Tensions Rise at Columbia University: Students Demand School Divestment

📢Students at Columbia University are demanding divestment from corporations profiting from Israel's human rights violations

🤝The protests have raised tensions on campus and led to confrontations between protesters and counter-protesters

✡️Some Jewish students and faculty feel uneasy about the rhetoric used by the protesters

🚫The objective of the protesters is not to make Jewish students feel unsafe

💼Columbia University's president believes tensions have been exploited by individuals not affiliated with the university

What are the protesters demanding?

—The protesters are demanding that Columbia University divest from corporations that profit from Israel's human rights violations.

Why do some Jewish students and faculty feel uneasy?

—Some Jewish students and faculty feel uneasy about the rhetoric used by the protesters, including calls for an intifada.

Are the protests causing tensions on campus?

—Yes, the protests have sparked tensions on campus and have led to occasional confrontations.

What is the objective of the protesters?

—The objective of the protesters is not to make Jewish students feel unsafe, but rather to advocate for divestment from corporations profiting from human rights violations.

What does the Columbia University president say about the tensions?

—The president of Columbia University believes that tensions have been exploited and amplified by individuals who are not affiliated with the university.

00:00Introduction to the protests at Columbia University and students demanding divestment from corporations profiting from Israel's human rights violations.

02:27Some Jewish students and faculty express unease about the rhetoric used by the protesters and its impact on the campus.

02:33Occasional confrontations between protesters and counter-protesters on campus.

02:42Clarification that the objective of the protesters is not to make Jewish students feel unsafe.

02:53Columbia University's president believes tensions have been exploited by individuals not affiliated with the university and calls for a reset.