{"id":2226915,"date":"2024-04-22T07:50:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T11:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-palestinian-supporters-at-columbia-university-confront-jews-to-push-them-out-of-camp\/"},"modified":"2024-04-22T07:52:01","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T11:52:01","slug":"pro-palestinian-supporters-at-columbia-university-confront-jews-to-push-them-out-of-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-palestinian-supporters-at-columbia-university-confront-jews-to-push-them-out-of-camp\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro-Palestinian activists at Columbia University confront Jewish students to force them out"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fpro-palestinian-supporters-at-columbia-university-confront-jews-to-push-them-out-of-camp%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=2226915&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>Supporters of \u2062the Pro-Palestine \u2062movement in\u200b Columbia University clashed\u200b with Jewish students,\u2062 attempting to remove them \u2062from an encampment. The incident took place before the Jewish Passover holiday \u200dand was described \u200cby Yale\u2064 student Sahar Tartak as resembling a real-life \u200bdrama.\u200c The\u200c situation escalated\u2062 with a human blockade targeting Jewish students, prompting concerns and calls for safety measures.  <\/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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/palestinian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Pro-Palestine<\/a> supporters, who set up an encampment at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/columbia-university\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Columbia University<\/a>, reportedly confronted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jewish\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Jewish<\/a> students on Sunday night to \u201cpush them out of camp.\u201d The incident occurred the day before the Jewish Passover holiday began.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis looks like a sitcom, but it\u2019s not,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sahar_tartak\/status\/1782253130375102916\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Yale student Sahar Tartak posted with an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-palestine-supporters-at-columbia-university-confront-jewish-students-to-push-them-out-of-camp-2\/\" title=\"Pro-Palestine supporters at Columbia University confront Jewish students in an attempt to exclude them\">accompanying video clip<\/a> on X, formerly Twitter<\/a>. \u201cA human blockade of hundreds at Columbia approaches a small group of Jewish students while saying \u2018one step forward\u2026 push them out of the camp\u2019 in perfect unison. This is a Columbia tent encampment.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This looks like a sitcom, but it&#8217;s not. A human blockade of hundreds at Columbia approaches a small group of Jewish students while saying &#8220;one step forward\u2026 push them out of the camp&#8221; in perfect unison. This is a Columbia tent encampment <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QvBuzP5QJH\">pic.twitter.com\/QvBuzP5QJH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sahar Tartak\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@sahar_tartak) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sahar_tartak\/status\/1782253130375102916?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 22, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cRepeat after me,\u201d one of the Pro-Palestine protesters in the video clip yelled, as others repeated after her in unison. \u201cI\u2019m bored. We would like you to leave.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The large group of protesters would then take one step closer around the Jewish students in the video clip. They repeated this process several times. <\/p>\n<p>Tartak posted the video on Sunday night, hours after several Jewish school officials criticized Columbia for a perceived lack of action against the protesters. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-folds-over-nuclear-arms-control-deal-with-russia\/\" title=\"Biden folds over nuclear arms control deal with Russia\">officials claimed<\/a> the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-palestine-supporters-at-columbia-university-confront-jewish-students-to-push-them-out-of-camp\/\" title=\"Pro-Palestine advocates at Columbia University confront Jewish students to exclude them\">protesters created unsafe conditions<\/a> for students.  <\/p>\n<p>First, on Sunday morning, a Columbia University rabbi encouraged Jewish students to leave school and go home until the campus was considered safe, <em>The Jerusalem<\/em> Post reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt deeply pains me to say that I would strongly recommend you return home as soon as possible and remain home until the reality in and around campus has dramatically improved,\u201d Orthodox Union Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus director rabbi Elie Buechler <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/diaspora\/article-798175\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reportedly urged students in leaked text messages.<\/a> \u201cIt is not our job as Jews to ensure our own safety on campus. No one should have to endure this level of hatred, let alone at school.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Buechler said that protesters had called for violence, expressed support for terrorism, and claimed they were members of Hamas, according to <em>The Jerusalem Post<\/em>. She also said that protesters had expressed desires for future acts of violence to mirror the October 7 attacks from Hamas against Israel. <\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Head of Columbia\/Barnard Kraft Center for Jewish Life emails students \u201cIt is unacceptable that I need to send this email in 2024\u201d but: NYPD will be at the Kraft Center through Passover &#038; Public Safety will provide escorts to\/from Kraft Center for anyone attending the Seder <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/T0PN1nKLbC\">pic.twitter.com\/T0PN1nKLbC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jaketapper\/status\/1782237149296791630?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 22, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Then, on Sunday night, CNN\u2019s Jake Tapper <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jaketapper\/status\/1782237149296791630?s=46&#038;t=WCjN9b0p46x4JtDWW5vQBw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">posted on X an email from the \u201cHead of Columbia\/Barnard Kraft Center for Jewish Life\u201d<\/a> that, Tapper claimed, was sent to students.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs Passover quickly approaches, we know that many Jewish students will remain on campus for the holiday,\u201d a screenshot of the email read. \u201cThe Kraft Center is open, and we look forward to hosting seders, meals, and services as planned. In all challenging situations, we advise students to do what is best for them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is unacceptable that I need to send this email in 2024,\u201d the message continued. \u201cAccording to its own Rules of University Conduct, Columbia University must ensure that students\u2019 can continue their academic pursuits without fear for their personal security or other serious intrusions on their ability to teach and study. The University continues to fail to enforce its rules, despite escalating antisemitic harassment and around-the-clock protest activity on and around campus.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tapper did not provide the name of the Barnard Kraft Center for Jewish Life member who sent the email.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cColumbia University must put an end to the on-campus protests that violate the University\u2019s event policies,\u201d the message read. \u201cOff-campus protests need to be moved if the protestors will not end their harassment of students.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pro-Palestine backers at Columbia University faced off with Jewish students, aiming to expel them from the encampment. The clash happened just before the Jewish Passover holiday. &#8220;Seems like a sitcom, but it&#8217;s real,&#8221; stated Yale student Sahar Tartak in a video shared on X (formerly Twitter)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2226916,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24109742968843-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2226915","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24109742968843-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2226915","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2226915"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2226915\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2226916"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2226915"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2226915"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2226915"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}