{"id":2226686,"date":"2024-04-21T19:40:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-21T23:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-condemns-despicable-actions-at-pro-palestinian-college-protests\/"},"modified":"2024-04-21T19:43:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-21T23:43:00","slug":"white-house-condemns-despicable-actions-at-pro-palestinian-college-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-condemns-despicable-actions-at-pro-palestinian-college-protests\/","title":{"rendered":"White House denounces &#8220;despicable&#8221; acts at pro-Palestinian college demonstrations"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fwhite-house-condemns-despicable-actions-at-pro-palestinian-college-protests%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=2226686&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--><p>The White House \u2062denounced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-worst-killing-babies-is-liberation-pumpkin-spice-lattes-are-violence\/\" title=\"Media's Extreme: Advocating Baby Killing as 'Freedom.' Labeling Pumpkin Spice Lattes as Aggression.\">antisemitic threats<\/a> at college\u200c pro-Palestinian\u2064 protests, primarily at Columbia University, where calls for a Gaza ceasefire were made. Some protestors went as \u200cfar as targeting Jewish students and advocating for violence, prompting significant backlash. The House and New York City police responded to ensure safety\u200d amid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-continues-nuclear-program-aims-to-enrich-uranium-to-20\/\" title=\"Iran continues nuclear program, aims to enrich uranium to 20%\">escalating tensions<\/a> and arrests. The \u200cWhite House condemned antisemitic threats at pro-Palestinian protests at\u2062 Columbia\u200b University, urging a ceasefire in Gaza. \u2062Some protesters targeted Jewish students and incited violence, leading to strong condemnation. The House\u2064 and NYPD took action\u2063 to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/migrants-from-106-countries-crossed-southern-border-in-del-rio-sector-in-2021\/\" title=\"Migrants From 106 Countries Crossed Southern Border In Del Rio Sector in 2021\">maintain safety<\/a> during the escalating tensions and arrests.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>White House<\/a> issued a strong rebuke of the antisemitic threats that have been shouted at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2970963\/ilhan-omars-daughter-suspended-barnard-college-anti-israel-protests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"pro-Palestinian protests\">pro-Palestinian protests<\/a> at college campuses across the country, most notably Columbia University.<\/p>\n<p>Large groups have gathered at Columbia, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. Some protesters have gone further by calling for the death of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/white-house-condemns-blatantly-antisemitic-protests-agitators-engulf-columbia-university\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>reportedly<\/a> targeting Jewish students with threats. The White House condemned the \u201cblatantly Antisemitic\u201d rhetoric in a statement issued on Sunday.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>New York City police officers in riot gear stand guard as demonstrators chant slogans outside the Columbia University campus, Thursday, April 18, 2024, in New York. The protesters were calling for the school to divest from corporations they claim profit from the war in the Middle East. (AP Photo\/Mary Altaffer)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhile every American has the right to peaceful protest, calls for violence and physical intimidation targeting Jewish students and the Jewish community are blatantly Antisemitic, unconscionable, and dangerous \u2013 they have absolutely no place on any college campus, or anywhere in the United States of America,\u201d White House deputy press secretary Andrew Bates said in a statement to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd echoing the rhetoric of terrorist organizations, especially in the wake of the worst massacre committed against the Jewish people since the Holocaust, is despicable. We condemn these statements in the strongest terms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The White House\u2019s statement comes after a rabbi associated with Columbia University\u2019s Orthodox Union Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/04\/21\/us\/columbia-university-jewish-students-protests\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>suggested<\/a> Jewish students \u201creturn home as soon as possible and remain home.\u201d The recommendation likely came in response to a video circulated on social media where, between them, two men shouted, \u201cNever forget the 7th of October. That will happen not one more time, not five more times\u2026 but 10,000 more times \u2026The 7th of October is going to be every day for you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The New York City Police Department arrested over 100 protesters on Columbia\u2019s campus Thursday on suspicion of trespassing. Among them was Rep. Ilhan Omar\u2019s (D-MN) daughter, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2970963\/ilhan-omars-daughter-suspended-barnard-college-anti-israel-protests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Isra Hirsi\">Isra Hirsi<\/a>, who was subsequently suspended as other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/8-students-face-murder-charges-in-connection-to-deadly-beating-of-las-vegas-teenager-report\/\" title=\"8 Students Face Murder Charges In Connection To Deadly Beating Of Las Vegas Teenager: Report\">arrested students<\/a> were.<\/p>\n<p>Omar <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/IlhanMN\/status\/1781453928887914927\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"reacted to the news\">reacted to the news<\/a> by saying she was \u201cenormously proud\u201d of Hirsi for \u201cpushing her school to stand against genocide.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>New York City Mayor Eric Adams expressed he was \u201chorrified and disgusted\u201d by the reported antisemitism on the campus. The city is home to some <a href=\"https:\/\/ajpp.brandeis.edu\/documents\/2020\/JewishPopulationDataBrief2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"1.3 million Jews\">1.3 million Jews<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I am horrified and disgusted with the antisemitism being spewed at and around the Columbia University campus.\u00a0Hate has no place in our city, and I have instructed the NYPD to investigate any violation of law they receive a report about and will arrest anyone found to be breaking\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mayor Eric Adams (@NYCMayor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYCMayor\/status\/1782169499774377999?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHate has no place in our city, and I have instructed the NYPD to investigate any violation of law they receive a report about and will arrest anyone found to be breaking the law,\u201d Adams wrote on social media on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NYPDnews\/status\/1781083770306879710\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"claimed\">claimed<\/a> that all the arrested students submitted peacefully and there were no injuries or violence reported by police. Officers arrived at the request of Columbia University, which reported the danger.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The White House strongly condemns antisemitic threats at pro-Palestinian college protests, notably at Columbia University, urging a ceasefire in Gaza. 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