Columbia University Cancels Classes Over Protests

Columbia University has canceled in-person classes on Monday, days after the arrests of more than 100 students for refusing to leave a pro-Palestinian protest encampment on the campus.University President Nemat Minouche Shafik said in an email to the Columbia community, which was also posted on the university's website on Monday, that classes would be held virtually to 'deescalate the rancor and give us all a chance to consider next steps.

'In response to questioning, Shafik and other Columbia officials said some protesters had used antisemitic language.Meanwhile, a rabbi associated with the university called for Jewish students to leave campus due to a rise of 'extreme antisemitism and anarchy' after it was reported that Jewish students who gathered to protest antisemitism were threatened with 'hate speech' and 'calls to violence.

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