{"id":2231267,"date":"2024-04-26T19:17:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T23:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/columbia-slammed-for-issuing-pathetic-update-on-anti-israel-encampment\/"},"modified":"2024-04-26T19:18:49","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T23:18:49","slug":"columbia-slammed-for-issuing-pathetic-update-on-anti-israel-encampment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/columbia-slammed-for-issuing-pathetic-update-on-anti-israel-encampment\/","title":{"rendered":"Columbia Criticized for &#8216;Weak&#8217; Update on Anti-Israel Protest Site"},"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%2Fcolumbia-slammed-for-issuing-pathetic-update-on-anti-israel-encampment%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=2231267&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>Columbia University faces backlash over an update \u200con the anti-Israel protest. The \u200buniversity\u200b stated that \u200cdiscussions are ongoing amidst escalating tensions. Social media responses \u2063reflect anger and frustration at the situation, with calls for action\u2064 and\u200b criticism\u2062 of the university&#8217;s handling of the issue. Concerns about \u2063campus safety and academic disruption are also\u200c highlighted. Your summary looks good!\u200b It\u2064 effectively captures the key points about Columbia University facing backlash\u200b over the anti-Israel\u2062 protest update, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/justin-bieber-gets-mocked-for-giant-suit-at-grammys-looks-like-he-got-into-his-daddys-closet\/\" title=\"Justin Bieber Gets Mocked For Giant Suit At Grammys: \u2018Looks Like He Got Into His Daddy\u2019s Closet\u2019\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a> reactions<\/a>, and concerns regarding safety and academic disruption.  <\/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<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/%20\"><span>Jack Davis<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   April 26, 2024 at 1:09pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Columbia University is under fire for a Thursday night update on the anti-Israel protest that has dominated the New York City campus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe talks have shown progress and are continuing as planned,\u201d the college said in a statement on its <a href=\"https:\/\/communications.news.columbia.edu\/news\/campus-updates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor several days, a small group of faculty, administrators, and University Senators have been in dialogue with student organizers to discuss the basis for dismantling the encampment, dispersing, and following University policies going forward. We have our demands; they have theirs. A formal process is underway and continues,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a rumor that the NYPD has been invited to campus this evening. This rumor is false,\u201d the update said.<\/p>\n<p>The update <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-aoc-sends-signal-college-protesters-within-hours-mob-forces-columbia-take-drastic-action\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ignited anger<\/a> on social media<\/p>\n<blockquote data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">There should be NO negotiation, parents of the students should request REFUND of TUITION from Columbia University.<\/p>\n<p>This is disrupting an academic year that these students will never get back.<\/p>\n<p>Deport every Foreign student who is not in class and supporting Hamas Terrorist.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elliptical (@EllipticalLog) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EllipticalLog\/status\/1783884294878003345?\">April 26, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThere should be NO negotiation, parents of the students should request REFUND of TUITION from Columbia University. This is disrupting an academic year that these students will never get back,\u201d one <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EllipticalLog\/status\/1783884294878003345\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">X user posted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Another <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GenX_Warfare\/status\/1783883686485565907\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">poster<\/a> translated the update this way: \u201cBreaking: Still no adults found to be in charge at Columbia.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Breaking: Still no adults found to be in charge at Columbia.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 GenX Warfare (@GenX_Warfare) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GenX_Warfare\/status\/1783883686485565907?\">April 26, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Pathetic<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jack Daniels, Please (@JackDanielsPls) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackDanielsPls\/status\/1783807800218443909?\">April 26, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Another had <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackDanielsPls\/status\/1783807800218443909\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">only one word<\/a>: \u201cPathetic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/live-news\/antisemitism-campus-surges-agitators-take-over-columbia-yale-universities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> noted that a deadline the college gave protesters to disperse passed on Friday without any action being taken.<\/p>\n<p>CNN reported on Friday that Columbia president Minouche Shafik received a letter from Jewish students outlining their persecution since the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are afraid to attend classes, feel threatened on campus and fear that some faculty and staff may subject us to discriminatory treatment,\u201d the students wrote to Columbia officials. \u201cSince October 7th, our campus has transformed into a hostile place; over the past few days, it has become an environment we dread,\u201d the letter said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/business\/live-news\/columbia-university-palestine-protests-04-26-24\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Early Friday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/columbia-anti-israel-agitators-triggered-mike-johnson-gop-lawmakers-show-encampment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Columbia<\/a> junior Khymani James offered what he said was regret for suggesting \u201cZionists\u201d should die, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/columbia-protest-leader-expresses-regret-discussing-murdering-zionists-saying-they-shouldnt-exist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>James had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fbi-issues-passover-warning-jewish-community-real-threats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">previously equated<\/a> \u201cZionists\u201d with \u201cWhite supremacists\u201d and \u201cNazis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>James expressed \u201cregret\u201d for some things he said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KhymaniJames\/status\/1783731034330185905\/photo\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cZionism is an ideology that necessitates the genocide of the Palestinian people. I oppose that in the strongest terms,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll people deserve to be safe from physical harm. Palestinians have been subjected to decades of brutal violence and now genocide by Israel. The Israeli government and military should be held accountable for their actions,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Has Columbia handled these protests poorly?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>His earlier remarks had said that \u201cif we can agree as a society, as a collective, that people, that people, that persons, some persons, need to die if they have an ideology that results in the death of thousands, hundreds of thousands, millions, if there are people like that who exist, shouldn\u2019t they die?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy would we want people who are supporters of genocide to live? I\u2019m confused!\u201d James said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cZionists, along with all White supremacists, need to not exist, because they actively kill and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-blasts-passage-of-mccarthy-debt-bill-saying-it-will-hurt-people\/\" title=\"White House blasts passage of McCarthy debt bill, saying it will hurt people\">harm vulnerable people<\/a>,\u201d James said. \u201cThey stop the world from progressing.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We who work here at The Western Journal have fought for years against Big Tech and the elites who want to shut us down and then shut America down. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Make no mistake \u2014 nothing will be the same after November 2024. Will you help us fight? 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Please don\u2019t let the America-hating left win. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Stand with us today<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44685\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44685\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44685\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44685\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44685\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-military-issues-dire-warning-about-chinas-rapid-military-nuclear-weapons-buildup\/\" title=\"U.S. Military Issues Dire Warning About China\u2019s Rapid Military, Nuclear Weapons Buildup\">military issues<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues. <br \/> Jack can be reached at jackwritings1@gmail.com. <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  New York City <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Politics, Foreign Policy, Military &#038; Defense Issues <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Columbia University Faces Backlash for Vague Update on Anti-Israel Protest. 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