Columbia Jewish students 'no longer feel safe,' say anti-Israel mob chased them off campus

Anti-Israel demonstrations at the Columbia University campus have left many Jewish students feeling unsafe and contemplating how they will finish the semester. Students Elisha Baker and Andrew Parker Stein are pushing university leaders to do more to shut down the antisemitic vitriol. In response to the chaotic demonstrations, the university announced that Monday's classes would be held virtually.

want to be clear right now, this has now gotten into physical safety. I no longer feel physically safe on my campus.' He also claimed protesters hurled insults at the Jewish group, calling them 'inbred' and insisting they 'have no culture.' Baker shared similar testimony, accusing the protesters of shouting antisemitic phrases by telling Jewish students to 'go back to Poland' or shouting death to the Zionist state.

There were some arrests on Thursday. That was great. I commend the university for doing that. Guess what? They walked 20 yards to their left. They do the exact same thing on the other lawn, and they've been there since Thursday, and now they're harassing us,' he continued. Parker Stein said demonstrators took one of his friends' Israeli flags and tried to light it on fire. All the while, they threw 'hard objects' at his friend and 'started harassing him.

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