Antisemitic riot at Columbia reaches boiling point as agitators take over academic building, barricade doors Fox News
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‘FoxNews@Night’panelistsDr.SheilaNazarianandShaharAzanidiscussanti-Israelprotestsoncollegecampusesnationwide.
HoursafterColumbiaUniversitybegansuspendingstudentswhodidnotabandontheiranti-Israelencampmentintheheartofcampus,theagitatorsdialeduptheirdemonstrationbytakingoveranacademicbuilding.
EarlyTuesdaymorning,hundredsofanti-IsraelprotestersatColumbia’sManhattancampustookoverHamiltonHall,anacademicbuildingusedbythedeanandothersenioroffices.Theunrulygroupgainedaccessshortlybefore1a.m.andthenbegan“movingmetalgatestobarricadethedoors,blockingentranceswithwoodentablesandchairs,andzip-tyingdoorsshut,”accordingtothestudentnewspaperColumbiaSpectator.
OtherfootageshowedtheagitatorsinNewYorksmashingwindows,unfurlingaPalestinianflagoverawindowandchanting:“Fromtherivertothesea,Palestinewillbefree”and“Palestinewillliveforever.”Outside