White House condemns antisemitic actions of pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
The White House condemns the pro-Palestinian protests that have rocked New York City’s Columbia University over the past week, leading the school’s campus Orthodox rabbi to urge Jewish students to stay away from campus for the time being.
“While every American has the right to peaceful protest, calls for violence and physical intimidation targeting Jewish students and the Jewish community are blatantly antisemitic, unconscionable, and dangerous – they have absolutely no place on any college campus, or anywhere in the United States of America,” White House deputy press secretary Andrew Bates tells The Times of Israel.
“Echoing the rhetoric of terrorist organizations, especially in the wake of the worst massacre committed against the Jewish people since the Holocaust, is despicable. We condemn these statements in the strongest terms,” Bates says.
"Never forget the 7th of October. That will happen not one more time, not five more times, not 10…100…1000…10,000…The 7th of October is going to be every day for you."
Protestors screamed this at two Jewish @Columbia students right outside campus gates tonight. pic.twitter.com/VYp0tFudGj
— Jonas Du (@jonasydu) April 19, 2024