Universities in the USA are taking tougher measures against the pro-Palestinian protests, police have taken away hundreds, and the first students at Columbia University are being suspended. But the situation is not calming down. On the contrary.
It was anything but glamorous that greeted the media stars in their glittering evening dresses and dark tuxedos outside the Washington Hilton – but it was a striking example of something that is currently happening in the US. The celebrities came to bask in the glory of guests like President Joe Biden and actress Scarlett Johansson at their annual gala dinner and celebrate press freedom.