I study at Columbia University and live near the campus. The reality here is alarming. It's even scarier for me as someone who has paid the price of terror personally.
Antisemitism is ongoing throughout US colleges as Jewish students gear up for the Passover holiday.
The deadline was pushed back to 8 a.m., with students amassing at the university in response to a possible confrontation with police.
Lawler said every college and university president who refuses to take action should immediately "resign in disgrace" or be thrown out.
Ivy League university campuses see increasing tensions over the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
Davidai had earlier advertised a "PEACEFUL sit in at Columbia's declared 'Liberation Zone,'" inviting followers on X to bring Israeli and American flags.
The arrests come following the erection of a protest encampment in the model of the tents set up at Columbia University earlier this week.
"If you do not rectify this danger, then the Committee will not hesitate in holding you accountable," the congresswoman wrote.
The mayor cited several examples of violent rhetoric used on campus, and pledged that the police were ready to respond to law-breaking; he noted, however, that the university is private property.
The mask has fallen for the same reason it momentarily slipped on October 7 itself: The anti-Israel activists are confident, comfortable, and believe they are winning as they support terrorism.
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