House Speaker Mike Johnson gave a speech about the antisemitism present at Columbia University, which was met with boos and heckling from pro-Palestinian protesters in the crowd.
Johnson delivered a stern message on the university’s campus for school administrators and protesters after days of anti-war demonstrations, arrests and campus closures at colleges across the United States.
A spokesperson from Johnson’s office stated that Johnson wanted to speak to Columbia students because he believed that New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) had not done enough to keep them safe.
“Today, I’m here to proclaim, for all those who gnash their teeth and demand to wipe the state of Israel off the map and attack our innocent Jewish students, this simple truth: neither Israel nor these Jewish students on this campus – this campus will stand alone,” the House speaker declared during his speech.
“Today, Hamas issued an endorsement of the protesters on this campus,...
Johnson delivered a stern message on the university’s campus for school administrators and protesters after days of anti-war demonstrations, arrests and campus closures at colleges across the United States.
A spokesperson from Johnson’s office stated that Johnson wanted to speak to Columbia students because he believed that New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) had not done enough to keep them safe.
“Today, I’m here to proclaim, for all those who gnash their teeth and demand to wipe the state of Israel off the map and attack our innocent Jewish students, this simple truth: neither Israel nor these Jewish students on this campus – this campus will stand alone,” the House speaker declared during his speech.
“Today, Hamas issued an endorsement of the protesters on this campus,...
- 4/27/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Isra Hirsi, the daughter of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minnesota), recently revealed that she was among three students suspended from Barnard College after she participated in a pro-Palestinian protest at Columbia University.
In a statement posted on X, Hirsi identified herself as an organizer with Columbia University Apartheid Divest. This group advocates for the university to divest from “companies complicit in genocide.”
“I just received notice that I am 1 of 3 students suspended for standing in solidarity with Palestinians facing a genocide,” she wrote on Thursday morning.
Currently a junior, Hirsi emphasized that she had never faced any disciplinary action or warnings from Barnard College before this incident. The protest, which took place on the university’s quad, led to several arrests. Columbia University President Minouche Shafik sent a letter to the New York police requesting assistance in removing the crowd and accusing the approximately 100 protesters of disrupting university operations, violating policies and damaging campus property.
In a statement posted on X, Hirsi identified herself as an organizer with Columbia University Apartheid Divest. This group advocates for the university to divest from “companies complicit in genocide.”
“I just received notice that I am 1 of 3 students suspended for standing in solidarity with Palestinians facing a genocide,” she wrote on Thursday morning.
Currently a junior, Hirsi emphasized that she had never faced any disciplinary action or warnings from Barnard College before this incident. The protest, which took place on the university’s quad, led to several arrests. Columbia University President Minouche Shafik sent a letter to the New York police requesting assistance in removing the crowd and accusing the approximately 100 protesters of disrupting university operations, violating policies and damaging campus property.
- 4/20/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
New York police arrested dozens of protesters and students at Columbia University, as campus administration cracks down on pro-Palestinian protests in the aftermath of testimony by university officials before Congress.
Police cleared an encampment of demonstrators on Columbia’s Morningside campus on Thursday, after University President Nemat Shafik sicced law enforcement on the protest. After the demonstrators were forcefully removed from the area, university staff were seen dismantling tents and throwing away food and other provisions brought into the encampment.
“Out of an abundance of concern for the safety of Columbia’s campus,...
Police cleared an encampment of demonstrators on Columbia’s Morningside campus on Thursday, after University President Nemat Shafik sicced law enforcement on the protest. After the demonstrators were forcefully removed from the area, university staff were seen dismantling tents and throwing away food and other provisions brought into the encampment.
“Out of an abundance of concern for the safety of Columbia’s campus,...
- 4/18/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
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