Senate passes $26 billion aid for for Israel, Gaza
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed an aid package that includes $26 billion in assistance to Israel and humanitarian relief in Gaza.
The package, approved by a 79-18 vote, also includes aid for Ukraine and Taiwan and the Indo-Pacific.
Protesters gathered near Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s Brooklyn home Tuesday, opposed to U.S. military assistance to Israel in the war in Gaza, which has killed thousands of civilians.
The total amount of the package to the three areas is $95 billion, and it includes a provision that could lead to a nationwide ban on TikTok.
President Biden said he will swiftly sign the package into law.
A look into college campuses’ long history of serving as a cultural movement platform
Valerie Castro breaks down the decades-long history of college campuses serving as a platform for cultural movements as more groups from universities across the nation have joined in on the pro-Palestinian movement.