The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
A woman speaks to a crowd of people protesting anti-Semitic violence through a megaphone on Tuesday.

Trump protests disrespectful to shooting victims

By Josh Beylinson, For The Pitt News • November 5, 2018
I was shocked to see so many protesters near where Trump paid his respects to the fallen. A memorial to the Tree of Life shooting victims is not the place to stage a political protest, and is downright disrespectful to Jews.
Emily DeFerrari of Point Breeze handed out flowers to mourners, holding a sign reading "antisemitism = white nationalism” at Tuesday’s march in Squirrel Hill.

Editorial: Trump’s divisiveness, insensitivity provokes protests in Pittsburgh

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • October 31, 2018
Trump’s arrived in Pittsburgh on Tuesday to console victims’ families in the Tree of Life shooting — but according to the Jewish community and many other people in Pittsburgh, he wasn’t welcome.
Protesters run away from tear gas dispersed by Israeli forces as they inch closer to the border fence separating Israel and Gaza in a camp east of Gaza City, Gaza on Monday, May 14, 2018. (Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Editorial: US made mistake in moving embassy in Israel to Jerusalem

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • May 16, 2018

For the past seven weeks, protesters in and around Palestine have taken to the streets to demand their right to return to areas they were forcibly expelled from when the state of Israel was created. And...

Hundreds of students in the Washington, D.C., area walk out of class to demand action on gun control Wednesday. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

Editorial: After shooting, student walkouts lead the way

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • February 21, 2018

Florida’s state legislature disappointed gun control advocates Monday when it declined to consider a ban on the assault weapon used in last week’s high school massacre in Parkland, Florida. But for...

Kate Koenig | Visual Editor

Gallery: Fight for $15 March

By Alex Nally and Kate Koenig • April 14, 2016

Theo Schwarz | Senior Staff Photographer

Gallery: Trump Rally Protests

By Photo Staff • April 14, 2016

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