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Speaker Johnson calls out campus antisemitism as Columbia's anti-Israel protesters shout at, heckle him

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U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson spoke on the Columbia University campus, calling for an end to anti-Israel protests that have turned violent at times and led to arrests.

NEW YORK — House Speaker Mike Johnson, the Louisiana Republican, held a press conference on the steps of Columbia University above an encampment where demonstrators demanding the school divest itself from Israel-linked businesses have occupied since last week. The speaker blasted university leaders for permitting 'mob rule' and intimidation tactics 'overtake' the Founding Fathers’ ideals of freedom of speech, freedom of religion and 'the free exchange of ideas.

The encampment itself appeared subdued Wednesday, when university officials lifted the school lockdown to allow members of the media in. About 100 people were inside the hedge-lined gates, talking in small groups. People allowed into the space were asked not to take pictures of anyone’s face, not to use drugs or alcohol and not to speak with the media. Multiple people who said they were authorized to speak on behalf of the group declined to speak with Fox News Digital.

 

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