{"id":2233908,"date":"2024-04-30T17:24:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T21:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/violent-anti-israel-college-protests-draw-scorn-from-schumer-and-mcconnell\/"},"modified":"2024-04-30T17:27:11","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T21:27:11","slug":"violent-anti-israel-college-protests-draw-scorn-from-schumer-and-mcconnell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/violent-anti-israel-college-protests-draw-scorn-from-schumer-and-mcconnell\/","title":{"rendered":"Schumer and McConnell condemn violent college protests against Israel"},"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%2Fviolent-anti-israel-college-protests-draw-scorn-from-schumer-and-mcconnell%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=2233908&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>The Senate&#8217;s leaders condemned violent pro-Palestinian student protests on campuses, calling for accountability from universities. Chuck \u200dSchumer\u2062 criticized the &#8220;lawlessness&#8221; of \u2063protesters at Columbia University.\u200b He emphasized the importance of \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/project-veritas-strips-cnn-naked\/\" title=\"Project Veritas Strips CNN Naked\">free speech<\/a> on\u2062 campuses.\u200d Mitch McConnell also stressed the need for consequences \u200dfor such \u2062actions in \u2062maintaining American values. The Senate&#8217;s leaders rebuked violent pro-Palestinian student protests on campuses,\u2063 urging\u2062 universities \u2062to take action. Chuck \u200cSchumer\u2063 condemned \u200bthe \u200cdisorderly conduct of protesters \u2063at Columbia\u2063 University,\u2064 highlighting the significance of free speech in academic settings. Mitch McConnell also underlined the necessity of \u200daccountability to uphold American \u200dvalues in response\u2064 to these incidents.  <\/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 Senate\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/capitol-police-officers-issue-vote-of-no-confidence-for-top-leadership\/\" title=\"Capitol Police Officers Issue Vote Of No Confidence For Top Leadership\">top leaders<\/a> on Tuesday offered bipartisan rebuke for violent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"pro-Palestinian\">pro-Palestinian<\/a> student demonstrations on college campuses and called for repercussions from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heres-what-each-of-bidens-42-executive-orders-will-actually-do\/\" title=\"Here\u2019s What Each Of Biden\u2019s 42 Executive Orders Will Actually Do\">higher education institutions<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Majority Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chuck-schumer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Chuck Schumer\">Chuck Schumer<\/a> (D-NY), the nation\u2019s highest-ranking Jewish elected official, decried hammer-wielding student protesters who took control of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/columbia-university\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Columbia University\">Columbia University<\/a> building in New York early Tuesday morning as \u201clawlessness\u201d that undercuts free speech. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose who did it should promptly face the consequences that are not merely a slap on the wrist,\u201d Schumer said in remarks on the Senate floor. \u201cFree speech, discussion, and even strong disagreement are fundamental American values, and campuses should be places where those values are cherished.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added that those who \u201cveer into criminality\u201d are \u201cdoing nothing to convince others that their cause is just.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said universities and colleges were continuing to \u201cembarrass themselves with vile antisemitic radicalism\u201d by allowing violent acts to occur. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re not drawing the nation\u2019s attention just because another generation of students has decided to test the limits of the First Amendment with grotesque hate,\u201d McConnell said in a floor speech. \u201cThey\u2019re in the news because weakness and inaction from campus leaders has allowed universities to become cauldrons of criminal chaos.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Avoiding the use of her name, McConnell panned Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) for accusing some Jewish Columbia University students last week of being \u201cpro-genocide.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The anti-Israel protests that have sprung up at colleges and universities across the country also elicited the disapproval of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/2984748\/cardona-decries-abhorrent-campus-college-protests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"who testified to senators\">who testified to senators<\/a> Tuesday that \u201cwhat\u2019s happening on our campuses is abhorrent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHate has no place on our campuses, and I\u2019m very concerned with the reports of antisemitism,\u201d Cardona testified to a Senate Appropriations Committee panel. <\/p>\n<p>Campus leaders, including at Columbia, have begun to suspend or threatened to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/west-point-military-academy-expels-8-cadets-requires-51-to-repeat-a-year-after-biggest-cheating-scandal-at-the-academy-since-1976\/\" title=\"West Point Military Academy expels 8 cadets, requires 51 to repeat a year after biggest cheating scandal at the academy since 1976\">expel students<\/a> who have engaged in illegal activity during protests. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The White House has sought to steer clear of the contentious issue, drawing additional criticism from McConnell. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHere in Washington, withdraw radical nominees, enforce the Department of Justice and Education to investigate civil rights violations,\u201d he said. \u201cIf moral clarity does not prevail in the ivory tower and the Biden Administration, this could go down as a particularly shameful moment in our history.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday, Senate leaders jointly criticized violent pro-Palestinian student protests on college campuses and urged consequences from universities. 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