As the crisis in the Middle East rages on, universities continue to grapple with pro-Palestinian protests that have paralyzed campuses across the country.
At the center of it all, a showdown is shaping up on the Columbia University campus. Protestors smashed windows and invaded Columbia’s Hamilton Hall, chanting their genocidal cry – “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” – after school officials finally issued an ultimatum.
The anti-Israel protestors made their way from the West Lawn to Hamilton Hall shortly after the university said it would suspend students who refused to leave a pro-Palestinian encampment on campus grounds after 2 p.m. on Monday.
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Students who attend the Ivy League institution posted to social media that they have “taken matters into their own hands” after school officials announced Monday the university will not cut financial ties with Israel.
“This escalation is in line with the historical student movements of 1968, 1985, and 1996 which Columbia repressed then and celebrates today,” the group wrote. “This action will force the University to confront the blood on its
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