Columbia sets deadline for agreement with protesters, threatens ‘alternative options’ for clearing protesters
Columbia University in New York has set a deadline for administrators and anti-Israel protesters to reach an agreement to end encampments on campus, as police remain on campus. University President Minoush Shafiq initially set a midnight deadline for an agreement with student organizers that included clearing the camp, dispersing it, and following university policies going […]
Columbia President Minouche Shafik sets deadline for anti-Israel protesters to reach agreement to dismantle encampment
Embattled Columbia University President Minoush Shafiq told anti-Israel student demonstrators on Tuesday that they had until midnight to reach an agreement on a plan to clear the camp or the university would issue an “alternative” plan to clear the tent city. He warned that the proposal would be considered. Shafiq said the protesters are in […]
Mike Johnson to visit Columbia on Wednesday amid ‘troubling rise of antisemitism’ at colleges
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) will visit Columbia University on Wednesday as pro-Palestinian protests continue at the college and on campuses across the country. Columbia is experiencing the most visible in a wave of student protests taking hold over several major universities, most of which are focused on support for the Palestinian cause and condemnation […]
Israeli consulate in New York ‘deeply troubled’ by ‘rise in anti-Semitic incidents’ at Columbia, NYU
The Israeli Consulate General in New York City told Fox News Digital on Tuesday that it is “deeply troubled” by the “recent increase in anti-Semitic incidents” at schools such as Columbia University and New York University. “Such behavior violates the principles of free speech and has no place in academia,” the Israeli consulate in New […]
Columbia University protests are ‘writing on the wall,’ about antisemitism
The founder of the pro-Israel International Campus Movement is warning of history repeating itself as anti-Semitism continues to rage on university and college campuses across the United States. Ilan Sinelnikov, founder and president of Students Support Israel (SSI), a pro-Israel student movement, told Fox News Digital that history is repeating itself, pointing to recent anti-Israel […]
Columbia University left-wing radicalism was dangerous in 1968 — and is now
Columbia University once again became the center of a radical universe. More than 50 years after anti-Vietnam War protesters rioted on Columbia’s campus in 1968, anti-Israel agitators have disrupted school operations and inspired similar actions at universities across the country. Although today’s demonstrators are more violent than their 1960s predecessors in openly supporting terrorist groups, […]
Watchdog CEO confronts anti-Israel protesters at Columbia: ‘Which is your favorite terrorist group?’
Fox’s first appearance: A watchdog group focused on higher education has released footage exposing the chaos taking place at the epicenter of anti-Israel protests plaguing one of America’s most prestigious Ivy League universities. Adam Gillett, president of Accuracy in Media, visited Columbia University’s campus in New York City to speak with those behind the anti-Israel […]
Adams, NYPD blame ‘outside agitators’ for fueling anti-Israel protests at Columbia, NYU
Mayor Eric Adams and New York City police leaders blamed “outside agitators” for fanning the flames of anti-Israel protests at Columbia University and New York University as police made more arrests. Adams, a Democrat and former police officer, praised the NYPD’s response during his usual Tuesday news conference at City Hall. “We cannot have outside […]
Columbia University cancels in-person classes for remainder of semester after pro-Hamas protesters take over campus
Columbia University recently announced that it would not hold in-person classes on its main campus for the rest of the semester after unruly pro-Hamas activists took over the main campus grounds. President Angela Olinto wrote: news On Monday evening, the university’s Morningside main campus told students and faculty that it would switch to “hybrid format […]
About 230 people arrested at NYU, Columbia
Most of the approximately 230 people arrested at last week’s anti-Israel protests at Columbia University and New York University were released with just a slap on the wrist, but many did not feel their actions were a danger to others on campus. This is despite reports that they are doing so. The 116 people arrested […]