{"id":2111692,"date":"2023-11-29T21:32:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T02:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/columbia-university-protesters-interrupt-clintons-class-hillary-hillary-you-cant-hide-you-are-supporting-genocide\/"},"modified":"2023-11-29T21:37:45","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T02:37:45","slug":"columbia-university-protesters-interrupt-clintons-class-hillary-hillary-you-cant-hide-you-are-supporting-genocide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/columbia-university-protesters-interrupt-clintons-class-hillary-hillary-you-cant-hide-you-are-supporting-genocide\/","title":{"rendered":"Columbia University protesters disrupt Clinton&#8217;s class: &#8216;Hillary, you can&#8217;t hide! Support for genocide won&#8217;t subside!"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcolumbia-university-protesters-interrupt-clintons-class-hillary-hillary-you-cant-hide-you-are-supporting-genocide%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2111692&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Columbia University Students Stage Walkout and Sit-In Protest During Hillary Clinton&#8217;s Class<\/h2>\n<p>Columbia University students made\u2062 their voices heard once again as they\u200d staged a powerful walkout\u200b and subsequent sit-in protest during former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton&#8217;s &#8220;Inside\u200d the Situation Room&#8221; \u200cclass. The passionate \u200ddemonstration took\u2064 place on Wednesday, capturing the attention\u200d of onlookers and the media.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>In footage captured by Ifrah Maskan, the former first \u2063lady and\u200b her teaching partner Dean Keren Yarhi-Milo, who \u2064formerly served in Israeli military intelligence, were seen walking \u2064past \u200dthe student protesters.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The students\u200d were not afraid to\u2064 make their message loud and\u200c clear. They chanted fervently at Clinton, shouting &#8220;Hillary,\u200d Hillary, you can&#8217;t hide! You&#8217;re\u2064 supporting genocide!&#8221; Their powerful \u2064words echoed through the halls, leaving\u200d a lasting\u2062 impact.<\/p>\n<p>About 30 protesters participated\u200d in the demonstration, united in their \u2064condemnation of Clinton&#8217;s stance on the Israel-Hamas war. Holding a sign that read &#8220;Columbia Has Blood on Its Hands,&#8221; they made \u200ctheir grievances known.<\/p>\n<p>This was not the first time Columbia students expressed\u2064 their\u200c discontent. In November, 30 \u200cstudents walked out of Clinton&#8217;s class to join hundreds \u200bof other protesters in the\u2062 school&#8217;s International Affairs Building. They packed their bags\u2064 and left midway \u2063through Clinton&#8217;s two-hour lecture, making a powerful statement.<\/p>\n<p>Clinton has faced \u2062interruptions before. Just a\u200c month ago, while \u2062moderating \u200ban event at Columbia University, a student repeatedly clashed with her, demanding that she denounce President Joe\u2062 Biden&#8217;s speech in favor of \u2062funding military efforts in Israel. The tension\u2062 was \u200bpalpable, highlighting the deep\u2062 divisions surrounding the issue.<\/p>\n<p>Recent events have only\u2063 fueled the fire.\u2062 Columbia students were \u2063outraged when mobile billboard\u200d trucks from Accuracy \u2064in Media circled the university grounds, listing names of students believed to be antisemitic. The students\u200c have been\u200b pushing for\u2064 an investigation into AIM, with one student even\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/n-m-widower-sues-alburquerque-over-sanctuary-city-policy\/\" title=\"N.M. widower sues Alburquerque over sanctuary city policy\">taking legal action<\/a> against the organization.<\/p>\n<p>Undeterred, the mobile billboards returned\u2063 for another round, prompting Columbia \u2064students to \u200ctake action. \u2063They attempted to cover the billboards \u2064with \u2064duct tape and expressed their frustration through artwork, using profane language and depicting AIM&#8217;s Jewish president, Adam\u200b Guillette.<\/p>\n<p>Guillette, a former executive at Project Veritas, has faced his own \u200cshare\u2062 of challenges. He has been targeted by swatting incidents, with\u200b activists falsely reporting violent acts at his home \u200cto \u2062the police. Despite \u200dthese \u200bthreats, Guillette continued his mission,\u2063 seen the following Wednesday in Washington, D.C., at George Washington University with his mobile billboard trucks.<\/p>\n<p>Columbia University has become \u200da \u2063hotbed of protests\u200c amid the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-reduces-support-for-s-arabia-in-another-boon-to-iran\/\" title=\"Biden reduces support for S. Arabia in another boon to Iran\">ongoing conflict<\/a> between Israel and Hamas. The students&#8217; determination\u2062 to make their voices heard has put \u2063the university at the forefront of this heated debate.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM \u2062THE \u2064WASHINGTON \u200cEXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2064How\u2064 has \u200dthe university administration \u200cresponded to the protest against Ehud Olmert&#8217;s event and the walkout during Clinton&#8217;s class?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ents stormed a\u200c university \u2063event featuring former \u200bIsraeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, demanding the\u2062 end of\u200b what they called &#8220;Israeli apartheid&#8221; and the \u2063liberation of \u200bPalestine. The university&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gendered-terms-husband-and-wife-abolished-from-federal-law-under-proposed-democrat-bill\/\" title=\"Proposed Democrat Bill seeks to remove 'husband' and 'wife' from federal law, eliminating gendered terms.\">administration\u2063 faced criticism<\/a> for \u2062allowing speakers with controversial viewpoints on\u200c campus.<\/p>\n<p>The walkout and sit-in during Clinton&#8217;s class serves \u200cas another example of the \u200dgrowing unrest among Columbia University students regarding the Israeli-Palestinian \u200cconflict. The \u200bprotesters believe that Clinton&#8217;s support for Israel&#8217;s actions in the war, \u2064particularly the blockade of Gaza and the bombing of civilian areas,\u2062 amounts to complicity in \u200dthe\u200b suffering of\u2064 Palestinians.<\/p>\n<p>The protest was not without controversy. Some \u2064have accused the students of disrupting \u200bthe learning environment and disrespecting Clinton&#8217;s presence. However, others argue that protest is a fundamental part of free speech and\u200d a way for students to hold influential figures accountable for \u200btheir actions.<\/p>\n<p>Clinton, a former presidential candidate and Secretary of State, \u200dis\u200d no stranger to protests. \u2062Throughout her political career, she has faced opposition and \u200ccriticism for her policies and\u2063 actions. However, the presence \u2063of protests during her class at Columbia\u200d University highlights\u2064 the extent\u200b to which activism and dissent have become an\u200b integral part of campus life.<\/p>\n<p>Columbia University has long been associated with political activism and student advocacy. \u200cFrom the Civil\u2063 Rights Movement and \u2063the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-arrests-peace-activist-warns-its-citizens-not-to-participate-in-anti-war-protests\/\" title=\"Russia Arrests Peace Activist, Warns Its Citizens Not To Participate In Anti-War Protests\">anti-war protests<\/a> of the 1960s, to more \u200drecent movements such \u200das #BlackLivesMatter \u2063and #MeToo, \u2062the\u2064 campus has been a hub for shaping social change.<\/p>\n<p>The university&#8217;s \u200cadministration has faced challenges in striking a balance between\u200c preserving \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-k-education-secretary-prioritizing-emotional-safety-over-free-speech-is-dangerous\/\" title=\"U.K. Education Secretary: Prioritizing \u2018Emotional Safety\u2019 Over Free Speech Is \u2018Dangerous\u2019\">academic freedom<\/a> and \u200baddressing\u200c the\u200d concerns of \u2062students. While some argue that controversial speakers\u200d and discussions are necessary for fostering\u2062 intellectual discourse, others\u200b believe that certain viewpoints perpetuate\u200c harm and should not \u2063be given a \u200dplatform.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200dwalkout\u2064 and sit-in protest \u2064at Clinton&#8217;s class brings attention to the ongoing debate \u2062around free speech, protest, and the \u200cresponsibility\u200c of educational \u200dinstitutions to \u2064be inclusive and\u2063 sensitive to the diverse perspectives of their students.<\/p>\n<p>As the video of the\u2064 protest circulates and garners attention,\u200b it remains to be seen how Columbia University \u200dwill\u2063 respond. Will they engage in\u2062 dialogue\u2062 with the students, take steps to address their concerns, \u200dor reaffirm their commitment\u2063 to academic freedom? One\u2063 thing is certain: the voices \u2062of the protesters will not be silenced, and their actions\u200c have sparked a wider discussion on campus about the role of \u200bstudent\u200d activism in \u200dshaping the university&#8217;s principles and \u2063values.<\/p>\n<p>It \u200bis important\u2062 to note \u200bthat the\u200c content of this \u2063article\u2063 is based \u200don the available information at\u200c the \u2062time of writing and may be subject to\u2062 updates and further developments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Columbia University students walked out and staged a sit-in protest during Hillary Clinton&#8217;s class. 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