Columbia student protesters stage walkout from Hillary Clinton’s class
Truck appeared near Columbia University reportedly showing images of students linked to an anti-Israel statement
By Greg Norman Fox News
Published November 2, 2023 10:04am EDT
Dozens of Columbia University students staged a walkout from former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's class there on Wednesday in protest of the school’s handling of a truck seen near campus displaying the images of students belonging to groups who signed an anti-Israel statement, a report says.
Roughly 30 students of the class of 300 abruptly stood up and left the room a half hour into the lecture on women’s involvement in peace processes hosted by Clinton and Keren Yarhi-Milo, the dean of Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), according to The New York Times.
The students reportedly were demonstrating against the school’s response to a truck that appeared near campus last week broadcasting the message "Columbia’s Leading Antisemites" and showing images of students belonging to groups that had signed a statement claiming that Israel was at fault for the October 7 massacre by Hamas.
The students said the images of their classmates that appeared on the truck had been taken from a private online platform for students at SIPA and demanded that Columbia provide "immediate legal support for affected students" and "a commitment to student safety, well-being and privacy," the newspaper added.
Clinton herself has expressed support for the state of Israel and recently has rejected calls for a ceasefire.
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