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i don't know how columbia _ that call? i don't know how columbia university - that call? i don't know how columbia university are - that call? i don't know how. columbia university are going to deal with their crisis, they have a serious problem. my question would be, if students showed up with white sheets calling for the annihilation of a group on campus like african americans, the killing of gay people, which the muslim brotherhood is doing tojewish students and other moderate muslims around the country, i think we have a serious problem that needs to be booted out of our university system. we that needs to be booted out of our university system.- our university system. we will have to leave _ our university system. we will have to leave it _ our university system. we will have to leave it there. - our university system. we will have to leave it there. just - our university system. we will have to leave it there. just to | have to leave it there. just to point out, the majority of students there are holding a peaceful protest and say they are calling for an end to the
i don't know how columbia _ that call? i don't know how columbia university - that call? i don't know how columbia university are - that call? i don't know how. columbia university are going to deal with their crisis, they have a serious problem. my question would be, if students showed up with white sheets calling for the annihilation of a group on campus like african americans, the killing of gay people, which the muslim brotherhood is doing tojewish students and other moderate muslims around...
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many student movements including columbia haveissued movements including columbia have issued statements denouncing anti—semitism, being very clear where they stand on hatred towards any people, particularly the jewish people. in fact what is really frustrating is these movements include manyjewish students. jewish students at columbia for example have celebrated the jewish holidays with other students on campus at these encampments, and others reject these accusations. i do think there are some bad actors mixed with the protesters, but we shouldn't be painting all of them with the same brush. those who are coming to instigate or harm others should absolutely be kicked out, but those who are there to protest freely and exercise the first amendment should be protected.— should be protected. what is our should be protected. what is your view — should be protected. what is your view on _ should be protected. what is your view on how _ should be protected. what is your view on how the - should be protected. what isj your view on how the college authorities are handling this? you mentio
many student movements including columbia haveissued movements including columbia have issued statements denouncing anti—semitism, being very clear where they stand on hatred towards any people, particularly the jewish people. in fact what is really frustrating is these movements include manyjewish students. jewish students at columbia for example have celebrated the jewish holidays with other students on campus at these encampments, and others reject these accusations. i do think there are...
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thejewish students at columbia have celebrated the jewish students at columbia have celebrated thejewish holidays with other students on campus, at these encampments and it is an utter rejection of these accusations i do think there are some bad actors mixing with the protesters but we should not absolutely be painting all of them with the same brush. those who are coming there to instigate or to harm others should be kicked out. but those who are there to protest freely and exercise their first amendment and exercise theirfirst amendment should be and exercise their first amendment should be allowed and be protected. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. a teenage girl has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after two teachers and a teenage student were injured in a stabbing incident at a secondary school in southwest wales. pupils were locked in classrooms for about four hours as police investigated the incident in ammaford. 0fficers recovered a knife. three people have been arrested by police investigating the de
thejewish students at columbia have celebrated the jewish students at columbia have celebrated thejewish holidays with other students on campus, at these encampments and it is an utter rejection of these accusations i do think there are some bad actors mixing with the protesters but we should not absolutely be painting all of them with the same brush. those who are coming there to instigate or to harm others should be kicked out. but those who are there to protest freely and exercise their...
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the president of columbia - didn't it? that's right. the - president of columbia university is under huge pressure over that, over the case of the student you just mentioned, and in general, concerning this protest on campus. this is what triggered the situation. the pro—palestinian demonstrations have been going on at universities for months now, but it was this incident on the 18th of april at columbia that really inflamed tensions and caused these protest camps to spread across campuses. but university administrators are in a real tricky situation over this. on the one hand they are under pressure to protect jewish students, to stamp out anti—semitism and intimidation on campus. 0n the other hand they want to make sure that they are not infringing on the rights and freedoms of students to protest, to assemble, freedom of speech, and also as we have seen in colombia, calling on the police to clear these tents and detain people can often inflame tensions and make the situation much, much worse. they are in a real bind over this. no
the president of columbia - didn't it? that's right. the - president of columbia university is under huge pressure over that, over the case of the student you just mentioned, and in general, concerning this protest on campus. this is what triggered the situation. the pro—palestinian demonstrations have been going on at universities for months now, but it was this incident on the 18th of april at columbia that really inflamed tensions and caused these protest camps to spread across campuses....
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and negotiations are ongoing at columbia university in new york over the protest camp there. and that's what really sparked this latest escalation in the protests, really. pro—palestinian demonstrations have been going on for several months now at a number of universities, but the mood has really changed in the last week or so, and that was because of an incident at columbia on the 18th of april, the nypd were called onto the campus to take down a protest camp there. dozens of people were arrested and that really ignited tensions. and a number of other protest camps were then pitched at various universities across the country. now, the protesters say that they're unhappy with the us government's support for the israeli military campaign. they want a ceasefire in gaza, but also they're demanding that their universities divest so cut ties with companies with links to israel. but manyjewish students say that they feel intimidated by these demos. there have been a number of reports of verbal assaults or even physical attacks onjewish people by the pro—palestinian demonstrator
and negotiations are ongoing at columbia university in new york over the protest camp there. and that's what really sparked this latest escalation in the protests, really. pro—palestinian demonstrations have been going on for several months now at a number of universities, but the mood has really changed in the last week or so, and that was because of an incident at columbia on the 18th of april, the nypd were called onto the campus to take down a protest camp there. dozens of people were...
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that is right, the president of columbia - anti-semitic? that is right, the| president of columbia university anti-semitic? that is right, the i president of columbia university is under huge pressure, not only due to instances of hate speech on campus like the one you just mentioned, but also over her decision to call in the police to clear the protest camp. yesterday, the columbia university senate passed a resolution condemning the administration, saying that they were undermining academic freedom and disregarding the privacy and due process rights of students and faculty members. so, university administrative under huge pressure here, and it is not really clear what the solution is to this very tricky problem. hello there. it certainly has been a saturday of contrasts across the country. we started off grey and wet across southern england. the rain petered out to a blanket of cloud and drizzle. a lot of cloud across wales, the midlands, for much of the day. further north it was a different story. sunny spells and scattered showers but e
that is right, the president of columbia - anti-semitic? that is right, the| president of columbia university anti-semitic? that is right, the i president of columbia university is under huge pressure, not only due to instances of hate speech on campus like the one you just mentioned, but also over her decision to call in the police to clear the protest camp. yesterday, the columbia university senate passed a resolution condemning the administration, saying that they were undermining academic...
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in a whatsapp message, columbia's orthodoxjewish rabbi, elly bukeler, told students columbia university and the new york police department "could not guarantee jewish students�* safety, telling them they "should return home as soon as possible", apparently refering to the events in his message to mark the beginning of thejewish holiday of passover, president biden said "this blatant anti—semitism is reprehensible and dangerous — and it has absolutely no place on college campuses, or anywhere in our country." ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky says a multibillion—dollar military aid package approved by the us house of representative of saturday, will give his country a chance of victory over invading russian forces. the bill now goes to senators for approval, before heading to the president's desk. in an interview on us television the ukrainian leader said more weapons will help kyiv retake the initiative in the two—year conflict — especially long—range missiles. ukrainian forces are facing mounting pressure against russian troops, especially on the eastern frontlines.
in a whatsapp message, columbia's orthodoxjewish rabbi, elly bukeler, told students columbia university and the new york police department "could not guarantee jewish students�* safety, telling them they "should return home as soon as possible", apparently refering to the events in his message to mark the beginning of thejewish holiday of passover, president biden said "this blatant anti—semitism is reprehensible and dangerous — and it has absolutely no place on...
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the protests were started here by columbia university students more than a week ago. tensions have been fraught between those who are pro—palestinian and those who are pro—israeli, both accusing each other of hate speech. one student has since apologised for prior remarks saying zionists "don't deserve to live." khymanijames has now been barred from the protest site. it's much calmer here today at columbia university, but the students in the encampment behind me aren't budging on their demands. they and other students who are protesting across the country are calling on their universities to essentially cut economic and academic ties with israeli institutions. all of our demands have to be achieved in orderfor us to leave the encampment. we're asking for financial transparency. we're asking for cops off campus. we're asking for amnesty for all students that have faced disciplinary charges or have been suspended or arrested. tally is one of those students. i think it was veryjarring to be placed in zip ties and held for that long. but i will also say as kind of fru
the protests were started here by columbia university students more than a week ago. tensions have been fraught between those who are pro—palestinian and those who are pro—israeli, both accusing each other of hate speech. one student has since apologised for prior remarks saying zionists "don't deserve to live." khymanijames has now been barred from the protest site. it's much calmer here today at columbia university, but the students in the encampment behind me aren't budging on...
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speaker of the house mike johnson visited the columbia university campus. he accused people of failing to protect jewish students. >> we cannot allow this kind of hatred and anti-semitism to flourish on our campuses. those who are perpetrating this violence should be arrested. i am here today, joining my colleagues, to call on the school president to resign if you cannot immediately bring order to this chaos. >> the white house has been under pressure to respond to the campus protests. here is the press secretary speaking earlier today. >> this is a deeply painful moment for many communities and we understand that. but the president believes free-speech debate and nondiscrimination on college campuses are important american values. protest must be peaceful and students must be safe. when we see violent rhetoric, we have to call that out. >> we can discuss this now with a professor and princeton university author. you are the author of a new book. thank you so much for joining us. i noticed in this book you are advocating for people to be the leaders they wa
speaker of the house mike johnson visited the columbia university campus. he accused people of failing to protect jewish students. >> we cannot allow this kind of hatred and anti-semitism to flourish on our campuses. those who are perpetrating this violence should be arrested. i am here today, joining my colleagues, to call on the school president to resign if you cannot immediately bring order to this chaos. >> the white house has been under pressure to respond to the campus...