Hochul silent as pressure grows for National Guard to break up Columbia's anti-Israel throng

Democrat New York Gov. Kathy Hochul refused to nonstop successful nan National Guard connected Monday to quell anti-Israel protests astatine Columbia University – contempt mounting unit from lawmakers and experts saying she has nan ineligible justification, if not nan obligation, to do so.

The NYPD besides has yet to return action connected field arsenic tensions continued to emergence on nan eve of nan Jewish Passover holiday, contempt in-person classes being canceled Monday owed to concerns astir Jewish students' safety.

"The truth that they had to spell to distant learning today, because they can't support their students safe is disgraceful," Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., told Fox News Digital successful an interview. "There should surely beryllium NYPD connected campus, nan politician should beryllium offering National Guard and shutting down these horrific antisemitism events."

Malliotakis besides added her sound to nan rising chorus calling for nan resignation of Columbia University President Dr. Nemat "Minouche" Shafik. Malliotakis said that Shafik had permitted antisemitism to "fester connected field for months." Shafik, who was called to attest earlier Congress to reside nan school’s inaction connected antisemitism aft nan Oct. 7 Hamas onslaught connected Israel, said connected Monday she was hoping nan schoolhouse "will effort to bring this situation to a resolution" successful nan coming days.

Shafik's didn't respond to Fox News Digital erstwhile asked if nan NYPD aliases National Guard would beryllium requested to de-escalate nan protestation and disperse nan "Gaza Solidarity Encampment."

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Students astatine Columbia University returned to nan campus’ section area connected Friday greeting to proceed their anti-Israel protestation and opportunity they will "hold this line" until their demands are met. (FNTV)

If requested by nan politician – aliases nan Biden management – nan usage of nan National Guard would beryllium a justified measurement to reconstruct "public order," said Ilya Shapiro, nan head of law studies astatine nan Manhattan Institute.

"And nan justification would beryllium Title VI, which ensures adjacent acquisition opportunity," Shapiro told Fox News Digital. "And nan statement is that Jewish students are being denied that, and that Columbia is failing of its responsibility to enforce it."

Title VI, portion of nan Civil Rights Act of 1964, "provides that nary person" successful nan U.S. "shall, connected nan crushed of race, color, aliases nationalist origin, beryllium excluded from information in, beryllium denied nan benefits of, aliases beryllium subjected to favoritism nether immoderate programme aliases activity receiving national financial assistance." 

"Eisenhower sent nan 101st to Little Rock. It's clip for Biden to telephone retired nan National Guard astatine our universities to protect Jewish Americans." - Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas

Shapiro, a ineligible clever clever who successful 2022 stepped down from his little tenure arsenic executive head astatine Georgetown University's Center for nan Constitution owed to a free reside dispute, noted that not each reside is protected nether nan First Amendment, including reside that incites unit aliases decease threats, which places galore of nan anti-Israel agitators astatine likelihood pinch nan law.

The assemblage announced that each classes would beryllium held virtually coming successful consequence to nan ongoing demonstrations connected campus. (Peter Gerber)

"Similarly, beating personification up, harassing them, mendacious imprisonment, vandalism – you don't get defenses for that," he said.

Other lawmakers took to X connected Monday urging nan National Guard to disperse protesters lobbing antisemitic chants and supporting Islamist violent group Hamas arsenic "freedom fighters." 

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"Eisenhower sent nan 101st to Little Rock," Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., said connected X Monday. "It's clip for Biden to telephone retired nan National Guard astatine our universities to protect Jewish Americans."

Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., who successful 2020 wrote a New York Times op-ed advocating for nan usage of nan subject to quell riots that occurred during that summer's nationwide societal justness protests, said connected X that if Mayor Eric Adams "won't nonstop nan NYPD and Kathy Hochul won't nonstop nan National Guard, Joe Biden has a work to return complaint and break up these mobs."

The assemblage announced that each classes would beryllium held virtually coming successful consequence to nan ongoing demonstrations connected campus. (Peter Gerber)

The throngs occupying Columbia University grounds hurled convulsive threats against Jewish students opening past week. Those astatine Columbia group up encampments, waved Palestine flags, and refused to leave. 

"We are Hamas," immoderate agitators chanted, while others called for nan expulsion of Zionists. 

"The First Amendment protects nan correct to protest, but students besides person a correct to study successful an situation free from harassment aliases violence," Hochul said successful a connection Monday. "At Columbia aliases connected immoderate campus, threatening Jewish students pinch unit aliases glorifying nan panic of October 7 is antisemitism."

Still, she refused to telephone connected authorities to break up nan encampment. Hochul's agency did not respond erstwhile asked by Fox News Digital if nan National Guard would beryllium requested.

Meanwhile, Shafik said that she was "deeply saddened" by definite actions of agitators, who person formed an "encampment" connected nan field and person riled students and module pinch anti-Jewish slogans and chants.

"I cognize that location is overmuch statement astir whether aliases not we should usage nan constabulary connected campus, and I americium happy to prosecute successful those discussions. But I do cognize that amended adherence to our rules and effective enforcement mechanisms would obviate nan request for relying connected anyone other to support our organization safe," she said. "We should beryllium capable to do this ourselves."

COLUMBIA RABBI TELLS JEWISH STUDENTS TO LEAVE CAMPUS, WARNS THAT SCHOOL, NYPD 'CANNOT GUARANTEE YOUR SAFETY'

Anti-Israel agitators conception an encampment  on Columbia University’s field successful New York City connected Monday, April 22, 2024.   (Peter Gerber)

The connection comes aft nan Orthodox rabbi astatine Columbia University and Barnard College sent a connection encouraging Jewish students to time off field and spell location aft protesters were caught connected camera espousing full-on support for coercion and supporting unit toward Jewish students.

Rabbi Elie Buechler sent a connection to hundreds of students recommending they time off "as soon arsenic possible" until nan business improves, noting that "what we are witnessing successful and astir field is unspeakable and tragic."

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Adams, a Democrat, said successful a connection he condemns "this dislike reside successful nan strongest of terms." 

"Supporting a terrorist organization that intends to termination Jews is sickening and despicable. As I person many times said, dislike has nary spot successful our city, and I person instructed nan NYPD to analyse immoderate usurpation of rule that is reported. Rest assured, nan NYPD will not hesitate to apprehension anyone who is recovered to beryllium breaking nan law," Adams said. "We will not beryllium a metropolis of lawlessness, and those master agitators seeking to prehend nan ongoing conflict successful nan Middle East to sow chaos and section successful our metropolis will not succeed."

By Monday afternoon, NYPD remained connected standby surrounding nan campus. Police officials told reporters that Columbia University does not want NYPD connected campus, but said they will participate nan spot if unit occurs.

"As a wide matter, Columbia University, and this goes backmost galore years, does not want NYPD connected campus. That is their decision," Michael Gerber, nan NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Legal Matters, told reporters.

Fox News' Daniel Wallace contributed to this report.