The American branch of the Betar Zionist movement, Betar US, has sent "thousands of names" of Palestine defenders to the administration of President Donald Trump for potential arrest and deportation.

The US Justice Department says it has launched an investigation into the pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University, examining potential violations of federal terrorism laws.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has arrested a second student linked to pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University as part of the Trump administration’s zero-tolerance crackdown on such activism in US universities.

New York police have arrested about 100 protesters calling for the release of Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian activist and a recent Columbia University graduate.

Only 14 Democrats in the US Congress have signed a letter calling for the release of Palestinian student-activist and Green Card holder Mahmoud Khalil.

Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University student-activist, has become a powerful symbol of pro-Palestinian activism on US campuses after his arrest on the orders of Trump.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio sparks widespread condemnations after saying that the US will be revoking the visas and green cards of pro-Palestinian activists so they can be deported.

The Palestinian solidarity movement has reshaped the fabric of the student community in the US as evidenced by protests that greeted Naftali Bennett during his campus tour.

The US government has rescinded $400 million in grants allocated to Columbia University, citing the alleged need to combat “anti-Semitism” within educational institutions.

Columbia University students in New York took to the streets and campus again in order to expose the Zionist agenda of their university, which hosted ex-Israeli prime minister, Naftali Bennett.