Police said that they had arrested the 45-year-old woman, and while Kates has been released, authorities are conducting a criminal investigation.
Counter Terrorism Policing North East said suspect's WhatsApp messages showed support for the terrorist group.
The measures taken by university administrators, including the suspension of protesters, seem to fan the flames further.
Leaflets handed at the protest stated that the university "weaponizes anti-Semitism to silence pro-Palestinian activism."
Since October 7, and especially in recent weeks, more and more American patriots, let alone Jews, are approaching this exciting leap forward apprehensively.
In combating this vile behavior, many, including professors, have pointed out the double standard applied to these protests.
It’s a terrifying thought that the product of the most vaunted and expensive universities in the world is hatred and staggering ignorance.
In reality, the students are extremists who endanger every sane person who seeks a well-rounded society.
Chairs of the Oversight; Judiciary; Science, Space and Technology; Education and Workforce and Ways and Means committees each spoke about how they will hold university leadership accountable.
It is undeniable that the protest movement at Columbia has a major Jewish component. The encampment seder was not a ploy, nor was the Kabbalat Shabbat service an act.