Protests

Here’s the local view of the national outpouring of college students speaking out against America’s involvement in the Israel-Hamas war.

U.S. citizen Keith Siegel was reportedly abducted on Oct. 7 from his home in the community of Kfar Azza, close to the Gaza Strip.

Penn professors have pushed back against the interim president’s order to end the protest, saying they are "deeply disturbed."

Protests on many campuses have been orchestrated by coalitions of student groups.

Jameson calls the vandalization of a statue outside of College Hall with antisemitic graffiti "reprehensible," stating it will be investigated as a hate crime.

Protests, sit-ins and encampments decrying the war in Gaza have swept university campuses across the U.S. Here’s how things unfolded in Philadelphia on Thursday, in photos.

Hundreds of students and faculty at Temple, Drexel and Penn staged walkouts and rallies at their respective campuses as part of nationwide demonstrations.

Hundreds marched through Center City on Thursday, stopping at Philly campuses and City Hall, calling for a permanent ceasefire and demanding local divestment from Israel.

Around 50 protesters converged on the Custom House in Old City on Thursday to demand a ceasefire in Gaza. Around a dozen of them volunteered to enter the building’s lobby.

The latest update on Israel's ongoing military invasion comes six months to the day after the surprise attacks led by Hamas on Oct. 7 that sparked the ensuing conflict.

A permanent ceasefire resolution, divestment from Israeli bonds, and uncommitted primary votes were top of mind for rallygoers.

Officials said about 350 members of the “Party for Socialism and Liberation” had rushed onto the highway on Saturday, disrupting traffic.

Video from the scene shows a crowd of people on the roadway with signs.

In the shadow of International Women’s Day, speakers at the rally highlighted the plight of Palestinian mothers.

Protesters demanded City Council and the Parker administration turn away from its “forced treatment” approach to solve the opioid crisis in Kensington.