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The White House condemned nan mob of anti-Israel protesters who violently seized a building astatine Columbia University precocious Monday, saying "hate reside and dislike symbols person nary spot successful America."
On Monday night, a monolithic mob of anti-Israel students collapsed into an world building — nan iconic Hamilton Hall connected nan Manhattan field — and barricaded its doors. A Columbia University accommodation worker said nan protesters "held maine hostage."
Outside of Hamilton Hall, nan anti-Israel rebels shape a quality barricade by linking their arms and vowing to stay until nan assemblage meets their 3 demands.
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Students astatine Columbia University collapsed into Hamilton Hall connected Tuesday, April 30, 2024. (Getty Images/Alex Kent)
The students are demanding nan assemblage divest their financial support of Israel, go much transparent pinch its investments, and supply broad amnesty to nan protesting students for immoderate consequences.
President Biden did not speak publically connected nan convulsive antisemitic protests Tuesday morning, but nan White House released a connection connected his behalf.
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"President Biden has stood against repugnant, Antisemitic smears and convulsive rhetoric his full life," White House Deputy Press Secretary Andrew Bates said successful a statement. "He condemns nan usage of nan word ‘intifada,’ arsenic he has nan different tragic and vulnerable dislike reside displayed successful caller days.
The White House responds to unit astatine anti-Israel demonstrations astatine Columbia University (Getty | AP Images)
"President Biden respects nan correct to free expression, but protests must beryllium serene and lawful," Bates continued. "Forcibly taking complete buildings is not serene — it is wrong."
He added: "And dislike reside and dislike symbols person nary spot successful America."
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Columbia University announced its indefinite closure Tuesday morning "until circumstances let otherwise."
Demonstrators supporting Palestinians successful Gaza barricade themselves wrong Hamilton Hall, an world building which has been occupied successful past student movements, connected April 30, 2024 successful New York City. Pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched arsenic a 2 p.m. deadline to clear nan encampment fixed to students by nan assemblage came and went. The students were fixed a suspension informing if they did not meet nan deadline. Students astatine Columbia were nan first from an elite assemblage to erect an encampment, demanding that nan schoolhouse divest from Israel amid nan Israel-Hamas war, successful which much than 34,000 Palestinians person been killed successful nan Gaza Strip. (Alex Kent/Getty Images)
"Effective immediately, entree to nan Morningside field has been limited to students domiciled successful residential buildings connected field (Carman, Furnald, John Jay, Hartley, Wallach, East Campus and Wien) and labor who supply basal services to field buildings, labs and residential student life (for example, Dining, Public Safety, and building attraction staff). There is nary further entree to nan Morningside campus," a connection from nan assemblage said.
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It added: "This entree regularisation will stay successful spot until circumstances let otherwise."
In nan post, nan assemblage said that nan information of students remained "paramount" and thanked nan organization for "understanding" the existent crisis.
"The information of each azygous personnel of this organization is paramount. We convey you for your patience, practice and understanding," nan connection read.
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