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Biden crushed for equivocating on antisemitic protests: 'Very fine people on both sides' moment

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On Monday, President Biden condemned the ongoing anti-Israel college protests as well as people who “don’t understand" what the Palestinians are facing.

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  1. Biden condemns "antisemitic protests" and "those who don

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    Biden crushed for equivocating on antisemitic protests: 'Very fine people on both sides' moment

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14 articles, oldest first.

  1. CBS News

    Biden condemns "antisemitic protests" and "those who don (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Protesters have been arrested at Columbia and Yale as they've refused to move, calling for a break from Israel.

  2. Al Jazeera

    Biden condemns ‘blatant’ anti-Semitism at Columbia pro-Palestine protests (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Biden’s remarks come after footage emerges appearing to show Jewish students being harassed and intimidated.

  3. New York Post

    Biden condemns ‘antisemitic protests,’ ‘those who don’t understand’ Palestinians in echo of Trump ‘both sides’ remark (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The 81-year-old's remarks were a mirror image of then-President Donald Trump's assessment of deadly unrest in Charlottesville, Va. following a white supremacist rally in August 2017.

  4. Legal Insurrection

    Biden Condemns ‘Antisemitic Protests,’ But Also People Who Don’t Get “What’s Going on With the Palestinians’ (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    Legal Insurrection's feed description

    Sounds like Biden thinks there's "very fine people on both sides."

  5. The Daily Caller

    Biden Condemns Campus Antisemitism As Protests Grip Columbia University (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    President Joe Biden condemned anti-semitic protests in a Sunday statement marking the beginning of Passover.

  6. Washington Times

    Biden condemns ‘antisemitic’ protests on college campuses (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    President Biden on Monday decried the anti-Israel protests that have taken over college universities across the country, calling them "antisemitic," but also called for sympathy for the Palestinians in Gaza.

  7. Fox News

    Biden's Education chief slams 'antisemitic' and 'anti-Muslim' hate, silent on protections for Jewish students (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    As anti-Israel protests on Columbia University’s campus devolved into anti-Jewish hate, President Biden’s Department of Education Secretary has remained silent.

  8. The Daily Caller

    Trump Pins Blame For Pro-Palestinian Campus Protests On Biden: ‘Disgrace To Our Country’ (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Former President Donald Trump blamed President Joe Biden for pro-Hamas protests at universities across the country in remarks shortly before a Tuesday hearing.

  9. Breitbart News

    Biden Condemns 'Antisemitic Protests,' Also Those 'Who Don't Understand' Issue (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    President Joe Biden condemned "antisemitic protests" happening on college campuses, while also seeing the perspective of Palestinians.

  10. Fox News

    Trump slams anti-Israel protests as 'disgrace' that are 'all Biden's fault' ahead of Manhattan court (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Former President Donald Trump slammed President Biden's handling of campus antisemitism on Tuesday, ahead of heading into the Manhattan courtroom for his trial.

  11. Breitbart News

    Donald Trump Rips Joe Biden, Anti-Israel Protests: 'He Doesn't Know What to Do' (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Donald Trump slammed Joe Biden as incompetent and highlighted his failure to properly manage anti-Israel protests at elite universities.

  12. Fox News

    Biden crushed for equivocating on antisemitic protests: 'Very fine people on both sides' moment (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    On Monday, President Biden condemned the ongoing anti-Israel college protests as well as people who “don’t understand" what the Palestinians are facing.

  13. Washington Times

    Trump blasts Biden as inept on Israel-Gaza war, protests (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    Former President Donald Trump accused President Biden Tuesday of being incompetent on Israel-Arab relations as university protests spiral out of control.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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