NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (April 29)

Published on April 29, 2024

The president of Columbia University announced Monday that all students must vacate the anti-Israel encampment — or face suspension. Tensions continued to rise across college campuses, threatening to shut down final exams and commencements. House lawmakers began markup of the Antisemitism Awareness Act. The bill would re-define what forms of speech are punishable under federal anti-discrimination laws. It would require the Department of Education to use the definition of antisemitism from the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance. The Biden administration called on the Hamas terrorist group to accept Israel’s latest cease-fire proposal, which could potentially suspend a planned ground invasion of Rafah. Separately, the administration also found five Israeli security units responsible for human rights violations committed before the outbreak of the war and outside Gaza....

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