{"id":2237264,"date":"2024-05-04T16:29:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-04T20:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/columbia-president-says-occupation-of-campus-building-by-anti-israel-protesters-was-violent-act-distressing\/"},"modified":"2024-05-04T16:31:08","modified_gmt":"2024-05-04T20:31:08","slug":"columbia-president-says-occupation-of-campus-building-by-anti-israel-protesters-was-violent-act-distressing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/columbia-president-says-occupation-of-campus-building-by-anti-israel-protesters-was-violent-act-distressing\/","title":{"rendered":"Columbia President condemns violent occupation by anti-Israel protesters"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/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-president-says-occupation-of-campus-building-by-anti-israel-protesters-was-violent-act-distressing%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=2237264&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 President Minouche Shafik labeled the occupation of a campus \u200cbuilding by anti-Israel \u2063protesters as a &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/officials-launch-murder-probe-into-death-of-officer-following-d-c-protests\/\" title=\"Officials launch murder probe into death of officer following D.C. protests\">violent act<\/a>,&#8221; endangering the community. The \u2064incident\u200c sparked unrest on campus as protesters demanded the university sever ties with Israel. Despite efforts\u200d to resolve the issue peacefully, no agreement \u2063was reached. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/columbia-students-storm-university-building-and-hoist-banner-calling-for-intifada\/\" title=\"Columbia Students Rally at University Building, Display Banner Urging 'Intifada\">protesters barricaded<\/a> themselves inside Columbia&#8217;s Hamilton Hall, escalating\u200d tensions.  <\/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<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Columbia President Minouche Shafik said Friday that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/anti-israel-protesters-at-columbia-take-over-campus-building-barricade-themselves-inside\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">occupation<\/a> of a campus building by anti-Israel protesters was a \u201cviolent act\u201d that placed the campus community in danger. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LuDsfPv0qOA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video<\/a> put out Friday, Shafik spoke about the unrest that had roiled the campus after students and others protesting Israel\u2019s war with Hamas set up an encampment on campus and demanded the university cut off any ties to Israel. Shafik has faced criticism from some who said she allowed the encampment to go on too long while others accused her of reacting too strongly. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThese past two weeks have been among the most difficult in Colombia\u2019s history. The turmoil and tension, division and disruption have impacted the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nfl-browns-close-facility-delay-flight-after-positive-covid-19-test\/\" title=\"NFL-Browns close facility, delay flight after positive COVID-19 test\">entire community<\/a>. You, our students, have paid an especially high price,\u201d she said. \u201cWe tried very hard to resolve the issue of the encampment through dialogue.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>She then said that the university was ultimately unable to reach an agreement with the protesters before referencing the occupation of <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Columbia\u2019s Hamilton Hall by anti-Israel protesters. Early Tuesday morning, protesters barricaded themselves inside while they demanded the school to divest from Israel while smashing windows and unfurling an \u201cintifada\u201d banner from the building. They used tables, chairs, and other objects to block entry into the building. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cA group of protesters crossed a new line with the occupation of Hamilton Hall,\u201d Shafik said. \u201cIt was a violent act that put our students at risk, as well as putting the protesters at risk. I walked through the building and saw the damage which was distressing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The storming came after Shafik said that the university would not be divesting from Israel. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1714657703188000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0-8IzS3B7axoRMsynY0m75\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hours after the building was occupied, the New York Police Department <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/nypd-storms-columbias-hamilton-hall-after-pro-hamas-protesters-illegally-took-control-of-building\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stormed<\/a> the building in riot gear, arresting protesters and clearing out the occupation. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shafik pinned much of the blame of the occupation on outside activists. \u201cWe believe that while the group who broke into the building includes students, it is led by individuals who are not affiliated with the University,\u201d she said. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York City Mayor Eric Adams <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/eric-adams-says-columbia-anti-israel-protest-was-co-opted-authorities-saw-evidence-of-training\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">agreed<\/a>, saying that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/transgender-suspect-with-communist-manifesto-arrested-for-planning-shootings-at-schools-churches-police\/\" title=\"Transgender Suspect With Communist Manifesto Arrested For Planning Shootings At Schools, Churches: Police\">police found evidence<\/a> that professionals had shown up and conducted trainings. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThis is a global problem that young people are being influenced by those who are professionals at radicalizing our children and I\u2019m not going to allow that to happen as the mayor of the city of New York,\u201d he said. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Columbia President Minouche Shafik labeled the campus building occupation by anti-Israel protesters as a &#8220;violent act,&#8221; endangering the community. 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