin chapter of the ACLU pushed back on those rules.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs anti-war protests spread to campuses in Wisconsin, university administrators are left with a choice \u2013 one that will determine which side of history they will be on. They can stay true to the Wisconsin Idea \u2013 the founding principle of our state university system \u2013 which holds that college campuses must serve as incubators for self-discovery and empower students to critically examine, understand, and interact with the world around them. Or they can, regrettably, decide to follow the path of other universities that have succumbed to political pressure, betraying and punishing their students, faculty, and staff for peacefully exercising their right to dissent,\u201d ACLU of Wisconsin Executive Director Melinda Brennan said.<\/p>\n<p>State \u00a0Rep. Ryan Clancy, D-Milwaukee, joined the protesters in Milwaukee.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Barb Dittrich, R-Oconomowoc, pushed the UW to do something about the protests.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI pray you will get this handled NOW so our students can finish their finals and the term in peace and safety!\u201d she said on social media Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Republican lawmakers in Congress have threatened to take federal funding away from college and universities that don\u2019t put a stop to anti-semetic protests calling for the genocide of Jews.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>University of Wisconsin joins schools in anti-Israel protests. Student groups gathered at Madison and Milwaukee campuses on Monday, aligning with pro-Hamas movements nationwide. 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