Protests have been active on Columbia University's campus since the start of Israel's war with Hamas on October 7.
An Orthodox rabbi associated with Columbia University sent out a message to over 290 Jewish students Sunday morning warning that they should go home 'as soon as possible' amid a rise of 'extreme antisemitism and anarchy.'The message, which was sent out on WhatsApp by Rabbi Elie Buechler, comes a few days after pro-Palestinian protestors clashed with police officers after holding a 'Gaza Solidarity Encampment' on Columbia's south lawn.
Student groups behind the pro-Palestinian protests have demanded that Columbia halts it 'continued financial investment in corporations that profit from Israeli apartheid, genocide, and occupation in Palestine.
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