Antisemitism continues to rage on the Columbia University campus as the 2pm deadline to disperse has come and gone and anti-Israel protesters aren’t going anywhere.
“We will not be moved unless by force,” student organizer Sueda Dolat said at a student press conference on the Columbia lawn. A new chant has fired up from protesters marching around the Columbia encampment: “It is right to rebel, Columbia, go to hell.”
Faculty members formed a human chain to protect students in a moment that was captured and shared widely on X.
NOW: Columbia University faculty link arms and form a wall in front of the entrance to the ‘Gaza Solidarity Encampment’ as hundreds of students encircle the both lawns
Students remaining in the encampment were told they could face disciplinary action after 2PM pic.twitter.com/C1XRgHzs8b
— katie smith (@probablyreadit) April 29, 2024
More footage from on the ground at Columbia University below:
It’s 2 pm — the deadline Columbia’s president set for students to leave the encampment.
But the tents are still there, and now the lawn is surrounded by hundreds of protesters advocating for divestment pic.twitter.com/q6AShsDrLj
— Bill Grueskin (@BGrueskin) April 29, 2024
"I as a Jewish and Israeli student shouldn't be ashamed or hiding my Jewish heritage, I should be proud of it."
Columbia student Guy Sela and attorney @thanerosenbaum call out campus antisemitism. @KatrinaSzish @BobBrooks_NMX pic.twitter.com/tJv0O6vs2m
— NEWSMAX (@NEWSMAX) April 29, 2024
“NYPD, KKK [Ku Klux Klan], IOF [Israel Occupying Forces] they’re all the same,” pro Hamas demonstrators chant at #Columbia_University , comparing @NYPDnews and @IDF American white supremacist, far-right terrorist organizations and hate groups.
📹 @leonkraiem pic.twitter.com/GN2pHRUHsA
— The Jerusalem Post (@Jerusalem_Post) April 29, 2024
The Columbia students inside their camping zone, aren’t budging.
Send the National Guard in! pic.twitter.com/LQxezZYUoQ
— 🇺🇸ProudArmyBrat (@leslibless) April 29, 2024
