{"id":2229426,"date":"2024-04-24T17:29:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T21:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/palestinian-terrorists-declare-support-for-columbia-encampment-call-for-escalation\/"},"modified":"2024-04-24T17:31:38","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T21:31:38","slug":"palestinian-terrorists-declare-support-for-columbia-encampment-call-for-escalation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/palestinian-terrorists-declare-support-for-columbia-encampment-call-for-escalation\/","title":{"rendered":"Palestinian terrorists endorse Columbia encampment, urge escalation"},"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\">14<\/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%2Fpalestinian-terrorists-declare-support-for-columbia-encampment-call-for-escalation%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=2229426&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 article\u200c discusses\u2064 Palestinian terrorists expressing support for student protests at Columbia\u2062 University\u200c and other American universities. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and a Hamas\u2063 leader backed the protests,\u200b calling for \u2064escalation against alleged occupation biases. The tensions at Columbia led to clashes with authorities,\u200d resulting in multiple arrests and concerns for the safety of Jewish\u2063 students amid anti-Semitic sentiments.  <\/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<section id=\"article\">\n<article data-post-title=\"Palestinian Terrorists Declare Support for Columbia Encampment, Call for 'Escalation'\" data-post-slug=\"http:\/\/even-this-cnn-puff-piece-makes-kamala-harris-seem-lame-and-unqualified\" data-post-url id=\"print-1883568\">\n<div>\n<h2>Columbia protests have included declarations of support for Hamas <\/h2>\n<figure><figcaption> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\tPro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University) Michael M. Santiago\/Getty Images)\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and a senior Hamas leader declared their support for the unsanctioned tent encampments roiling Columbia University and other elite American universities.<\/p>\n<p>The Popular Front, a U.S.-designated terror group, released a <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20240424090946\/https:\/\/pflp.ps\/post\/24085\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%B9%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D9%81%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B7%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%AA%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%86%D9%83%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D9%85%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> Tuesday evening affirming the group\u2019s firm support for &#8220;our students at American universities.&#8221; The statement called for &#8220;the escalation of their struggle&#8221; and condemned university administrators for implementing &#8220;policies biased with the occupation.&#8221; The terror group specifically praised the student protests at Columbia and Yale University.<\/p>\n<p>The terror group\u2019s statement coincided with a <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/PalestineResist\/37128\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">separate statement<\/a> from a senior Hamas political leader, Izzat Al-Rishq, published Wednesday morning by the Resistance News Network. Al-Rishq\u2019s statement likened Israel to Nazi Germany and declared support for American student protesters. The Resistance News Network frequently releases English translations of communiques from U.S.-designated foreign terrorist organizations located in Palestinian-controlled territories, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/extremismterms.adl.org\/glossary\/resistance-news-network-rnn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anti-Defamation League<\/a>. &#8220;Today&#8217;s students are tomorrow&#8217;s leaders,&#8221; Al-Rishq noted.<\/p>\n<p>The terrorists\u2019 support for the student protests comes as tensions at Columbia have remained high, as university administrators have struggled to put an end to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jamaal-bowman-defends-ilhan-omars-daughter-after-suspension-for-her-role-in-anti-israel-tent-city-at-columbia\/\" title=\"Jamaal Bowman supports Ilhan Omar's daughter following her suspension for involvement in anti-Israel tent city at Columbia\">unsanctioned tent encampment<\/a>. The protesters have clashed with university administrators and police trying to clear them out, resulting in more than 100 arrests. Jewish students at Columbia have indicated they do not feel safe on their campus amid the protests, which have included anti-Semitic chants and at least one <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/campus\/arab-israeli-journalist-assaulted-at-columbia-university-forced-to-cancel-speech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">assault<\/a> of a pro-Israel individual. Protesters were <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/1782456023820665137\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">captured shouting<\/a> &#8220;We are Hamas&#8221; and &#8220;Zionist pig&#8221; at pro-Jewish bystanders, while another keffiyeh-clad individual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C6AgqchugpP\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">held a sign<\/a> pointing toward a group of Jewish students with the caption &#8220;Al-Qassam\u2019s Next Targets,&#8221; a reference to Hamas\u2019s military wing. Students at Yale and other universities have formed similar encampments in solidarity with the Columbia protesters.<\/p>\n<p>Students at Columbia have expressed fear for their physical safety and some have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zLdDUMjXbhg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">indicated to media outlets<\/a> that they have decided to flee campus amid the anti-Jewish sentiment that is rearing its head during the ongoing protests. A rabbi who heads Columbia\u2019s Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/columbia-rabbi-tells-jewish-students-leave-campus-warns-school-nypd-cannot-guarantee-your-safety\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recommended<\/a> to Jewish students that they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/protesters-call-for-xi-jinping-to-step-down-over-chinas-extreme-covid-lockdowns\/\" title=\"Protesters Call For Xi Jinping To Step Down Over China\u2019s Extreme COVID Lockdowns\">leave campus due<\/a> to the anti-Israel agitators. A number of people on Columbia\u2019s campus have called on the school to bring in the National Guard to quell the unauthorized protests.\t<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Columbia released a <a href=\"https:\/\/communications.news.columbia.edu\/news\/campus-updates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> indicating it was &#8220;making important progress&#8221; in its negotiations with student protesters, which the school said had &#8220;committed to dismantling and removing a significant number of tents.&#8221; Nonetheless, the protests have remained ongoing at Columbia and other campuses.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Jewish students at Columbia University don&#8217;t feel safe. It\u2019s become so dangerous that students were forced out of the classroom,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SpeakerJohnson\/status\/1782846496431337647\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> Republican speaker of the House Mike Johnson, who is expected to meet with Jewish students at Columbia Wednesday afternoon. &#8220;Let\u2019s be clear: these are not peaceful protests, these are antisemitic mobs.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Support declarations for Hamas and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine were made during the Columbia University protests. A senior Hamas leader and the Popular Front expressed backing for the unsanctioned tent encampments that have caused disruptions at Columbia University and other prestigious American institutions. The Popular Front, designated as a terror group in the U.S., released statements<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2088,"featured_media":2229427,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/pro-palestinian-protests-continue-at-columbia-university-in-new-york-c-2-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2229426","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/pro-palestinian-protests-continue-at-columbia-university-in-new-york-c-2-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2229426","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\/2088"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2229426"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2229426\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2229427"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2229426"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2229426"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2229426"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}