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New York University students and faculty members have been arrested during protests on the school’s campus Monday night, the New York Police Department confirmed to CNN — just miles away from Columbia University, where pro-Palestinian protests began last week and have since spread to campuses across the United States.

Officials at Columbia University, facing surging tensions on campus that raised safety concerns, have announced all classes will be virtual on Monday as Passover begins.

Columbia President Minouche Shafik said in a statement the decision was made to “deescalate the rancor and give us all a chance to consider next steps.”

The move underscores how tense the situation has become at the Ivy League school and the enormous challenge facing Shafik to get the situation under control.

  • Avid Amoeba@lemmy.ca
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    7 months ago

    Am aware. I’m imagining a much larger and more outspoken shift. If the status quo is 20/80 where 20 speak against Israel’s actions and 80 don’t, a flip to 80 speaking against.

    • captainlezbian@lemmy.world
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      7 months ago

      Ok or, we could listen to the Arabic Americans about their experiences 20 years ago and learn not to demand ethnic groups constantly denounce foreign people just because they’re the same ethnicity because it turns out that really sucks.

    • Linkerbaan@lemmy.world
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      7 months ago

      Percentage-wise Jews are actually overrepresented in pro Palestine rallies and protests.

      There aren’t actually that many Jews in the world. Continuing the hypothetical 20%, if 20% of Americans would go protesting the numbers would be insane.