MIT and Penn experienced crackdowns on pro-Palestinian protests, sparking debates on campus safety and free speech, amid escalating tensions over Gaza across US universities.
Reuven Kahane, 57, was charged with assault in the 2nd degree, an NYPD spokesperson told the New York Jewish Week.
One Republican member of the House told Axios that legislation is being prepared in Congress to tackle such warrants.
Just some of the charges are for intimidation, possession of a weapon, two charges for assault with a weapon, and hate-motivated harassment.
They have also been active for years in the advocacy for Israeli accommodation with Palestinians and with protests critical of Israeli actions.
The display of Nazi symbols is considered prohibited by law in Germany and Austria, two countries that have strict laws against the display of Nazi symbols.
Jewish officials who have visited the embassy have complained to the State Department about the intensity of the protest, including the loud air raid siren.
In October, Hebrew U. issued a letter condemning Shalhoub-Kevorkian’s “alignment with a petition characterizing Israel’s actions in Gaza as genocidal and labeling it an occupying force since 1948."
Authorities have searched the homes and workplaces of the two suspects accused of working for a foreign secret service.
Concurrently, IDF forces, the Shin Bet, and the Special Intelligence Service operated overnight Wednesday to arrest six wanted persons in the West Bank.
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