{"id":2233485,"date":"2024-04-30T10:43:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T14:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/columbia-chaos-escalates-overnight-hostage-situation-reported-as-rioters-violently-take-building\/"},"modified":"2024-04-30T10:47:13","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T14:47:13","slug":"columbia-chaos-escalates-overnight-hostage-situation-reported-as-rioters-violently-take-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/columbia-chaos-escalates-overnight-hostage-situation-reported-as-rioters-violently-take-building\/","title":{"rendered":"Overnight Columbia Chaos: Hostage Situation in Escalated Riot Scene"},"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-chaos-escalates-overnight-hostage-situation-reported-as-rioters-violently-take-building%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=2233485&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>Anti-Israel protesters occupied Hamilton Hall at Columbia University after a brief hostage situation. The protesters demanded \u2064divestment from Israel and amnesty.\u200c Columbia aims to contain the standoff \u200das protesters resist closure of an encampment. Concerns grow as\u2063 violence \u200berupts amid\u2064 calls for National\u200b Guard intervention. The campus remains \u2063tense as the crisis \u2064escalates. Anti-Israel protesters took over Hamilton Hall at \u2064Columbia University following a\u200c short hostage incident.\u2064 Their\u200b demands include\u200b divestment from Israel and amnesty. \u200bColumbia is \u200bworking to manage the situation, while tensions rise with protesters resisting encampment closure. Calls for \u200cNational Guard assistance emerge as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/when-jews-are-under-terrorist-rocket-fire-the-media-rush-to-apply-their-anti-semitic-moral-equivalency\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Media Caught Peddling Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theories Amid Israel Being Rocketed By Muslim Terror Groups\">violence escalates<\/a>, keeping the campus on edge\u200d during\u2063 this\u2062 crisis.  <\/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 30, 2024 at 6:10am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Anti-Israel protesters have taken over a building at Columbia University in New York City after reportedly holding hostages briefly.<\/p>\n<p>The occupation of Hamilton Hall at about 1 a.m. Tuesday came hours after the college said it would suspend students who refused to leave a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/communist-activist-who-wants-to-defund-police-abolish-prisons-offered-job-as-seattles-homelessness-czar\/\" title=\"Communist Activist Who Wants To Defund Police, Abolish Prisons Offered Job As Seattle\u2019s \u2018Homelessness Czar\u2019\">tent encampment<\/a>, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/04\/30\/us-news\/columbia-university-protesters-take-over-hamilton-hall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The initial burst to seize the academic building came while some facilities workers were still inside, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.columbiaspectator.com\/news\/2024\/04\/30\/dozens-occupy-hamilton-hall-as-pro-palestinian-protests-spread-across-campus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Columbia Spectator<\/a>, the university\u2019s student newspaper.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Holy\u2026. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/42Lw4kaRHY\">pic.twitter.com\/42Lw4kaRHY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jessica Schwalb (@jessicaschwalb7) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jessicaschwalb7\/status\/1785169988032032825?\">April 30, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A member of Facilities has stated he is being taken hostage inside Hamilton Hall.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bwog (@bwog) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bwog\/status\/1785167704296509665?\">April 30, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>  The protesters allowed them out then re-sealed the building with barricades.<\/p>\n<p>One worker yelled, \u201cThey held me hostage,\u201d according to the Columbia Spectator.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Should the National Guard be sent in to Columbia?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ilhan-omar-visits-columbias-anti-israel-encampment-declares-awe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">protesters<\/a>, critical of Israel\u2019s war against the murderous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/outrageous-pic-hamas-terrorists-parading-shani-louks-body-wins-big-award\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">terrorist group Hamas<\/a>, broke doors and smashed windows as they gained entry while fellow protesters formed a human barricade to ensure authorities would not interfere.<\/p>\n<p>Once inside, they barricaded themselves in and blocked doors while covering security cameras.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Anarchists dressed in all black are breaking in through windows at the Columbia College campus in NYC.<\/p>\n<p>This is bad <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Lp7vmBpGqI\">pic.twitter.com\/Lp7vmBpGqI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Viral News NYC (@ViralNewsNYC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ViralNewsNYC\/status\/1785190013346398701?\">April 30, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Two students tried to block the takeover, with one saying, \u201cYou don\u2019t have a right to tear down our University.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">So much for \u201cpeaceful protests\u201d at Columbia University.<\/p>\n<p>Violence is not a bug but a feature of the pro-Hamas encampment movement, which has a deep rot of Anti-Americanism and AntiSemitism at its core. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rMYwAj3rYd\">pic.twitter.com\/rMYwAj3rYd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ritchie Torres (@RitchieTorres) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RitchieTorres\/status\/1785280876936302679?\">April 30, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Tuesday morning, police were in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/election-opponent-sues-oc-education-board-trustee-for-defamation-after-losing-race\/\" title=\"Election Opponent Sues OC Education Board Trustee For \u2018Defamation\u2019 After Losing Race\">holding position<\/a> outside the campus and had not tried to enter the building.<\/p>\n<p>Protesters said they want Columbia to divest from any investments in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/columbia-slammed-issuing-pathetic-update-anti-israel-encampment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Israel<\/a> and give amnesty to all protesters.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Columbia University faculty attempting to prevent the removal of protest encampment. Know who\u2019s teaching your little darlings when you send them off to college.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/COhZlU0s6y\">pic.twitter.com\/COhZlU0s6y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 dei gratia (@JackoEdward) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackoEdward\/status\/1785262350410420733?\">April 30, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Early Tuesday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/desperate-house-democrats-attempt-end-columbias-anti-israel-encampment-late\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">protesters<\/a> chanted \u201cno divestment, no commencement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Columbia University Apartheid Divest group indicated Monday it wanted to expand its grip on the campus after defying a 2 p.m. deadline to close down the tent encampment there.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Incase you missed it, there is an insurrection at Columbia University which has turned Violent. Do your damn job as Governor and bring in the NY National Guard to bring back civil order. This isn\u2019t \u201cpeaceful\u201d protest and is beyond Columbia\u2019s ability to control!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Winston Randle (@winston_ra86656) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/winston_ra86656\/status\/1785284462948892793?\">April 30, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAdmitted students day is over\u2014commencement is on its way,\u201d CUAD wrote in a statement, according to the Columbia Spectator. \u00a0\u201cLet\u2019s see how much of this campus we can reclaim by then!\u201d<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>\u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d Those 12 words have been stuck in my head since I first read them. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Former Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn recently made that comment to Floyd Brown, founder of The Western Journal. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>And if the leftists and the elites get their way, that\u2019s exactly what will happen \u2014 no real election, no real choice for the Electoral College, and no real say for the American people. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal is fighting to keep that from happening, but we can\u2019t do it alone.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We work tirelessly to expose the lying leftist media and the corrupt America-hating elites.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>But Big Tech\u2019s stranglehold is now so tight that <\/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>without help<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  from you, we will not be able to continue the fight. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The 2024 election is literally the most important election for every living American. We have to unite and fight for our country, otherwise we will lose it. And if we lose the America we love in 2024, we\u2019ll lose it for good. Can we <\/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>count on you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  to help? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>With you we will be able to field journalists, do more investigative work, expose more corruption, and get desperately needed truth to millions of Americans. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We can do this only with your help. Please don\u2019t wait one minute.<\/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>  Donate right now<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Thank you for reading,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. Please <\/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<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  today.<\/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>Anti-Israel protesters at Columbia University in New York City staged a building takeover, briefly holding hostages. 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