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How the college protests echo history

April 29, 2024 • Protests against Israel's war in Gaza on college campuses have expanded across the country. They're the biggest student protests, since college students demonstrated against the Vietnam war in the late sixties and early seventies.

How the college protests echo history

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NYPD breaks up pro-Palestinian protest at Columbia University

NYPD officers detain a person as pro-Palestinian protesters gather outside of Columbia University in New York City on Thursday. Officers cleared out a pro-Palestinian campus demonstration, a day after university officials testified about anti-Semitism before Congress. Kena Betancur/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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NYPD breaks up pro-Palestinian protest at Columbia University

April 18, 2024 • Police began making dozens of arrests after Columbia University's president asked for help clearing protesters — citing the "encampment and related disruptions pose a clear and present danger."

4 Palestinians Killed Along Gaza Border In 'Great March of Return' Protest

Protesters run to cover from teargas fired by Israeli troops near fence of Gaza Strip border with Israel on Saturday. The day marked the first anniversary of the Gaza border protests. Adel Hana/AP hide caption

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4 Palestinians Killed Along Gaza Border In 'Great March of Return' Protest

March 31, 2019 • Despite these deaths, the day was calmer than expected, as Israel and Palestine work to negotiate a deal. "This was not something extraordinary," retired Israeli Brig. Gen. Yossi Kuperwasser told NPR.

4 Palestinians Killed Along Gaza Border In 'Great March of Return' Protest

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Inside Gaza's Factory Making Prosthetic Legs For Palestinian Protest Amputees

Palestinian prosthetics technicians in Gaza prepare leg stump casts in the first step of building a prosthetic leg socket for young Palestinian amputees who lost a leg after being shot by Israeli troops during protests at the Gaza-Israel border. Daniel Estrin/NPR hide caption

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Inside Gaza's Factory Making Prosthetic Legs For Palestinian Protest Amputees

October 31, 2018 • As many as 75 Palestinians have needed a leg amputation after suffering Israeli gunshot wounds at Gaza border protests, according to the Artificial Limbs and Polio Center in Gaza City.

Inside Gaza's Factory Making Prosthetic Legs For Palestinian Protest Amputees

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Killed Palestinian Journalist Had Passed U.S. Screening For Grant Funds

Placards from a protest in Istanbul against the killing of Palestinian journalist Yaser Murtaja. Ozan Kose/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Killed Palestinian Journalist Had Passed U.S. Screening For Grant Funds

April 11, 2018 • Israeli defense officials allege a photojournalist fatally shot at a Gaza protest was a Hamas member. But the U.S. said he had passed a vetting process with no ties to militants.